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Résumé  
​[Download] Updated in Sept. 2026

Academic Position

USI Lugano (2024 - )

  • Assistant Professor of Finance

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 Swiss Finance Institute (2024 - )

  • Faculty member

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Education

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany (2019 - 2024)​​

  • Ph.D. in Economics, Graduate School of Economics, Finance, and Management (GSEFM)

 

​London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Jan 2023 - June 2023)

  • Visiting Ph.D. Researcher

  • Hosting Professor: Igor Makarov


Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A.

  • Master of Science in Applied Economics


Sogang University, Korea

  • Bachelor's in Business Administration
     

Professional Experience

Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE​​

  • Junior Researcher (Dec 2021 - Aug 2024)​
     

International Monetary Fund

  • Research Analyst (2016-2019)

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Awards and Grants

WFA Brattle Group Ph.D. Award for Outstanding Research 2024
JFI/FIRS Ph.D. Student Paper Award 2023
Best Ph.D. Paper Award, Future of Financial Information 2023 at HEC (sponsored by BlackRock)
Best Paper in Digital Finance, the DGF German Finance Association 2023
Finalist, the ECB Young Economist Prize 2023
 

Conference & Seminar Presentations and Discussions*

2026
CEPR Research and Policy Network on Fintech and Digital Currencies (scheduled)・Bank of England (scheduled)・European Finance Association・EBRD and CEPR Research Symposium*・Banco de Portugal and CEPR Conference on Financial Intermediation・ St.Gallen Financial Economics Workshop・Future of Financial Information Conference*・SFI Research Days・LBS Summer Finance Symposium (by coauthor)・ 3f Finance Future Fest ・ 24th Annual International Industrial Organization Conference 

2025
HSG Fintech Summit*・Zurich-Bern Real Estate Finance and Economics Conference*・St. Gallen Financial Economics Workshop・Future of Financial Information Conference, INSEAD*・Digital Money and Taxation Workshop, Goethe University Frankfurt*・Indian School of Business, Hyderabad

2024

University of Naples Federico II・EFA・NBER SI ・WFA・OFR Rising Scholars Conference 

2023
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Conference on Consumer Credit and Payments・DGF German Finance Association Annual Conference・Bank of Canada Payments and Securities Settlement Workshop・SAFE Household Finance Workshop・ECB Forum・FIRS Ph.D. Session・SFS Cavalcade North America・Future of Financial Information Conference・Swiss Winter Conference on Financial Intermediation・Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research (SGF Conference)*・Bank of England Annual Research Conference

2022
NBER on Innovative Data in Household Finance・EFA*・Fintech Conference Nova SBE*・SAFE Household Finance Workshop*

Academic Scholarships

Doctoral Scholarship DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service)  (2019-2023)
Academic Scholarship, Sogang University (2009-2010)

Email

rachel (dot) nam [at] outlook (dot) com

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