JAY R. RITTER

Address: Department of Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate
327 Stuzin Hall
P.O. Box 117168
University of Florida
Gainesville FL 32611-7168

Telephone: (352) 846-2837 office
(352) 392-0301 fax
 jay.ritter@warrington.ufl.edu e-mail


Education

University of Chicago, B.A., M.A. (Economics), 1976.
University of Chicago, Ph.D. (Economics and Finance), 1981.


Non-academic Position Held

Senior Economic Analyst, Amoco International Oil Co., 1976-77. Prepared evaluations of foreign investment proposals.


Academic Positions Held


Published Articles


Book Chapters and Essays


Working Papers


Grants, Prizes, Fellowships, Short-term visiting positions, etc.


Associate Editorships


Service Since 1989


Teaching Since 2000

2000-01 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7808): 1 section, rating of 4.7
              MBA advanced corporate finance (Finance 6429): 2 sections, ratings of 4.5 and 4.5

2001-02 MBA advanced corporate finance (Finance 6429): 2 sections, ratings of 4.5 and 4.8

2002-03 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7808):  1 section, rating of 5.0

2003-04 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7446): 1 section, rating of 5.0
              Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7808): 1 section, rating of 5.0

2004-05 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7446): 1 section, rating of 4.8
              Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7808): 1 section, rating of 5.0

2005-06 Advanced undergraduate corporate finance (Finance 4414):  3 sections, ratings of 4.2, 4.4, and 4.7

2006-07 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7446):  1 section, rating of 5.0

2007-08 Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7446):  1 section, rating of 5.0
              Ph.D. course in corporate finance (Finance 7808): 1 section, rating of 5.0

Note: All teaching ratings are on a 1-5 basis, with 5 being the highest.

External Activities (non-academic, compensated) Since 1993
 
                Law firm of Petersen and Houpt, 1994
                Roslyn Savings Bank IPO, 1996
                Harris and Harris Corp., 1997
                Catalyst Institute, 1998
                BMC Software, 1999
                U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1999-2001
                Law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, 2002-present
                Office of the Attorney General of the State of NY, 2004-2006
                Research Independence Council of the Independent Research Network, 2006-2007
                U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2007

 


Seminar and Professional Meetings Presentations Since 1989


Selected Quotes and References in Newspapers and Magazines Since 1989

      Last updated: September 2009


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