Sheen T. Kassouf (11 August 1928 – 10 August 2005) was an economist from
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known for research in
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. In 1957 he married Gloria Daher in Brooklyn, New York. Kassouf received a
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in economics from
Columbia University
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(1965) and was later professor of economics at
University of California Irvine
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. Together with
Edward O. Thorp
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he co-authored the book ''Beat the Market'' in 1967.
Publications
* Kassouf, S. T. ; Thorp, E. O., ''Beat the Market: A Scientific Stock Market System'',
Access to all published works - UCI Department of Economics
References
External links
Sheen Kassouf Page - UCI Department of Economics
1928 births
2005 deaths
Economists from California
Financial economists
Columbia University alumni
University of California, Irvine faculty
American economics writers
American male non-fiction writers
20th-century American economists
20th-century American male writers
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