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American Finance Association
The American Finance Association (AFA) is an academic organization whose focus is the study and promotion of knowledge of financial economics. It was formed in 1939. Its main publication, the ''Journal of Finance'', was first published in 1946. __TOC__ Mission The purpose of the association is to: *Act as a mutual association of persons with an interest in finance *Improve the public understanding of financial problems *Provide for the exchange of financial ideas through the distribution of the ''Journal of Finance'' and other media *Encourage the study of finance in colleges and universities *Conduct other activities appropriate for a non-profit, professional society in the field of finance Membership As of 2022, the association has over 12,000 members. A variety of membership options exist and membership is open to anyone. A number of members are also distinguished in the Society of Fellows of the Association. These are members who have made significant contributions t ...
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Financial Economics
Financial economics is the branch of economics characterized by a "concentration on monetary activities", in which "money of one type or another is likely to appear on ''both sides'' of a trade".William F. Sharpe"Financial Economics", in Its concern is thus the interrelation of financial variables, such as share prices, interest rates and exchange rates, as opposed to those concerning the real economy. It has two main areas of focus:Merton H. Miller, (1999). The History of Finance: An Eyewitness Account, ''Journal of Portfolio Management''. Summer 1999. asset pricing and corporate finance; the first being the perspective of providers of Financial capital, capital, i.e. investors, and the second of users of capital. It thus provides the theoretical underpinning for much of finance. The subject is concerned with "the allocation and deployment of economic resources, both spatially and across time, in an uncertain environment".See Fama and Miller (1972), ''The Theory of Finance'', ...
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Miller Upton
A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalents in other languages around the world (" Melnyk" in Russian, Belarusian & Ukrainian, "Meunier" in French, "Müller" or "Mueller" in German, "Mulder" and "Molenaar" in Dutch, "Molnár" in Hungarian, " Molinero" in Spanish, "Molinaro" or "Molinari" in Italian, "Mlinar" in South Slavic languages etc.). Milling existed in hunter-gatherer communities, and later millers were important to the development of agriculture. The materials ground by millers are often foodstuffs and particularly grain. The physical grinding of the food allows for the easier digestion of its nutrients and saves wear on the teeth. Non-food substances needed in a fine, powdered form, such as building materials, may be processed by a miller. Quern-stone The most basic ...
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Norris Johnson
''For the publisher and activist see Buzz Johnson'' Norris Johnson (1898–1971) was an actress in silent films in the U.S. She had supporting roles in various films and also had lead roles in Thomas H. Ince and Samuel Goldwyn productions. Filmography *'' What's Your Husband Doing?'' (1920) *''Paris Green'' (1920) *'' An Amateur Devil'' (1920) *''Let's Be Fashionable'' (1920), as Betty Turner *'' What's Your Husband Doing?'' (1920), as Helen Widgast *'' The Speed Girl'' (1921) *'' The New Disciple'' (1921) *''Lorna Doone'' (1922) as Ruth *'' Dusk to Dawn'' (1922) as Babette *'' The Scarlet Car'' (1923) as Violet Gaynor *''The White Sin ''The White Sin'' is a 1924 silent romantic drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Madge Bellamy and John Bowers. It was distributed by Film Booking Offices of America (FBO). Plot As described in a review of the film in a film ...'' (1924) as Grace's Aunt References External linksIMDb page {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Norris ...
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Garfield V
''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976 (later changed to ''Garfield'' in 1977), then in nationwide syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, ''Garfield'' takes place in Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television special ''Happy Birthday, Garfield''. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, love of coffee and lasagna, disdain of Mondays, and dieting. Garfield is also shown to manipulate people to get whatever he wants. The strip's focus is mostly on the interactions among Garfield, Jon, and Odie, but other recurring characters appear as well. ''Gar ...
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Roland Robinson (economist)
Roland Robinson may refer to: *Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British politician; Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972 *Roland Robinson (poet) Roland Edward Robinson OAM (12 June 1912 – 8 February 1992) was an Australian poet, writer and collector of Australian Aboriginal myths. Life and career Robinson was born in Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland in 1912. At the age of 9, in 192 ... (1912–1992), Australian poet and writer * Roland Robinson (musician) (1949–2004), American studio session bass player and songwriter {{hndis, Robinson, Roland ...
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Edward Edwards (economist)
Edward Edwards may refer to: *Edward Edwards (actor) (living), American television and film actor *Edward Edwards (librarian) (1812–1886), British librarian, library historian, and biographer *Edward Edwards (musician) (1816–1897), Welsh musician and composer *Edward Edwards (painter) (1738–1806), English painter *Edward Edwards (priest, died 1783) (c. 1726–1783), Welsh scholar and clergyman * Edward Edwards (archdeacon of Brecon), Welsh Anglican priest, archdeacon of Brecon, 1763–1805 *Edward Edwards (Royal Navy officer) (1742–1815), British naval officer *Edward Edwards (serial killer) (1933–2011), convicted American serial killer *Edward Edwards (zoologist) (1803–1879), Welsh marine zoologist *Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931), American politician *Edward Livingston Edwards (1812–1894), Missouri lawyer, state legislator, journalist, and judge See also *Eddie Edwards (other) *Edwin Edwards (other) Edwin Edwards (1927–2021) was the 50th governor ...
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Raymond J
Raymond is a male given name of Germanic origin. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Raginmund'') or ᚱᛖᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ (''Reginmund''). ''Ragin'' ( Gothic) and ''regin'' ( Old German) meant "counsel". The Old High German ''mund'' originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin. Alternatively, the name can also be derived from Germanic Hraidmund, the first element being ''Hraid'', possibly meaning "fame" (compare ''Hrod'', found in names such as Robert, Roderick, Rudolph, Roland, Rodney and Roger) and ''mund'' meaning "protector". Despite the German and French origins of the English name, some of its early uses in English documents appear in Latinized form. As a surname, its first record ...
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Howard Bowen
Howard Rothmann Bowen (October 27, 1908 – December 22, 1989) was an American economist and college president. He served as the 7th president of Grinnell College from 1955 to 1964 and as the fourteenth president of the University of Iowa from 1964 to 1969. Bowen then served as president of Claremont Graduate University from 1970 to 1971. He is remembered for the formulation of "Bowen's law," a description of spending in higher education. Biography Early life and education Bowen was born in Spokane, Washington. He earned both his Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degreeWashington State University in 1929 and 1933 respectively. He did his doctoral studies at the University of Iowa and received his Ph.D. in 1935. Bowen then went on to pursue his postdoctoral study at the University of Cambridge, England, and the London School of Economics from 1937 to 1938. Marriage and children He married Lois B. Schilling of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1935. The couple had two sons. Care ...
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Neil Jacoby
Neil Herman Jacoby (September 19, 1909 – May 31, 1979) was a university professor and public servant and was widely recognized as an expert on matters of taxation, finance, economic policy, and business-government relationships. Early life He was born in Dundurn, Saskatchewan, Canada, and received his B.A. in 1930 from the University of Saskatchewan. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1937 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1938. Career Jacoby then served as a professor and administrator at the University of Chicago from 1938 to 1948. In 1940 he joined the research staff at the National Bureau for Economic Research, and in 1942 became a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development. In 1948 he returned to academic life by becoming Dean of the University of California Graduate School of Business Administration. He worked as a consultant for the Rand Corporation from 1951 to 1961. During this time he a ...
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Benjamin Haggott Beckhart
Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twelfth and youngest son overall in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also considered the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears as "" (Samaritan Hebrew: , "son of days"). In the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as a righteous young child, who remained with Jacob when the older brothers plotted against Joseph. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. Name The name is first mentioned in letters from King Sîn-kāšid of Uruk (1801–1771 BC), who called himself “King of Amnanum ...
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Lewis Froman
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dimensionl ...
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