William Cassidy


Assistant Professor of Finance

William Cassidy

William Cassidy


Will joined Olin in July 2023 after receiving a PhD in Finance from Chicago Booth. He holds a BA in Mathematical Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to his graduate studies, he worked as a Research Professional at the Fama-Miller Center for Research in Finance. His research interests include asset pricing and political economy. A common thread in his work is the combination of big data and natural language processing to empirically study the effects of politics on financial markets.

Education


  • Ph D 2023, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
  • BA 2016, University of Pennsylvania

Awards/Honors


  • Arnold Zellner Doctoral Prize, University of Chicago, 2022
  • Best Paper Award Behavioral Finance, Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, 2022
  • Eugene F. Fama PhD Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2022
  • Yiran Fan Memorial Prize, University of Chicago, 2022
  • Booth Doctoral Fellowship, University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, 2018

Research Interests


Asset Pricing, Political Economy