Isabelle G.
Bajeux-Besnainou
Office Address
Lisner Hall - Finance
Department
George Washington
University 2023 G St, NW
Washington DC 20052
bajeux@gwu.edu
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2002 – Present
Professor of Finance
George Washington University
Sept. 96 – 2002
Associate Professor of Finance
George Washington University
Sept. 94 – Sept. 96
Assistant Professor of Finance
George Washington University
Sept. 93 – Sept. 94
Visiting Professor of Economics
University of Montreal, Montreal
Sept. 92 – Sept. 93 Associate
Professor of Finance
ESSEC, Paris
Sept. 89 – Sept. 92 Assistant
Professor of Finance
ESSEC, Paris
Published Articles
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and K. Ogunc, 2003, “Categorical
Thinking in Stock Portfolio Management”, Journal of Behavioral Finance,
Vol.4, No. 3, 118-120.
Bajeux-Besnainou I., J. Jordan
and R. Portait, 2003, Journal of Business, “Dynamic Asset Allocation for
Stocks, Bonds and Cash”, April, vol 76, no 2.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R. Portait, 2002, “Pricing
Contingent Claims in Incomplete Markets Using the Numeraire Portfolio”,
International Journal of Finance, vol. 13, number 3, pp 2291-2310.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and J. Jordan, 2001, December,
Finance, “Mean-Variance Asset Allocation for Long Horizons.”
Bajeux-Besnainou I., J. Jordan
and R. Portait, 2001, September, American Economic Review, “The
Stock/Bond ratio asset allocation puzzle: comment”, 91, September, 1170:79.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R.
Portait, 1999, “New Portfolio Optimization Models in Strategic Asset Allocation”
(L’allocation strategique d’actifs: l’apport de nouveaux modeles d’optimisation
de portefeuilles), Banques et Marches.
Bajeux I. and R. Portait, 1998 “Pricing Derivative
Securities with a Multi-Factor Gaussian Model”, Applied Mathematical Finance,
5, pages 1-19.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R. Portait 1998, “Dynamic Asset
Allocation in a Mean-Variance Framework”, Management Science, November,
44 (11), pp. 79-95.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R. Portait. 1997. “The Numeraire
Portfolio: a new Methodology for Financial Theory”. The European Journal of
Finance, December.
Bajeux I. and J.C. Rochet. 1996, “Dynamic Spanning: are
Options an Appropriate Instrument?” Mathematical Finance-January.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R. Portait. 1992. “Valuation
Probabilistic Methods and State Variable Models” (Methodes Probabilistes
d’Evaluation et Modeles a Variables d’Etats: une synthese), Finance.
Pages 23-56.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. 1991. “Portfolio Selection Model in a
Binomial Model in Infinite Horizon” (Gestion de Portefeuille dans un Modele
Binomial en Horizon Infini) Finance. Pages 53-78.
Bajeux I. 1989. “Portfolio Selection Model in a Binomial
Model” (Gestion de Portefeuille dans un Modele Binomial). Annales d’Economie
et de Statitique. Pages 49-76.
Bajeux I. and J.C. Rochet. 1989. “Insider Trading: a
Surplus Analysis” (Delits d’Inities: une Analyse de Surplus). Finance.
Pages 7-19.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Bajeux-Besnainou I.,
“Dynamic Investment Strategies”, Encyclopedia of Financial Engineering and Risk
Management, Fitzroy Dearborn, edited by Peter Moles, forthcoming.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and Y.
Liu, “Jarrow and Turnbull (1995) model”, Encyclopedia of Financial Engineering
and Risk Management, Fitzroy Dearborn, edited by Peter Moles, forthcoming.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and M.
Souto, “Weather derivatives”, Encyclopedia of Financial Engineering and Risk
Management, Fitzroy Dearborn, edited by Peter Moles, forthcoming.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and M.
Souto, “Pollution derivatives”, Encyclopedia of Financial Engineering and Risk
Management, Fitzroy Dearborn, edited by Peter Moles, forthcoming.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R.
Portait, 2002, “Separation Theorems: Static or Dynamic?”, chapter in a book,
Economica.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and R.
Portait, 2002, “New Directions in Mathematical Finance”, edited by Paul Wilmott
and Henrik Rasmussen, Wiley Publications, “Dynamic, Deterministic and Static
Portfolio Strategies in a Mean-Variance Framework under Stochastic Interest
Rates.”
Working Papers.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and J. Yang (2003), “Is the Chinese Currency Undervalued?”
Bajeux-Besnainou I., R.
Portait and G. Tergny (2003), “Dynamic Asset Allocation with Benchmarking”,
Outstanding Academic Paper in Investments, Eastern Finance Association meetings,
April 2003.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. And K.
Ogunc (2002), “Asset Allocation for Endowment Funds: The Case of HARA Utility
Function with Subsistence Levels.”
Bajeux-Besnainou I. (2002),
“Dynamic Portfolio Strategies”, monograph.
Bajeux-Besnainou I. and K. Ogunc (2002), “The
Multi-layered Stock Allocation Puzzle.”
Bajeux-Besnainou I. And V. Katsikiotis (2000), “A
Continuous-Time Model of the Short-Term Interest Rate Consistent with Empirical
Evidence.”
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Membership, Service and grants.
Department Representative – Building Committee – School
of Business – 2004- present.
Selection committee for the Philip Grub Research
Scholar, June 2003.
Strategic Directions Initiative – Globalization Task
Force, April-May 2003.
Department Representative on the Research Committee,
Dec. 2002-present.
School Representative on the University Mentoring
Committee, 2000-present.
School Representative on the UFF/Dilthey summer research
University award committee, 2002-2003.
Alternate School Representative to the University
Committee on the Status of Women Faculty and Librarians, 2000 - 2003.
Finance Department Doctoral
Committee Representative,
The George Washington
University, 1999 – 2001.
Finance Department, APT
committee member, 2000-2001, 2002-present.
Dean’s council committee member, 1998-1999.
Ph.D. Finance Department
program-coordinator, 1996-2001.
School: Vice-Chair of the
Education Committee. 1996- 1997.
Department Curriculum
Committee. 1994 - 1997.
Vice-President and
co-founder, WAFA, Washington Area Finance Association. 1997-present.
Program co-director of the
third, second and first Washington area finance research conference, April 30,
1998, George Mason University, October 30, 1998, Washington DC and October 24,
1997, Washington DC.
Organization of the International Meetings of the French
Finance Association, July 1992, Paris (100 academic papers presented, 200
participants).
Referee reports for: Review
of Economic Studies, Journal of Banking and Finance, Annales d’Economie et de
Statistiques; Econometrica; European Economic Review; Finance; Journal of
Mathematical Economics; Management Science; European Journal of Finance; Review
of Financial Studies.