Akash Raja

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E-mail

akra.fi@cbs.dk

Telephone

Office: +4538153692

Mobile: +4541852554

Departments

Department of Finance

Room: SOL/A5.35

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Subjects

Financial institutions Finance Investment Savings Securities Macroeconomics

Primary research areas

Household Finance

Studying the savings and investment choices of everyday individuals

Banking

Understanding the connections between the financial sector and the real economy

I study the causes and effects of economic agents’ choices

My research interests lie in macro-finance, specifically household finance and banking. I typically leverage large micro-level datasets and microeconometric identification techniques to answer my research questions. My research seeks to understand the behavior of economic agents and covers questions such as:

Why do some people participate in the stock market and others not?

How do people’s savings and investment decisions affect their wealth accumulation and welfare?

Is there a role for policy in helping people make effective financial decisions?

How does banking regulation affect bank lending and the wider economy?

Prior to joining CBS, I completed my PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics, and my undergraduate and master's studies at the University of Cambridge.