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Contact Information
Email: pieters.econ@gmail Twitter: @ProfPieters Bluesky: @ginapieters.bsky.social Last Updated: May 30, 2026 |
Research Interests:
Macroeconomic and Finance ▪ Digital Money, Digital Assets, Digital Payments, and Crypto ▪ International Macroeconomics and Trade ▪ Pedagogy in Economics |
Background (Education/positions/roles)
Education
Ph.D. & MA. Economics. University of Minnesota
B.A. Economics (Highest Honors). University of California, Santa Cruz
B.S. Physics. University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position
2023-Present: Founder & Principal Economist, Digital Economy Consulting.
2018-Present: Research Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
Selected Other Positions/Roles (Volunteer, Part-time, or Past)
2023-Present: Committee Member & Newsletter Oversight Editor, American Economic Association - Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
2022-Present: Co-chair: Cambridge Digital Assets Programme - Emergent Money Systems, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
2017-Present: Research Associate, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, FRB Dallas
2018-2024: Member, Board of Directors (3x2 yr. terms), International Trade and Finance Association
2018-2024: Assistant Instructional Professor, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2022-2023: Associate Fellow (Pedagogy), Chicago Center for Teaching & Learning, The University of Chicago
2012-2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
2016, 06-12: Visitor, FRB Dallas
2009-2012: Visitor, FRB Minneapolis
2007-2012: Various Teaching positions, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. & MA. Economics. University of Minnesota
B.A. Economics (Highest Honors). University of California, Santa Cruz
B.S. Physics. University of California, Santa Cruz
Current Position
2023-Present: Founder & Principal Economist, Digital Economy Consulting.
2018-Present: Research Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
Selected Other Positions/Roles (Volunteer, Part-time, or Past)
2023-Present: Committee Member & Newsletter Oversight Editor, American Economic Association - Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
2022-Present: Co-chair: Cambridge Digital Assets Programme - Emergent Money Systems, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK
2017-Present: Research Associate, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, FRB Dallas
2018-2024: Member, Board of Directors (3x2 yr. terms), International Trade and Finance Association
2018-2024: Assistant Instructional Professor, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2022-2023: Associate Fellow (Pedagogy), Chicago Center for Teaching & Learning, The University of Chicago
2012-2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
2016, 06-12: Visitor, FRB Dallas
2009-2012: Visitor, FRB Minneapolis
2007-2012: Various Teaching positions, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
Academic research, Honors, or funding
Google Scholar Profile
See Research page for pre-print versions of papers or links to journals
Unpublished Papers (Work-In-Progress or Sleeping)
Cryptoasset Markets and/or Blockchain-enabled Decentralization
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Articles
Book Chapters
Other Academic Publications, Reviewed Notes
Funded and/or Competitive Selection Professional Development Workshops
2023: EnCOREage Workshop, Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
2022: Pedagogy Fellow, Chicago Center of Teaching
2019: Wharton Cryptogovernance Workshop, San Francisco
2017: Liberty and the War on Cash, sponsored by Liberty Fund, San Antonio
2015: CeMENT Mentoring for Junior Faculty at Liberal Arts, sponsored by CSWEP (Committee on the Status of Women in Economics Profession), New Orleans
Research Honors, Awards, and Recognition
2016: Awarded Trinity University Junior Faculty Sabbatical Leave
2014: Invited and funded attendee to Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute’s, “Developing the Next Generation of Economic Models of Climate Change”
2012-15: R.R. Witt Faculty Fellowship, Trinity University
2010,11: Travel Grant, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
2009: Second Place, Hardy Third Year Paper Competition for "Learning about Growth", joint with
Andy Glover, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
2009: Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2006: Graduate School Fellowship, University of Minnesota
See Research page for pre-print versions of papers or links to journals
Unpublished Papers (Work-In-Progress or Sleeping)
Cryptoasset Markets and/or Blockchain-enabled Decentralization
- “Bitcoin Reveals Exchange Rate Manipulation and Detects Capital Controls”. Media Coverage: The Telegraph, Finance Magnates, Bitcoin News, Breaker Mag
- “Seeking Teachers? Composition Changes in USA Academic Economics Departments”. Co-authored with Christopher J. Roark
- “A Guide to the U.S. Academic Economics Job Market for Teaching-Focused Jobs”. Co-authored with Melanie Fox, Ben Harrell, Nakul Kamur, Dan Lee, & Allison Luedtke.
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Articles
- “Measuring Academic Mindset in Economics Courses”, co-authored with 26 others. International Review of Economics Education, vol 52, June 2026.
- “Blockchain Governance in the Wild.” Co-authored with Kevin Werbach, Primavera De Filippi, and Josh Tan, Cryptoeconomic Systems, vol 3, no 1, April 22, 2024
- “Designing Effective Assessments in Economics Courses: Guiding Principles”, The Journal of Economic Education, 55:1, 63-76, 2024
- “Taxing Blockchain Forks” joint with Mattia Landoni, Stanford Journal of Law and Blockchain Economics, June 27, 2020
- “Financial Regulations and Price Inconsistencies across Bitcoin Markets” with Sofia Vivanco (undergraduate student), Information Economics and Policy, June 2017, v.39(C)
Book Chapters
- “Digital Currencies and Central Banks”, (Chapter 6), The Palgrave Handbook of Technological Finance, October 2021
- "Private and Hybrid Blockchains and Applications" (Chapter 7), with Sean Stein Smith, The Emerald Handbook of Blockchain for Business, 2021, Chapter 6, pp. 83-98
Other Academic Publications, Reviewed Notes
- “Digital Mining Industry Report: Global Operations, Sentiment, and Energy Use” co-authored with Andrew Neumueller, Kamiar Mohaddes, Valentin Rousseau, and Bryan Zhang. May 2025.
- “3rd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study”, co-authored with A. Blandin, Y. Wu, T. Eisermann, A. Dek, S. Taylor, and Damaris Njoki. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, September 2020.
- “2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study”, co-authored with Michel Rauchs, Appoline Blandine, Kristina Klein, Martino Recanatini, and Bryan Zheng Zhang, Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, December 2018. Media Coverage: Bloomberg
- “Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework”, with Michel Rauchs, Andrew Glidden, Brian Gordon, Martino Recanatini, François Rostand, Kathryn Vagneur, and Bryan Zheng Zhang. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, August 2018. Media Coverage: The Register, Crowdfund Insider
- “The Potential Impact of Decentralized Virtual Currency on Monetary Policy”, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute 2016 Annual Research Report , April 2017, pp. 20-25
- “Blockchain Technology Disrupting Traditional Records Systems”, with Christoffer Koch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Financial Insight, July 2017, v.6(2), pp.1-3
Funded and/or Competitive Selection Professional Development Workshops
2023: EnCOREage Workshop, Center for the Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
2022: Pedagogy Fellow, Chicago Center of Teaching
2019: Wharton Cryptogovernance Workshop, San Francisco
2017: Liberty and the War on Cash, sponsored by Liberty Fund, San Antonio
2015: CeMENT Mentoring for Junior Faculty at Liberal Arts, sponsored by CSWEP (Committee on the Status of Women in Economics Profession), New Orleans
Research Honors, Awards, and Recognition
2016: Awarded Trinity University Junior Faculty Sabbatical Leave
2014: Invited and funded attendee to Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute’s, “Developing the Next Generation of Economic Models of Climate Change”
2012-15: R.R. Witt Faculty Fellowship, Trinity University
2010,11: Travel Grant, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
2009: Second Place, Hardy Third Year Paper Competition for "Learning about Growth", joint with
Andy Glover, Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
2009: Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2006: Graduate School Fellowship, University of Minnesota
academic conference or seminar presentations
Cryptoasset Markets and Blockchain-enabled Decentralization
Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currency, Session Panelist
Economics Pedagogy and Teaching Practices
"Authentic Assessments"
Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currency, Session Panelist
- 2020: Southern Economic Association (Online)
- 2019: American Economic Association (Atlanta Meeting) ▪ Texas State University
- 2019: FRB Atlanta: Workshop on Financial Stability Implications of New Technology ▪ Western Economic Association (Vancouver, Canada) ▪
- 2018: International Trade and Finance Association (Beijing, China) ▪ American Economic Association (Philadelphia)
- 2019: Lafayette College
- 2018: De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) ▪ Royal Economic Society Conference (University of Sussex, UK) ▪ Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- 2017: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ▪ Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting (Fall, Louisiana State University) ▪ The 49th Money, Macro and Finance Conference (Kings College, London) ▪ Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop (Davidson College) ▪ Western Economic Association (San Diego)
- 2017: Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting (Spring, University of Pittsburgh)
- 2016: Western Economic Association (Portland) ▪ Society for Economic Measurement (MIT) ▪ Eastern Economic Association (Washington D.C.) ▪ International Trade and Finance Association (Occidental College)
- 2015: Southern Economic Association (New Orleans)
Economics Pedagogy and Teaching Practices
"Authentic Assessments"
- 2025: De La Salle University - Manila
- 2025: American Economic Association (San Francisco) [Session by AEA – Committee on Economic Education]
- 2024: The University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
- 2023: AEA Conference on Teaching and Research in Economics Education (Portland)
- 2023: The University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
- 2023: American Economic Association (New Orleans) [AEA-Committee on Economic Education Session]
- 2022: Southern Economic Association (Fort Lauderdale) [Presidential Session]
- 2022: American Economics Association (Boston)
- 2021: TeachECONference 2021
- 2021: The University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
- 2021: Southern Economic Conference (Houston)
- 2021: Robert Morris University 32nd Annual Teaching Economics Conference
- 2020: Troy University Teaching Symposium in Economics (cancelled due to COVID)
- 2021: AEA Conference on Teaching and Research in Economic Education
- 2019, The University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
- 2019, The University of Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
Teaching, Advising, & Mentoring
Instructor of Record Teaching Experience
2026: Collegio Internazionale Ca'Foscari, DoCRA Colloquiem PhD course: Risk and Benefits of Digitized Money and Assets
2024: The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Occasional Adjunct Basis): Macroeconomics
2018-2024: The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (5 courses/year, 40-150 students, 1 TA per 50 students)
Standard Courses (9- 10 week courses, offered either entirely In-person or entirely online)
Intensive Courses (5-week courses)
Co-taught Courses
2012-2018: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (6 courses/year, 8-35 students, No TAs or Graders)
2007-2012: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (3 courses/year)
2009-2012, Large Lecture Instructor (150-400 students, 2-9 TAs)
2. 2008, Instructor, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Calculus-based), (15-40 students, 0-1 TAs)3.
3. 2007-2008, Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics
Institutional Student-Research Advising Experience
2018-2024: ▪ The University of Chicago: ▪ Advising Economics MA students (3-6 Masters students/year, Masters-level thesis required. Placements include UCLA, NYU, and HKU Ph.D. programs. ▪ Advising Undergraduate Honors Thesis (0-1 students/year)
2012-2018: ▪ Trinity University: ▪ Advising undergraduate students thesis or research papers, economics or economic-adjacent. (0-2 students/year)
Notable Supervised Undergraduate Research Outcomes:
2019: D. Gale Johnson award for undergraduate honors thesis (“A Nation of Makers: Endogenous Innovation in Makerspaces” by Won Woo Kim).
2014: 3x acceptance Economics Scholar Program (Presentation and Poster sessions), 1x Southwest Social Science Association (Presentation)
In-Discipline Mentoring
2019 – Present: Faculty Advisor, University of Chicago Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO
2019-2020: ▪ Research in Color Foundation: Undergraduate research mentor for underrepresented students in Economics (1 student, research poster presentation required)
2019-2020: ▪ Presenter: The University of Chicago College Day Lecture for Chicago Public High School “Bridge to College” program
2018-2020: ▪ Mentor: CSWEP Breakfast for Early Career Economists
2012-2018: ▪ Trinity University: Advising undergraduate International Economics or General Economics majors (4-8 students/semester) ▪ General Advising of Undeclared-major students (1st years until major declaration: 7-10 students/semester)
Teaching Honors and Awards*
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011: Walter W. Heller Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts
2010: Walter W. Heller Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts
2008-2012: Distinguished Instructor, awarded 8 times
2008: Distinguished Teaching Assistant
*Not eligible for teaching awards at Trinity University or The University of Chicago.
2026: Collegio Internazionale Ca'Foscari, DoCRA Colloquiem PhD course: Risk and Benefits of Digitized Money and Assets
2024: The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Occasional Adjunct Basis): Macroeconomics
2018-2024: The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (5 courses/year, 40-150 students, 1 TA per 50 students)
Standard Courses (9- 10 week courses, offered either entirely In-person or entirely online)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (Econ 10200; No calculus or other pre-requisites)
- International Monetary Systems (Econ 17110; Prerequisite: Principles of Macro, writing-intensive)
- The Elements of Economic Analysis I (Econ 20000; Intermediate Micro: Calc-based Consumer Theory)
- The Elements of Economic Analysis II (Econ 20100; Intermediate Micro: Calc-based Producer Theory)
- The Elements of Economic Analysis III (Econ 20200; Intermediate Macro: DGE + Beginning MATLAB programming)
- Economic Policy Analysis (Econ 23950; Intermediate Macro: Calculus and MATLAB-based, writing intensive)
Intensive Courses (5-week courses)
- Cryptoasset Markets (Financial Mathematics Department, FINM 31000)
- The Elements of Economic Analysis II (Econ 20100; Calc-based Producer Theory Intermediate Micro)
- Economic Policy Analysis (Econ 23950; Calculus and MATLAB-based, writing intensive)
Co-taught Courses
- MA-Thesis Development Workshop (macroeconomics and finance specialization)
- Pathways in Economics, Non-calculus (Econ 12410; High School Summer Program)
- Pathways in Economics, Calculus-based (Econ 12411; High School Summer Program)
- A Survey of Chicago Economics (Econ 12412; Specialized Summer Survey Program)
2012-2018: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (6 courses/year, 8-35 students, No TAs or Graders)
- Principles of Microeconomics (No calculus or other pre-requisites)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (No calculus, Micro-principles pre-requisite)
- International Trade (No calc, Micro-principles pre-requisite, writing-intensive: 15 pg. research paper)
- International Monetary Systems (No calc., Micro-principles pre-requisite, writing-intensive: 15 pg.)
2007-2012: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (3 courses/year)
- Principles of Macroeconomics:
2009-2012, Large Lecture Instructor (150-400 students, 2-9 TAs)
2. 2008, Instructor, Intermediate Macroeconomics (Calculus-based), (15-40 students, 0-1 TAs)3.
3. 2007-2008, Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics
Institutional Student-Research Advising Experience
2018-2024: ▪ The University of Chicago: ▪ Advising Economics MA students (3-6 Masters students/year, Masters-level thesis required. Placements include UCLA, NYU, and HKU Ph.D. programs. ▪ Advising Undergraduate Honors Thesis (0-1 students/year)
2012-2018: ▪ Trinity University: ▪ Advising undergraduate students thesis or research papers, economics or economic-adjacent. (0-2 students/year)
Notable Supervised Undergraduate Research Outcomes:
2019: D. Gale Johnson award for undergraduate honors thesis (“A Nation of Makers: Endogenous Innovation in Makerspaces” by Won Woo Kim).
2014: 3x acceptance Economics Scholar Program (Presentation and Poster sessions), 1x Southwest Social Science Association (Presentation)
In-Discipline Mentoring
2019 – Present: Faculty Advisor, University of Chicago Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO
2019-2020: ▪ Research in Color Foundation: Undergraduate research mentor for underrepresented students in Economics (1 student, research poster presentation required)
2019-2020: ▪ Presenter: The University of Chicago College Day Lecture for Chicago Public High School “Bridge to College” program
2018-2020: ▪ Mentor: CSWEP Breakfast for Early Career Economists
2012-2018: ▪ Trinity University: Advising undergraduate International Economics or General Economics majors (4-8 students/semester) ▪ General Advising of Undeclared-major students (1st years until major declaration: 7-10 students/semester)
Teaching Honors and Awards*
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2011: Walter W. Heller Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts
2010: Walter W. Heller Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Liberal Arts
2008-2012: Distinguished Instructor, awarded 8 times
2008: Distinguished Teaching Assistant
*Not eligible for teaching awards at Trinity University or The University of Chicago.
Service to the discipline
Editor, Selection Committee Member, or Session Organizer for Conferences and Journals
2024: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: The Crypto Asset Lab Conference – Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin and Crypto-Assets, (Hosted by: University of Milano-Bicocca, joint with DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
2023: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: 3 x AEA 2024 CSWEP Sessions ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: Tokenomics: International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security, and Protocol (Hosted by: Columbia University)
2022: ▪ Co-Editor: Special Edition of the Eastern Economics Journal: “The Economics of Cryptoassets”
2021: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: The Crypto Asset Lab Conference – Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin and Crypto-Assets, (Hosted by: University of Milano-Bicocca, joint with DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
2019: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: Tokenomics: International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security, and Protocol (Hosted by: Ecole Normale Supérieure) ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: International Trade and Finance Association Annual conference (Hosted by: Università di Pisa) ▪ Panel Organizer: DEconomy Panel on Central Bank Digital Currencies
2018: ▪ Session Organizer: International Banking Economics and Finance Association Cryptocurrency sessions (x2) at Western Economic Association meeting (Vancouver, Canada)
Referee/Reviewer Service
▪ British Journal of Management ▪ Computational Economics ▪ Czech Science Foundation▪ Eastern Economic Journal ▪ Economics Bulletin ▪ Economic Theory ▪ European Accounting Review ▪ European Journal of Finance ▪ Frontiers in Blockchain Research ▪ Global Financial Journal ▪ Information Economics and Policy ▪ International Review of Economics Education ▪Journal of Economic Insight ▪ Journal of International Economics ▪ Journal of International Money and Finance ▪ Sage Open ▪ Swiss National Science Foundation ▪ Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Textbook Reviewer
2024: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: The Crypto Asset Lab Conference – Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin and Crypto-Assets, (Hosted by: University of Milano-Bicocca, joint with DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
2023: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: 3 x AEA 2024 CSWEP Sessions ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: Tokenomics: International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security, and Protocol (Hosted by: Columbia University)
2022: ▪ Co-Editor: Special Edition of the Eastern Economics Journal: “The Economics of Cryptoassets”
2021: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: The Crypto Asset Lab Conference – Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin and Crypto-Assets, (Hosted by: University of Milano-Bicocca, joint with DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission)
2019: ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: Tokenomics: International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security, and Protocol (Hosted by: Ecole Normale Supérieure) ▪ Conference Selection Committee member: International Trade and Finance Association Annual conference (Hosted by: Università di Pisa) ▪ Panel Organizer: DEconomy Panel on Central Bank Digital Currencies
2018: ▪ Session Organizer: International Banking Economics and Finance Association Cryptocurrency sessions (x2) at Western Economic Association meeting (Vancouver, Canada)
Referee/Reviewer Service
▪ British Journal of Management ▪ Computational Economics ▪ Czech Science Foundation▪ Eastern Economic Journal ▪ Economics Bulletin ▪ Economic Theory ▪ European Accounting Review ▪ European Journal of Finance ▪ Frontiers in Blockchain Research ▪ Global Financial Journal ▪ Information Economics and Policy ▪ International Review of Economics Education ▪Journal of Economic Insight ▪ Journal of International Economics ▪ Journal of International Money and Finance ▪ Sage Open ▪ Swiss National Science Foundation ▪ Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Textbook Reviewer
- Sachs, Jeffery and Gordon McCord, 2009: Principles of Economics and Global Sustainable Development, Addison-Wesley: Boston (Prospectus Review)
- Cowen, Tyler and Alex Tabarrok, 2009: Modern Principles of Economics, Worth Publishers: New York
- Williamson, Stephen, 2009: Macroeconomics, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley: Boston (Pre-revision review)
service to Public (Guest speaker or media)
Topical Presentations or Panel Member for a non-academic/policymaker audience
2025: ▪ Monetarium 2 (Washington DC)
2023: ▪ DFW Association for Business Economics (online) ▪ R3 CordaDay (New York City)
2021: ▪ Chicago Financial Forum ▪ Wharton Crypto-Governance Group (online)
2020: ▪ Chicago Financial Exchange (online)
2019: ▪ DEconomy (Seoul, South Korea) ▪ Chicago University Blockchain Symposium (Northwestern University) ▪
2018: ▪ Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Education Sessions at Geekdom (San Antonio) ▪ University of Cambridge, Centre for Alternative Finance Launch of Global Cryptoasset Reports (hosted by CME Group, Chicago) ▪ National Association for Business Economics (NABE) - Dallas Chapter ▪ San Antonio Texas A&M Club ▪ FinTech DC (IMF, Washington DC)
2017: ▪ San Antonio Business and Economics Society Luncheon Speaker (SABES)
2015: Faculty Research Presentation for Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, Trinity University
Invited Guest Speaker in a University Class
2021: ▪ The Ohio State University, Principles of Macroeconomics
2020: ▪ The University of Chicago, LAWS 42505: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 13000: Money and Banking ▪ Pitzer College, Economics Senior Seminar
2019: ▪ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Finance 490: Fintech: ▪ Pitzer College, Economics Senior Seminar ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 13000: Money and Banking ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 23040 ▪ The University of Chicago, Cryptocurrencies ▪ The University of Chicago, MPSC 56600: Intro to Blockchain (MPSC=MA Program in Computer Science)
2018: ▪ The University of Chicago, Research Experience for Undergraduates (Economics Department)
Media Interview: Audio (Radio or Podcast)
Media Interview: Written or Quoted
Opinion Pieces
2025: ▪ Monetarium 2 (Washington DC)
2023: ▪ DFW Association for Business Economics (online) ▪ R3 CordaDay (New York City)
2021: ▪ Chicago Financial Forum ▪ Wharton Crypto-Governance Group (online)
2020: ▪ Chicago Financial Exchange (online)
2019: ▪ DEconomy (Seoul, South Korea) ▪ Chicago University Blockchain Symposium (Northwestern University) ▪
2018: ▪ Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Education Sessions at Geekdom (San Antonio) ▪ University of Cambridge, Centre for Alternative Finance Launch of Global Cryptoasset Reports (hosted by CME Group, Chicago) ▪ National Association for Business Economics (NABE) - Dallas Chapter ▪ San Antonio Texas A&M Club ▪ FinTech DC (IMF, Washington DC)
2017: ▪ San Antonio Business and Economics Society Luncheon Speaker (SABES)
2015: Faculty Research Presentation for Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity, Trinity University
Invited Guest Speaker in a University Class
2021: ▪ The Ohio State University, Principles of Macroeconomics
2020: ▪ The University of Chicago, LAWS 42505: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 13000: Money and Banking ▪ Pitzer College, Economics Senior Seminar
2019: ▪ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Finance 490: Fintech: ▪ Pitzer College, Economics Senior Seminar ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 13000: Money and Banking ▪ The University of Chicago, Econ 23040 ▪ The University of Chicago, Cryptocurrencies ▪ The University of Chicago, MPSC 56600: Intro to Blockchain (MPSC=MA Program in Computer Science)
2018: ▪ The University of Chicago, Research Experience for Undergraduates (Economics Department)
Media Interview: Audio (Radio or Podcast)
- EconVue, “Stablecoins: The View from Chicago” (January 7, 2026)
- BBC: Outside Source, “The current crash in the crypto markets”, (June 13, 2022)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Tai Asks Why, “What will money look like in the future?” (April 27, 2022)
- BBC Business Daily Podcast, Why does Bitcoin consume so much energy? (Feb 26, 2021)
- Made in Tech, Vibrant cryptocurrency growth has excited many. Can Regulation spoil it? (Feb 12, 2021)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): The Digital Human, Oops! (Feb 24, 2020)
- WBEZ Chicago - Worldview: What is Blockchain Technology and Why Should We Care? (July 30, 2018)
- Scholars’ Circle Radio Show, Cryptocurrency, Insights from Scholars (April 15, 2018)
- Texas Public Radio (TPR) The Source, Cash, Credit, Cryptocurrency: How Do You Choose to Pay? (panel member on a call-in show, Jan. 2, 2018)
- National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace: Why pay a ransom in bitcoin? (May 15, 2017)
- NPR Marketplace Tech: The rise of cryptocurrencies (June 22, 2017)
Media Interview: Written or Quoted
- BBC News: Is the USA trying to kill crypto? (15 June, 2023)
- Global Finance: Central Bank Digital Currencies at a Crossroads (6 February, 2023)
- Chicago Tribune: FTX collapse shakes up Chicago crypto market (5 December, 2022)
- CoinDesk: Crypto Goes to College (29 September, 2022)
- BBC News: Will the US crack down on cryptocurrency? (9 March, 2022)
- Cointelegraph Magazine: “Crypto as a 'public good' in the 22nd Century” (22 October 2021)
- Cointelegraph Magazine: Is the cryptocurrency epicenter moving away from East Asia? (10 August, 2021)
- Cointelegraph: Terrorists still raise money through crypto, but the impact is limited (9 April, 2021)
- BBC Science: How Bitcoin's vast energy use could burst its bubble (27 February, 2021)
- Cointelegraph: Happy Birthday Dear Bitcoin: Crypto's first white paper turns 12 (October, 2020)
- Nikkei: Digital currency collaborative research, interviews with American experts (January 22, 2020)
- The Block: Mad Crypto: Hypothesizing bitcoin in a downcycle (August 7, 2019)
- Breaker Mag: Economists Are Missing a Trick With Crypto (April 15, 2019)
- The Street: How Fidelity Is Normalizing Bitcoin (August 10, 2017)
- Experian: What is Bitcoin and should you buy it? (September 12, 2017)
Opinion Pieces
- CSWEP News: The Job Market for Non-Tenure Track Academic Economists (Issue II, 2022), coauthored with Dr. Chris Roark
- CoinDesk: What is a Cryptocurrency? We Need Clearer Definitions (December 31, 2019)
service to the university
The University of Chicago
2023 – 2024: ▪ Committee Chair: Econ MA Thesis (3 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (1 papers) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (13 students, most with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (79 applications) ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (6 advisees) ▪ MA Thesis Advisor: (4 advisees)
2022-2023: ▪ Associate Fellow: Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning ▪ Committee Member: Ad-Hoc Committee on Exam Accommodation for Students with Disabilities ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (3 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Public Policy Undergraduate Thesis (1 paper) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (22 students, most with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (43 applications) ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees)
2021-2022: ▪ Committee Chair: Econ MA Thesis (6 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (4 papers) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (9 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Organizer: Oversaw all Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (37 applications) ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees)
2020-2021: ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (14 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw all Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees) ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (41 applications) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (2 papers)
2019-2020: ▪ Committee Member: Macroeconomics Curriculum Review ▪ Contributor: Online-teaching methods and materials documents for UChicago Economics department ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Feedback: Mock Presentation of UChicago Fed Challenge Team ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Interviewer, on-campus: Economics Lecturer, Rank 3 (4 candidates) ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game (cancelled) ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (13 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty▪ Organizer: Created and implemented a method for all department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (4 advisees) ▪ Presenter: Fall Family Weekend: Model Class “Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain”▪ Post-address colloquium: AIMS of Education ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (23 applicants) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (5 papers) ▪ Training: How to use Gradescope for online assignments
2018-2019: ▪ Examiner: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Feedback: Mock Presentation of UChicago Fed Challenge Team ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Interviewer, first round: Lecturer Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ Interviewer, on-campus round: Lecturer Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game (first round) ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (3 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Organizer: Summer Teaching Schedule ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (6 advisees) ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (36 applicants) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (5 papers)
Trinity University (selected service)
2012-2018: ▪ Founder and Organizer of Trinity University Junior Faculty Research Workshop ▪ Junior Faculty Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ University Lecturers & Visiting Scholars Committee ▪ Department Representative for various events
2023 – 2024: ▪ Committee Chair: Econ MA Thesis (3 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (1 papers) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (13 students, most with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (79 applications) ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (6 advisees) ▪ MA Thesis Advisor: (4 advisees)
2022-2023: ▪ Associate Fellow: Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning ▪ Committee Member: Ad-Hoc Committee on Exam Accommodation for Students with Disabilities ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (3 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Public Policy Undergraduate Thesis (1 paper) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (22 students, most with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (43 applications) ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees)
2021-2022: ▪ Committee Chair: Econ MA Thesis (6 papers) ▪ Committee Member: Econ MA Thesis (4 papers) ▪ Faculty Advisor: Blockchain Chicago RSO ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (9 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Organizer: Oversaw all Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (37 applications) ▪ Organizer: Fall Macro MA Thesis Workshop ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees)
2020-2021: ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (14 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty ▪ Organizer: Oversaw all Undergraduate and MA department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (5 advisees) ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (41 applications) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (2 papers)
2019-2020: ▪ Committee Member: Macroeconomics Curriculum Review ▪ Contributor: Online-teaching methods and materials documents for UChicago Economics department ▪ Faculty Advisor: Undergraduate Women in Economics RSO ▪ Grader: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Feedback: Mock Presentation of UChicago Fed Challenge Team ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Interviewer, on-campus: Economics Lecturer, Rank 3 (4 candidates) ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game (cancelled) ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (13 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Mentor: Professional Development Lunch for Female PhD Students, Post Docs, Senior Research Associates and Faculty▪ Organizer: Created and implemented a method for all department TA and Grader hiring ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (4 advisees) ▪ Presenter: Fall Family Weekend: Model Class “Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain”▪ Post-address colloquium: AIMS of Education ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (23 applicants) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (5 papers) ▪ Training: How to use Gradescope for online assignments
2018-2019: ▪ Examiner: Undergraduate Economics Placement Exam ▪ Feedback: Mock Presentation of UChicago Fed Challenge Team ▪ Feedback: MAPSS MA Thesis proposal presentations ▪ Interviewer, first round: Lecturer Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ Interviewer, on-campus round: Lecturer Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ Judge: Oeconomica Metrics Game (first round) ▪ Letters of Recommendation, (3 students, some with multiple letters) ▪ Organizer: Summer Teaching Schedule ▪ Preceptor-Advisor: ECON MA students (6 advisees) ▪ Reviewer: MAPSS-Econ applications (36 applicants) ▪ Thesis 2nd Reader: MAPSS Econ MA Thesis (5 papers)
Trinity University (selected service)
2012-2018: ▪ Founder and Organizer of Trinity University Junior Faculty Research Workshop ▪ Junior Faculty Recruitment (Economics Dept.) ▪ University Lecturers & Visiting Scholars Committee ▪ Department Representative for various events