Kilian Huber

Kilian Huber serves as Professor of Economics and Finance at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, having progressed from Assistant Professor (2019-2023) to Associate Professor (2023-2025) before his current appointment from 2025. He holds affiliations with the ECONtribute Research Fellow cluster, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Centre for Economic Policy.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Economics, London School of Economics (2018)
• Master of Research in Economics, LSE (2013)
• Master of Science in Economics, LSE (2012)
• Bachelor of Science in Economics, LSE (2011)

Huber's research centers on empirical analysis of financial sector-real economy interactions, examining how financial crises impact growth, credit constraints affect asset prices, and regulatory policies influence real outcomes. His work bridges macroeconomics, corporate finance, and banking with rigorous empirical methodologies.

His publication portfolio reveals evolving focus from banking crisis transmission (2018) to corporate discount rates (2025), with notable emphasis on climate finance (Climate Capitalists, 2023) and multinational firm dynamics. Key methodological contributions include disaggregated economic accounting and novel cost-of-capital measurement.

Award recognition includes:

• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
• 2024 Moskowitz Prize for Sustainable Finance
• 2025 FESE De la Vega Prize

Huber directs the influential cost of capital project providing firm-level data on perceived cost of debt and discount rates, utilized by central banks and policymakers. His research has received funding through the Booth Lee Economics Program Fellowship and NBER affiliations, with applied impact demonstrated by the Danish Central Bank's implementation of his disaggregated accounts framework.

He leads research teams developing interactive data visualizations for financial metrics, maintaining active collaborations with institutions including the European Systemic Risk Board and CESifo Research Network.