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Mailing Address:
Trinity University: Department of Economics One Trinity Place San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 |
Contact Information
Email: pieters.econ@gmail Twitter: @prof_pieters Office: 416 Chapman Last Updated: January 25, 2018 |
Research Interests: Cryptoeconomics, International Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Finance
Citizenship: USA (Citizen), South Africa (Citizen), New Zealand (Permanent Resident)
Languages: English (Fluent), Afrikaans (Native)
Education
Current Academic Positions
Selected Other Positions
Citizenship: USA (Citizen), South Africa (Citizen), New Zealand (Permanent Resident)
Languages: English (Fluent), Afrikaans (Native)
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
Current Academic Positions
- 2012-May, 2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
- 2017-Present: Research Associate, Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- 2017-Present: Honorary Research Fellow, Centre for Blockchain Technology, University College London (UCL CBT)
Selected Other Positions
- 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
Research (descriptions)
Papers in Progress
Published
Journal Articles [5-yr Impact Factor, ABDC rating, SJR score, RePEC %-tile, out of 1723 journals]
Paused Papers
Conference and Seminar Presentations
Research Honors, Grants, and Awards
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.
- N Countries, N+1 Currencies: A model of global cryptocurrency trade
- “How does Income Inequality Affect Import Prices?”
- “Crypto Curiosity and Crypto Demand: How strongly are they related?”, joint with Mia Yammine and Calvin Usiri
- “Are Cryptocurrency Markets Price Efficient? Depends on the data source”
- “Cross-Country Distribution of Power and Exposure in the Crypto-Market”
- Bitcoin Reveals Exchange Rate Manipulation and Detects Capital Controls,
Published
Journal Articles [5-yr Impact Factor, ABDC rating, SJR score, RePEC %-tile, out of 1723 journals]
- Financial Regulations and Price Inconsistencies across Bitcoin Markets, with Sofia Vivanco (Trinity Undergraduate Student, class of 2014), Information Economics and Policy, June 2017, v.39, pp. 1-14 [1.53, A, 0.71, 12%]
- 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
Paused Papers
- The composition of the allocation puzzle through time
- What causes city growth? A Cross-Country Comparison, joint with Scott Petty
Conference and Seminar Presentations
- 2018: American Economic Association (Philadelphia) ▪ De Nederlandsche Bank ▪ Royal Economic Society Conference (University of Sussex, UK) ▪ Scheduled International Trade and Finance Association (Beijing, China) ▪ Western Economic Association (Vancouver, Canada)
- 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).
Research Honors, Grants, and Awards
- 2018, March: Ranked #3,353 out of 270,141 authors by 12-month downloads on https://www.SSRN.com (top 2%)
- 2018, March: Ranked #292 out of 26,975 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
Teaching Honors and Awards
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Supervised Undergraduate Students Research Outcomes
- Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas (6 courses/year, 8-30 students), 2012-present
- Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, International Trade, International Monetary Systems
- Advising of 5-18 students per semester (see Service section below)
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (3 courses/year), 2007-2012
- Courses: Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, 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)
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 ▪ Economic Theory ▪ Journal of Economic Insight ▪ Journal of International Economics ▪ Journal of International Money and Finance ▪ Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Media Interviews
Presentations to a general audience
Trinity University Service
Textbook Reviewer
Professional Organization Memberships
American Economic Association ▪ Central Bank Research Association ▪ Econometric Society ▪ Forum for Research in Empirical International Trade ▪ International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association ▪ International Economics and Finance Society ▪ International Trade and Finance Association.
▪ British Journal of Management ▪ Economic Theory ▪ Journal of Economic Insight ▪ Journal of International Economics ▪ Journal of International Money and Finance ▪ Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Media Interviews
- 2018: Texas Public Radio (TPR) The Source: "Cash, Credit, Cryptocurrency: How Do You Choose To Pay?" (January 2) ▪ Scholars' Circle Radio Show: "Cryptocurrency, Insights from Scholars" (April 15)
- 2017: National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace: "Why pay a ransom in bitcoin?" [download] (May 15) ▪ NPR Marketplace Tech: "The rise of cryptocurrencies" [download] (June 22) ▪ The Street: "How Fidelity Is Normalizing Bitcoin" (August 10) ▪ Experian: "What is Bitcoin and should you buy it?" (September 12)
- 2014: Trinity Alumni Magazine: "Bitcoin: Should You or Shouldn't You?" [download]
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
- 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 ▪ Econometric Society ▪ Forum for Research in Empirical International Trade ▪ International Banking, Economics, and Finance Association ▪ International Economics and Finance Society ▪ International Trade and Finance Association.