Education
- PhD, Finance, University of Pennsylvania
- Masters, Financial Economics, University of Oxford,
- Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Research
Selected publications
- Too Much Skin-in-the-Game? The Effect of Mortgage Market Concentration on Credit and House Prices, The Review of Financial Studies
Working papers
- De-crypto-ing Signals in Initial Coin Offerings: Evidence of Rational Token Retention (with Tetiana Davydiuk and Sam Rosen), Forthcoming, Management Science
- Utility Tokens as a Commitment to Competition (with Itay Goldstein and Ruslan Sverchkov)
- The Pace of Change: Socially Responsible Investing in Private Markets (with Alexandr Kopytov and Jan Starmans)
Teaching
Current
- Derivatives
Previous
- Valuations and Financial Modeling
Honors and distinctions
- Finance Theory Group, Best Job Market Paper, 2018
- Western Finance Association Cubist Systematic Strategies Award, PhD Candidate Award for Outstanding Research, 2018
- Wells Fargo Advisors Center for Finance and Accounting Research, Best Finance PhD Paper Award, 2017
- University of Pennsylvania Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Grant, 2017
- University of Pennsylvania Dean’s Fellowship for Distinguished Merit, 2012-2016
In the media
- "In a hot market, you can buy a home with cash — even if you don't have a lot of it," NPR, December 18, 2021
- "Is iBuying Here to Stay?" The New York Times, November 19, 2021
- "The pace of change: How quickly can socially responsible investors create impact?" Blogpost, All About Finance, October 26, 2021
- "Why do banks charge a fee for not having enough money?" Vox, October 25, 2021
- "Confused about delaying your mortgage payments? You’re not alone" CNN, May 2, 2020
- "U.S. mortgage industry braces for more strain as support talks stall" Reuters, April 10, 2020
- "Will GSEs' record-high capital requirements scare investors away?" American Banker, May 25, 2020