Michael J. Seiler

Biography

Dr. Michael J. Seiler is the J. Edward Zollinger Professor of Finance & Real Estate at the College of William & Mary. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics, and a Visiting Professor at MIT, Johns Hopkins University and the Australian National University. A former hedge fund Chief Economist, Dr. Seiler is an internationally recognized behavioral real estate researcher whose studies have been cited in the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, LA Times, Boston Globe and Washington Post. He has published over 200 research studies/books and serves as the co-editor of the Journal of Real Estate Research. Michael received the James A. Graaskamp Award, the Richard Ratcliff Award, David Ricardo Medal and even has an award named after him called the “Michael J. Seiler Behavioral Research Commendation.” Past President of the American Real Estate Society, Dr. Seiler is currently the world’s #1 REAL ranked real estate researcher, actively serves as an expert witness, consults in the areas of behavioral and experimental real estate and finance, and serves as an advisor to The Decision Lab. 

Understanding the CARES Act

Debt Collection and the Decoy Effect

 

Resolving Toxic Mortgage Debt

 

Left-Most Digit Effect

 

Recent Accomplishments

2017: Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) Author Ranking: #1 out of 888 authors.

Areas of Interest/Expertise

• Behavioral and Experimental Real Estate
• Portfolio Management
• Brokerage

Published In

Real Estate Journals: Real Estate Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Research, Journal of Housing Economics, Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, Appraisal Journal, and Journal of Housing Research, among others.

Finance and Economics Journals: Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Economic Psychology, Review of Behavioral Finance, Advances in Behavioral Finance & Economics, Financial Review, and Journal of Portfolio Management, among others.