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Charles H. Whiteman

Emeritus Professor in Economics

Current Positions

  • Emeritus Professor, Economics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, University of Minnesota
  • BA in Economics, University of Kansas

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Fellow - Committee on Institutional Cooperation, 2007
  • Executive MBA GREAT Instructor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2007
  • E. Yetton Prize for Best Paper - Australian Journal of Management, 2006
  • Executive MBA GREAT Instructor of the Year - Tippie College of Business, 2005
  • P.E.T.E. Award (Professional Excellence in the Training of Economists) - Tippie College of Business, 2002
  • Excellence in Teaching Award - HON Industries, 1991
  • Iowa MBA Instructor of the Year - Core, 1986
  • P.E.T.E. Award (Professional Excellence in the Training of Economists) - Tippie College of Business, 1986
  • E. Yetton Prize for Best Paper - Australian Journal of Management, 2002

Selected Publications

  • Haley, M. R., Paarsch, H. J., & Whiteman, C. H. (2013). Smoothed Safety First and the Holding of Assets. Quantitative Finance. 13 pp. 167-176.
  • Kose, A., Otrok, C., & Whiteman, C. H. (2008). Understanding the Evolution of World Business Cycles. Journal of International Economics. 75 (1) pp. 110-130.
  • Foster, F. D. & Whiteman, C. H. (2008). Bayesian Prediction, Entropy, and Option Pricing in the U.S. Soybean Market, 1993-1997. Australian Journal of Management. 1 (2) pp. 3-4.
  • Haley, M. R. & Whiteman, C. H. (2008). Generalized Safety First and A New Twist on Portfolio Performance. Econometric Reviews. 27 (4-6) pp. 457-483.
  • Otrok, C., Ravikumar, B., & Whiteman, C. H. (2007). A Generalized Volatility Bound for Dynamic Economies. Journal of Monetary Economics. 54 (8) pp. 2269-2290.
  • Whiteman, C. H., Robertson, J. C., & Tallman, E. W. (2005). Forecasting Using Maximum Entropy. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. 37 pp. 383-401.
  • Whiteman, C. H., Kose, A., & Otrok, C. (2003). International Business Cycles: World, Region, and Country-Specific Factors. American Economic Review. 93 pp. 1216-1239.
  • Whiteman, C. H. & Foster, D. (2002). Bayesian Cross Hedging: An Example from the Soybean Market. Australian Journal of Management. 27 pp. 95-122.
  • Whiteman, C. H., Otrok, C., & Ravikumar, B. (2002). Habit Formation: A Resolution to the Equity Premium Puzzle? Journal of Monetary Economics. 49 pp. 1261-1288.
  • Whiteman, C. H., Otrok, C., & Ravikumar, B. (2002). Evaluating Asset Pricing Models Using the Hansen-Jagannathan Bound. Journal of Applied Econometrics. 17 pp. 149-174.

Working Papers

  • Kasa, K., Walker, T., & Whiteman, C. H. (2011). Heterogeneous Beliefs and Tests of Asset Pricing Models.
  • Haley, M. R. & Whiteman, C. H. (2011). Smoothed Safety First and the Holding of Assets.

Employment History

  • Dean, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University-State College, 2012 - 2024

Editorial & Review Activities

  • Associate Editor, Economics Bulletin, January 2004.