Department of Economics and Related Studies
Dr. Paul K. Woolley
BA(York), DPhil(York)
Honorary Professor
Dr Woolley is founder and Chairman of GMO Europe, a fund management firm based in London. He was also on the main board of the parent group, GMO in Boston USA, until 2003. He was Esmée Fairbairn Lecturer in Finance at the University of York 1971-76, subsequently joining the IMF in Washington 1976-83. His research interests are in the field of finance and portfolio investment. Frequent contributor to the Financial Times and professional finance journals.
Academic papers include:
and Ron Bird, "Economic Implications of Passive Investing", Journal of Asset Management , March 2003.
and Paul Bostock, "A New Way to Analyze International Equity Market Performance", Financial Analysts Journal , Jan-Feb 1991 .
and Paul Bostock and Martin Duffy, "Duration-Based Asset Allocation", Financial Analysts Journal , Jan-Feb 1989.
"Report on Commonwealth of Australia External Debt" (incorporating "Management of sovereign debt - some new policy tools"), 4 Vols, Commonwealth of Australia Treasury , 1987, Restricted Circulation
"The UK Investment Currency Premium", IMF Staff Papers , November 1977