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Seth Pruitt

Seth Pruitt

Associate Professor,
Department of Finance
  • Seth.Pruitt@asu.edu
  • Phone: 480-727-0762
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  • BAC 518 Tempe, AZ 85287
  • Mail code: 3906
    Campus: Tempe
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Seth Pruitt is an associate professor in the Department of Finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Prior to this, he was senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He received his doctorate in economics from the University of California, San Diego in 2008. His research focuses on asset pricing, macroeconomics, and econometrics and has been published in leading journals such as American Economic Review, Journal of Finance, and Journal of Financial Economics. His awards include: 2019 Best Paper in JFE, Fama/DFA (First Prize); 2016 Best Paper in JFE, Fama/DFA (First Prize); 2012 AQR Insight Award (First Prize).

Education
  • Ph.D. Economics, University of California-San Diego 2008
  • M.A. University of California-San Diego 2005
  • B.A. University of Arizona 2002
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Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
  • Asset Pricing
  • Macroeconomics
  • Econometrics
Courses
2025 Fall
Course Number Course Title
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
FIN 783 Empirical Asset Pricing
2024 Fall
Course Number Course Title
FIN 509 Quantitative Methods Fin I
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
FIN 509 Quantitative Methods Fin I
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
2024 Spring
Course Number Course Title
FIN 783 Empirical Asset Pricing
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
FIN 783 Empirical Asset Pricing
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
2022 Spring
Course Number Course Title
FIN 494 Special Topics
FIN 783 Empirical Asset Pricing
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
FIN 535 Quantitative Methods Fin II
FIN 509 Quantitative Methods Fin I
Work History

Arizona State University, 2014-present. Previous Appointments: Federal Reserve Board: Senior Economist, 2013-2014, Economist, 2008-2013; Adjunct Assistant Professor: Johns Hopkins University, 2010-2011, Georgetown University, 2009-2010

Expertise Areas
Asset Pricing
Econometrics
Macroeconomics
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