Dr. Alp Simsek

Biography

Alp Simsek's academic interests center on macroeconomics and finance, specifically delving into international behavioral finance. His research largely focuses on the connections between financial markets and the macroeconomy, emphasizing the understanding of fluctuations driven by beliefs and speculation. He has published extensively in top economics and finance journals, with his work featured in distinguished news outlets such as Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. Simsek has been awarded several notable prizes for his research and teaching, including the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Brattle Prize for distinguished paper in corporate finance, and the NASDAQ Award for best paper in asset pricing from the Western Financial Association. Prior to joining Yale University, he served as an Associate Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and held the position of Assistant Professor of Economics at Harvard University. Additionally, he is a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, contributing to economic policy research. Simsek earned bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT in 2004, followed by a Master's in Engineering in 2005 and a PhD in Economics in 2010.

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