Tim de Silva

Tim de Silva is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He holds a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan (2024) and a BA in Financial Economics & Applied Mathematics from Claremont McKenna College (2018). His research focuses on household finance, macroeconomics, and behavioral economics, using microeconomic data to inform policy questions like student loan design and asset price dynamics. He has held roles as a Postdoctoral Fellow at SIEPR and Visiting Scholar at the Australian National University.

• Education:
  • PhD in Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management (2024)
  • MA in Management, MIT Sloan School of Management (2021)
  • BA in Financial Economics and Applied Mathematics, Claremont McKenna College (2018)
• Affiliations:
  • Assistant Professor of Finance, Stanford GSB
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, SIEPR
  • Visiting Scholar, Australian National University

His research explores topics like household decision-making under uncertainty, asset price formation, and the role of expectations in macroeconomic outcomes. Key contributions include analyzing the trade-offs in income-contingent student loans and studying retail investors' option trading behavior around earnings announcements.

Awards:

• Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award (2025)
• BlackRock Applied Research Award (2023)
• Brattle Group PhD Award (2024)
• Top Finance Graduate Award (2024)

His work has been covered in VoxEU, Mit Spectrum, and Risk.net. He collaborates with institutions like Morgan Stanley and Analytic Investors, bridging academic research with real-world financial practices.