Dr. Rhys Bidder

Biography

Rhys Michael Bidder is a Senior Lecturer at King's Business School, King's College London. His primary research interests lie in Banking and Finance, focusing on applied theoretical aspects such as macroeconomic policy and financial regulation. He has developed a particular interest in distressed debt and stress testing, especially in relation to the challenges posed by factors like COVID-19 and climate risks, which he gradually incorporates into stress scenario modeling. His expertise includes bank lending, stress testing methodologies, monetary policy frameworks, asset pricing strategies, and ambiguity risk. He has published in several prestigious journals, including the American Economic Review and the Journal of Monetary Economics. Rhys has also served as a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Economic Research and the Janeway Institute at Cambridge. He completed both his BA and MA in Economics at the University of Cambridge and earned his PhD in Economics from New York University, where he studied under adviser Tom Sargent. Currently, Rhys is involved with the Qatar Centre for Global Banking & Finance, which focuses on the dynamic challenges faced by central banks in today's global environment, contributing to the development of cutting-edge research in monetary policy and financial stability regulation.

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