Kerry Back

J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance, Professor of Economics at Jones Graduate School of Business

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Jones Graduate School of Business

Kerry Back is the J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and a Professor of Economics.  He has been an editor or an associate editor of various top finance and economics journals, and he is the author of two textbooks: Asset Pricing and Portfolio Choice Theory (Oxford University Press, 2nd edition forthcoming) and A Course in Derivative Securities (Springer).  Before joining Rice, he was on the faculties of Northwestern University, Indiana University, Washington University in St. Louis, and Texas A&M University. He was Senior Associate Dean and named a University Distinguished Faculty Member at Washington University in St. Louis.  He received faculty research awards at Texas A&M and at Rice.

Teaching Interests: 

  • Investments
    - Security markets
    - Options and futures
    - Financial theory

Research Interests: 

  • Asset pricing theory and empirics
    - Market microstructure
    - Auction theory
    - Corporate investment

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