****NEW***** (August 20) I have published a co-authored paper titled Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework. The paper is an interdisciplinary, academic-industry partnership to create a unified language and analytic framework that both researchers, developers, and policy-makers can use to allow analyze, model, discuss, and regulate DLT's (and blockchains). The paper was published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. ****NEW***** Upcoming Presentations
Monday, November 19, 2018 (CME Group, Chicago): Panel Moderator for the 2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study Research Findings Panel Discussion.
Saturday, January 5, 2019 (Atlanta ASSA/AEA Meetings): Paper: Have Cryptocurrency Participants Changed?
Friday, February 1, 2019 (Texas State University): "What is Blockchain, DLT, and Cryptocurrencies?"
Friday, February 15, 2019 (Lafayette College): Seminar (paper TBD)
My cryptocurrency research focuses on their use and implication as a globally traded alternative to national currencies or assets. This incorporates topics such as exchange rates, capital controls, and the global financial and monetary system. I have been interviewed by various media outlets, including NPR, and have given both academic and non-academic talks. I maintain an active Twitter account where I discuss current academic research (usually economics research cryptocurrency/DLT).
I have taught specialized courses in international trade and international macroeconomics, in addition to both calculus and non-calculus based microeconomics and macroeconomics receiving multiple teaching awards. Several of my undergraduate students have presented the results of their supervised research at undergraduate conferences.