Michael Weisbach

Michael S. Weisbach is the Ralph W. Kurtz Chair in Finance at Ohio State University, as well as a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has previously taught at the University of Illinois, the University of Chicago, the University of Rochester, and the University of Arizona. Professor Weisbach is a former editor of The Review of Financial Studies and has been an associate editor of five other academic journals. He is the author of The Economist’s Craft: An Introduction to Research, Publishing, and Professional Development. Professor Weisbach has broad-ranging research and teaching interests in finance and economics, with specialties in corporate finance, corporate governance, and private equity.