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Mailing Address:
University of Chicago: Department of Economics 
1126 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL
60637
Contact Information
Email: pieters.econ@gmail 
Twitter: @prof_pieters
Office: 428 Saieh Hall
Last Updated: March 25, 2019
Research Interests: Cryptoeconomics, International Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Finance
Citizenship: USA (Citizen), South Africa (Citizen), New Zealand (Permanent Resident)
Languages: English (Fluent), Afrikaans (Native)

Current Academic/Scholarly Positions​ Select Past Positions
  • 2012-May, 2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
  • 2017-June, 2018: Research Fellow, Centre for Blockchain Technology, University College London (UCL CBT)
  • ​2016: June-December: Visitor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • 2007-2012: Teaching positions (see below), Department of Economics, University of Minnesota
  • 2009-2012: Visitor, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis​

Education
  • Ph.D. Economics. University of Minnesota, 2012
  • M.A. Economics. University of Minnesota, 2010
  • B.A. Economics, Highest Honors. University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005
  • B.S. Physics. University of California, Santa Cruz, 2005

 Research (descriptions)

In Progress
  1. N Countries, N+1 Currencies: A model of global cryptocurrency trade
  2. “How does Income Inequality Affect Import Prices?”
  3. ​“Crypto Curiosity and Crypto Demand: How strongly are they related?”, joint with Mia Yammine and Calvin Usiri
  4. “Are Cryptocurrency Markets Price Efficient? Depends on the data source”
  5. “Cross-Country Distribution of Power and Exposure in the Crypto-Market”
  6. "Central Banks and Digital Currencies", chapter for Palgrave Handbook of Alternative Finance
  7. Bitcoin Reveals Exchange Rate Manipulation and Detects Capital Controls,
             Media Coverage: The Telegraph, Finance Magnates, Bitcoin News
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Published
Journal Articles 
  1. Financial Regulations and Price Inconsistencies across Bitcoin Markets, with Sofia Vivanco (Trinity Undergraduate Student), Information Economics and Policy, June 2017, v.39, pp. 1-14​ 
Other Papers
  1. 2nd Global Cryptoasset Benchmarking Study (2019), with M. Rauchs, A. Blandin, K. Klein, M. Recanatini, and BZ. Zhang. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.
  2. Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework (2018), with Rauchs, M., Glidden, A., Gordon, B., Recanatini, M., Rostand, F., Vagneur, K., and Zhang, B. Z. Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance.  Media Coverage: The Telegraph, Finance Magnates, Bitcoin News
  3. “Blockchain Technology Disrupting Traditional Records Systems”, with Christoffer Koch, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Financial Insight, July 2017, v.6(2)​, pp. 1-3
  4. ​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

Conference and Seminar Presentations
  • 2019: American Economic Association (Atlanta) ▪ Texas State University ▪ Lafayette College,  Scheduled: Deconomy 2019 (Seoul)
  • 2018: American Economic Association (Philadelphia)  ▪ CCAF Launch of Global Cryptoasset Reports (CCAF, hosted by CME Group) ▪ De Nederlandsche Bank ▪  FinTech DC (IMF, Washington DC) ▪ International Trade and Finance Association (Beijing, China) ▪ Royal Economic Society Conference (University of Sussex, UK) ▪ Western Economic Association (Vancouver, Canada)  ▪ FRB Atlanta: Workshop on Financial Stability Implications of New Technology 
  • 2017: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas ▪ International Trade and Finance Association (Poznan University, Poland) ▪ Liberal Arts Macroeconomics Workshop (Davidson College) ▪ Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting (Spring, Louisiana State University) ▪ Midwest Macroeconomic Meeting (Fall, University of Pittsburgh) ▪ Money, Macro, and Finance Conference (King's College, UK) ▪ Society for Economic Measurement (MIT) ▪ Western Economic Association (San Diego).
  • 2016: Eastern Economic Association (Washington D.C.) ▪ International Trade and Finance Association (Occidental College) ▪ Western Economic Association (Portland).
  • 2015: Eastern Economic Association (x2 papers) (New York City) ▪ Liberal Arts Macroeconomic Workshop (Union College, discussant only) ▪ Southern Economic Association (New Orleans).
  • 2014: Association for Public Economic Theory (University of Washington) ▪ Midwest International Economics Group (Indiana Purdue University at Indianapolis) ▪ Southern Economic Association (x2 papers) (Atlanta).
  • 2011: 11th Annual Missouri Economics Association and Washington University's Conference (Washington University in St. Louis).
  • 2010: Society for Economic Dynamics (Cyprus)

Organized Conference and Seminar Sessions
  • 2018: ▪ International Banking Economics and Finance Association Cryptocurrency sessions (x2) at Western Economic Association meeting (Vancouver, Canada)

Research Honors, Grants, and Awards
  • 2018, August:  Ranked #2,521 out of 276,649 authors by 12-month downloads on https://www.SSRN.com  (top 2%)
  • 2018, August:  Ranked #212 out of 27,361 economics authors by 12-month downloads on SSRN (top 2%)
  • 2018, March: Top 10% of authors by all-time downloads on SSRN.
  • 2016, Fall: Awarded Junior Faculty Sabbatical Leave
  • 2016-Current:   Posted paper is top 10 by download within subject category on SSRN (24 times across 4 papers). 
  • 2014: Invited and funded attendee to Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute “Developing the Next Generation of Economic Models of Climate Change”
  • 2012-2015: R.R. Witt Faculty Fellowship, Trinity University
  • 2010, 2011: 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, Minneapolis, MN
  • 2009: Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, University of Minnesota
  • 2006: Graduate School Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Professional Development and Colloquia
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 the Economics Profession), New Orleans.

Teaching (evaluations)

Teaching Experience
  • Positions
    • University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (5 courses/year, 40-60 students, 1 TA+grader), 2018-Present
      • Courses: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics
    • Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (6 courses/year, 8-30 students, no TA's or graders), 2012-2018
      • Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Monetary Systems
    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (3 courses/year), 2007-2012​
      • ​Courses: Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics
        • 2010-2012: Lead Instructor (Create and maintain uniform material across 8 instructors)
        • 2009-2012: Large Lecture Instructor (150-400 students, 2-9 TA’s)
        • 2008-2012: Instructor (15-40 students, 0-1 TA’s)
        • 2007-2008: Teaching Assistant (35 students, 3 sections/semester)
  • Courses
    • No math prerequisites: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Monetary Systems
    • Multivariable calculus prerequisite: Intermediate Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics

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
 
Supervised Undergraduate Students Research Outcomes
  • Conference Presentations & Acceptances
    • 2014: 3 x Economics Scholar Program (Presentation and Poster sessions), 1 x Southwest Social Science Association

Service

Referee for
▪ ​British Journal of Management ▪ Eastern Economic Journal ▪ ​Economic Theory ▪ ​Journal of Economic Insight ▪ ​Journal of International Economics ▪ ​ Journal of International Money and Finance ▪ Swiss National Science Foundation ▪ ​Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Media Interviews
Presentations to a general audience
  • 2018: National Association for Business Economics (NABE)-Dallas Chapter ▪ Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Education Sessions at Geekdom ▪ ​ ​San Antonio A&M Club ▪ Research Experience for Undergraduates (U Chicago Economics)
  • 2017: San Antonio Business and Economics Society Luncheon Speaker
  • 2015: Faculty Research Presentation for Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity (Trinity University)

Trinity University Service
  • 2015-2017: Founder and Organizer of Trinity University Junior Faculty Research Group
  • 2015-Present: Advising of First Year Students (9 advisees)
  • 2015: Junior Faculty Recruitment (Economics Dept.)
  • 2015, Fall: Invited Faculty Research Presentation for Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity
  • 2013-Present: Advising of Economics Majors (9 advisees)
  • 2013-Present: Trinity University Lecturers & Visiting Scholars Committee
  • 2012-Present: Department Representative for various events

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)

Professional Organization Memberships
American Economic Association ▪ Central Bank Research Association ▪ International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association ▪  ​International Trade and Finance Association.