The Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance

Our finance research center builds on a deep and distinguished tradition represented by the seminal contributions and intellectual and personal leadership provided by Eugene Fama and Merton Miller. The center's mission is to maintain and advance this legacy.

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Research

The Fama-Miller Center is designed to encourage more academic research in finance, a discipline that constantly evolves.

Data

Explore exclusive data funded by the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance and available for academic use. Some data is restricted to the Booth community.

The 2017 Fama Miller Research Professionals

Research Professional Program

Our research professionals gain valuable experience working closely with Booth finance faculty before going onto a top PhD program in finance or economics.

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Fama-Miller Annual Report

View the Fama-Miller Center’s most recent annual report.

Recollections: Finance in the 1960s, the University of Chicago

In this roundtable discussion, Eugene Fama, Richard Roll, and Myron Scholes share memories of the culture and personalities of the UofC finance group in the 1960s.

Finance Workshops

Finance Workshop

In this workshop, advanced topics in finance are discussed in detail and finance research topics are presented.

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Finance Lunch Seminar

In this workshop series, faculty and PhD students from the University of Chicago and other universities present their finance research.

Finance Stories

Remembering John A. “Mac” McQuown

Fama-Miller Center pays tribute to John A. "Mac" McQuown, finance pioneer, entrepreneur, and founding member of the center.

The Benchmark Effect on Stocks

Researchers developed a measure to indicate how much of a stock’s market capitalization is tied to benchmarked funds.

CBR - Finance

Is Your Retirement Fund Leaving Money on the Table?

The answer can be found in the opaque market of securities lending.

CBR - Finance

How Scrutiny and Iteration Made Behavioral Economics Better

A step-by-step approach to science gave the field a strong foundation.

CBR - Behavioral Science

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The Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance Founded to Promote and Enhance Academic Research in Finance