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Alex Günsberg (Guensberg)

PhD Candidate in Finance | Visiting Scholar at UNC Kenan-Flagler

I am a PhD Candidate in Finance at the Graduate School of Finance (GSF), affiliated with the Hanken School of Economics, and a visiting scholar at the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. My research interests lie at the intersection of Household Finance, Behavioral Finance, and Urban Economics. In my work, I heavily utilize machine learning and Python-based data engineering skills, drawing on over a decade of industry experience. This includes exposure to systematic strategies as a Senior Sales Manager at a CTA hedge fund and honing my quantitative skills as a Data Scientist and entrepreneur. This background provides me with a unique, practice-oriented perspective on financial markets and data-driven research.

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Research

Job Market Paper (Title TBD)

Alex Günsberg

Learning How to Borrow in a Fintech World

with Camelia M. Kuhnen

Working Paper. Presented at: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, University of South Carolina, HEC Montreal, Erasmus Rotterdam, FDIC, and University of Michigan (2024).

(Title TBD)

with Camelia M. Kuhnen and Yunzhi Hu

Teaching Experience

  • Thesis supervisor for 30+ M.Sc. and B.Sc. students (2021-2024)
  • Chairman for 42 B.Sc. Seminars
  • Grading +100 referee reports and seminar presentations
  • Mentee in Hanken’s Teacher Mentor Program, Pilot group (2022)