Robert F. Stambaugh is an American economist, who specializes in econometrics and finance. Early life and education Stambaugh graduated from the University of Chicago in 1981. Career Stambaugh served as the editor of the Journal of Finance from July 2003 to June 2006 after which he returned to spending most of his time on research and teaching. His research focuses on empirical asset pricing, and he often uses Bayesian analysis in his papers. He was the president of American Finance Association. He is the Miller Anderson & Sherrerd Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. External links Homepage References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American economists University of Chicago alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania faculty The Journal of Finance editors