Journal of Financial Economics
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Editors
The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief of the journal:[4]
- Eugene Fama, 1974-1977
- Michael C. Jensen, 1974-1996
- Robert C. Merton, 1974-1977
- G. William Schwert, 1979–1986, 1989-2020
- John B. Long, 1983–1987, 1988-1996
- Clifford W. Smith, 1983-1996
- René M. Stulz, 1983-1987
- Jerold B. Warner, 1987-1996
- Richard S. Ruback, 1988-1996
- Wayne Mikkelson, 1993-1996
- Ron Kaniel, 2017-2020
- David Hirshleifer, 2020-2021
- Toni Whited, 2021–present
Awards
The journal issues two annual prizes for economics research, Jensen Prize and Fama–DFA Prize.