FACULTY HONOR: Sannikov awarded Fischer Black Prize in finance

By the Office of Communications on Jan. 9, 2015, 2:34 p.m.

Yuliy Sannikov, a professor of economics and a member of the core faculty of the Bendheim Center for Finance, has been awarded the 2015 Fischer Black Prize from the American Finance Association, which recognizes the person under 40 whose work best exemplifies the Fischer Black hallmark of developing original research that is relevant to finance practice. The award was announced during this month's annual meeting of the American Finance Association in Boston.

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