For more than 50 years after being launched by University of Chicago Professors James Lorie and Lawrence Fisher, CRSP continues to fill a highly important niche within the market data industry by providing research-quality market and index data. Since launching its initial indexes in 1966, CRSP’s experienced and dedicated team has continued to develop innovative products. CRSP files provide a strong foundation for economic forecasting, stock market research, and financial analyses to academic institutions, asset managers, consultants and government agencies.
Founded in 1894, Chicago Booth became an important resource for other academic institutions and corporations. Industry leaders often partnered with the school to explore and develop new ideas. One of these was Louis Engel, vice president at the firm then known as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. In 1959, he inquired of Professor James H. Lorie (Ph.D. 1947; Associate Dean 1956; Professor of Business Administration) as to whether investment performance in the stock market relative to other types of investments had been analyzed.
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