Coursework

Coursework spanning markets, regulation, and data.

ThesisJun 2025 - Nov 2025

Shadow Banking via Stablecoins: Evidence from the GENIUS Act

Analysed a global dataset of 608 listed banks across 55 countries to assess how US stablecoin regulation (GENIUS Act) affects banks' risk exposure, with a focus on emerging markets.

Found no statistically significant short-horizon negative abnormal returns for higher-exposure banks around the GENIUS Act, while documenting stronger crypto adoption where monetary conditions are weaker.

2024

Applied Portfolio Management - Investment Strategy Analysis

Designed a 130/30 trading strategy in Python and backtested financial health factors with parameter tuning for allocation and rebalancing.

Isolated factor configurations that improved risk-adjusted performance in low-rate regimes and underperformed in higher-rate regimes, informing a regime-aware allocation rule.