Adam Zawadowski

Adam Zawadowski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Central European University since 2015. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of Finance at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. His academic journey includes an MSc in Engineering-Physics from Budapest University of Technology and Economics, an MA in Economics from CEU, and a PhD in Economics from Princeton University. He served as Head of the Department of Economics at CEU from 2020 to 2023. His research focuses on financial frictions, attention allocation, liquidity dynamics, credit default swaps, and systemic risk in financial networks.

• Education:
• MSc in Engineering-Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• MA in Economics, Central European University
• PhD in Economics, Princeton University
• Research Themes:
• Investigates how financial market structures (e.g., private credit, CDS markets) affect systemic stability and liquidity.
• Explores attention allocation inefficiencies in complex financial systems.
• Analyzes crowding effects and opacity in competitive markets.
• Key Contributions:
• Pioneered work on maturity wall dynamics in private credit funds.
• Developed models explaining CDS market liquidity and arbitrage mechanisms.
• Examined systemic risk amplification through entangled financial networks.
• Engagement:
• Hosts regular academic outreach sessions on economics education and investing strategies.
• Maintains a blog discussing financial market trends in Hungarian.