Amir Yaron Professor Amir Yaron is the Robert Morris Professor of Banking, Professor of Finance at The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania. Professor Yaron received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in
1994, and a B.A. and M.A. degrees from Tel-Aviv University. He is a Research Associate at the National Bureau
of Economic Research (NBER) where he co-heads the Capital Markets & Economy group. Professor Yaron is a
leader in the field of Financial Economics. He has published in the leading academic journals in economics and
finance. He is currently the co-editor of the Review of Asset Pricing Studies, and an Associate Editor of
Quantitative Economics and Financial Research Letters. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Journal of
Monetary Economics Carnegie-NYU-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy. Professor Yaron is
renowned for his research in asset pricing and investment. In particular, the Bansal-Yaron model of Risks for
The Long Run is considered one of the leading asset pricing-investment models and has won numerous
awards, including the 2004 Smith Breeden Award for Distinguished Papers. Professor Yaron teaching
expertise/focus is in the area of international investments and multinational firms. Many of his Ph.D. students
have placed at leading academic institutions and in the risk management industry. Professor Yaron has been
visiting scholar in the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia, Bank of Israel, CEMFI-Spain, IIES-Sweden, and
the IMF. Professor Yaron currently serves on the Board of Directors of ControlRad Systems.