Hersh Shefrin (born inWinnipeg,Manitoba) is a Canadianeconomist best known for his pioneering work inbehavioral finance.

Shefrin received his B.S. fromUniversity of Manitoba in 1970. At theUniversity of Waterloo in 1971 he received his M.S. inmathematics. He then obtained a Ph.D. ineconomics from theLondon School of Economics in 1974, after which he becameassistant professor at theUniversity of Rochester. In 1979 he was appointed professor at theSanta Clara University, first in the department of economics and then in 1990 to the department offinance.

Shefrin holds an honorary doctorate from theUniversity of Oulu,Finland.

Shefrin's research articles have been published in many economics and finance journals, in particular: theJournal of Finance, theJournal of Financial Economics, theReview of Financial Studies, theJournal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,Financial Management, theFinancial Analysts Journal, and theJournal of Portfolio Management. Shefrin has written a number of influential books on behavioral finance and its applications tocorporate finance and corporate culture.

Shefrin and his wife, Arna, were married in 1970.

• Behavioral Corporate Finance, 2006. McGraw-Hill/Irwin
• A Behavioral Approach to Asset Pricing Theory, 2005. Elsevier; 2nd edition in 2008.
• Ending the Management Illusion, 2008. McGraw-Hill
• Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1999. Revised version published 2002, New York: Oxford University Press

• "An Economic Theory of Self-Control", withR. Thaler,Journal of Political Economy, 1981.
• "The Disposition to Sell Winners Too Early and Ride Losers Too Long: Theory and Evidence", withM. Statman,Journal of Finance, Vol. XL, No. 3, 1985.
• "Behavioral Capital Asset Pricing Theory", with M. Statman,Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, September, 1994.
• "The Contributions of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky", with Meir Statman.Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2003.

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