Nicholas Barberis

Nicholas C. Barberis was born in September 1971 in the UK. He pursued his higher education at Jesus College, Cambridge, earning his B.A. in 1991. He then continued his academic journey at Harvard University, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1996. After his doctoral studies, Professor Barberis taught at the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago before joining the faculty at Yale University.

His research focuses on behavioral finance, specifically on how principles of cognitive psychology can explain investor trading behavior and the pricing of financial assets. This area of study is crucial for understanding market anomalies not easily explained by traditional economic models. He has published numerous articles in leading economics and finance journals, contributing significantly to the field. His work is frequently presented to both academic and non-academic audiences, indicating the broad impact and relevance of his insights into financial markets.

Throughout his career, Professor Barberis has received several accolades for his contributions to research and teaching. He has been recognized with multiple Yale SOM Alumni Association Teaching Awards (2006, 2009, 2013) and the Emory Williams Award for Excellence in Teaching (1998, 2000, 2002). His scholarly writing on financial security earned him the Paul A. Samuelson Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security in 2000, and he also received the FAME Research Prize in 2000 from the Swiss Finance Institute. His ongoing work includes exploring the application of model-free and model-based learning to investor behavior and the impact of prospect theory on stock market anomalies.