Samuel Rosen

Samuel Rosen is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler Business School) and a BA in Economics from Cornell University. Before his doctoral studies, he worked in the Federal Reserve Board's Financial Stability Division.

His research focuses on macro-finance, financial institutions, commercial lending, and fintech, with notable contributions to understanding direct lending markets, cryptocurrency dynamics, and systemic risk. He has published in top journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

Rosen teaches undergraduate courses in intermediate corporate finance and financial markets. He is involved in the Macro Financial Modeling Initiative at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago. His work frequently addresses policy-relevant issues such as banking regulation, small business lending, and the implications of financial innovation.

• Education:
  • PhD in Finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (201X)
  • BA in Economics, Cornell University (201X)
• Awards:
  • 2018 PANORisk Conference Best Paper Award for Adding Fuel to the Fire Sales: Banks, Capital Regulation, and Systemic Risk
• Key Contributions:
  • Analysis of BDCs' role in middle-market financing
  • Study of ICO token retention as a signaling mechanism
  • Modeling uncertainty's impact on innovation and growth