Professional Summary
I am a Assistant Instructional Professor at University of Chicago - Department of Economics where I teach a broad array of economics courses, from principles of macroeconomics to topical MA and MBA courses, and an honorary non-visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge - Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF) where I am the co-chair of the Emergent Money Systems group. These positions accurately encapsulate my two interests:
My cryptocurrency research focuses on their use and implication as a globally traded alternative to national currencies or assets. This incorporates aspects such as exchange rates, capital controls, and their relationship to the existing global financial and monetary system (including Central Bank Digital Currency), especially focusing on the unique properties that follow from decentralization. Within this decentralization context, I have co-authored papers outside of economics on the taxation implications of forking chains, the evolution of governance practices in blockchain-based projects, and a framework for understanding DLT systems. I have been interviewed by various media outlets, including NPR, BBC, CBC, and Coindesk, and have given both academic and non-academic talks to small and large audiences.
Those who know me for my teaching research know that I primarily focus on decentralizing assessment practices and critical thinking development in economics. I teach micro and macro core courses (principles and intermediate, calculus and non-calculus based), as well as computational-focused topics in economic policy analysis, international macro-finance, international trade, and crypto-enabled markets. I have received many teaching awards, and several of my undergraduate students have presented the results of their supervised research at undergraduate conferences, or won awards for their undergrad thesis. I also advise Masters-level thesis papers, with several students continuing on to highly ranked PhD programs around the world.
I earned MA & Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Minnesota. Additionally, I hold a B.A. Economics (highest honors) and a B.S. Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
- examining the impact of decentralized virtual systems such as cryptocurrencies
- increasing accessibility of modern economic theory to non-PhD. economists,
My cryptocurrency research focuses on their use and implication as a globally traded alternative to national currencies or assets. This incorporates aspects such as exchange rates, capital controls, and their relationship to the existing global financial and monetary system (including Central Bank Digital Currency), especially focusing on the unique properties that follow from decentralization. Within this decentralization context, I have co-authored papers outside of economics on the taxation implications of forking chains, the evolution of governance practices in blockchain-based projects, and a framework for understanding DLT systems. I have been interviewed by various media outlets, including NPR, BBC, CBC, and Coindesk, and have given both academic and non-academic talks to small and large audiences.
Those who know me for my teaching research know that I primarily focus on decentralizing assessment practices and critical thinking development in economics. I teach micro and macro core courses (principles and intermediate, calculus and non-calculus based), as well as computational-focused topics in economic policy analysis, international macro-finance, international trade, and crypto-enabled markets. I have received many teaching awards, and several of my undergraduate students have presented the results of their supervised research at undergraduate conferences, or won awards for their undergrad thesis. I also advise Masters-level thesis papers, with several students continuing on to highly ranked PhD programs around the world.
I earned MA & Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of Minnesota. Additionally, I hold a B.A. Economics (highest honors) and a B.S. Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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University of Chicago, Department of Economics 1126 E. 59th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 |