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We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2022 BlackRock Applied Research Award: Claudio Rizzi in the Finance program from the University of Miami for his paper and research on "Nature as a Defense from Disasters: Natural Capital and Municipal Bond Yields".
We also congratulate Claudio's fellow finalists:
• Maxime Bonelli, HEC Paris, Finance
• Hoa Briscoe-Tran, Ohio State University, Finance
• Shushu Liang, Harvard University, Economics
• Paul Yoo, University of North Carolina, Finance
Now in its eighth edition, the BlackRock Applied Research Award recognizes the top five job market papers submitted by PhD candidates on a practical topic pertaining to financial markets, economics, investment management, or risk management.
The Award will grant $20,000 to the winning job market paper submitted by PhD candidates and $2,500 to the runners-up. Job market papers should be based on quantitative research and provide practical solutions to the challenges faced by investors and risk managers.
Candidates must send their applications to applied research award by October 19, 2022.
The BlackRock Applied Research Award Academic Panel will review all submissions and notify the 5 finalists by November 22, 2022.
Finalists will be invited to defend their job market paper on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
Award determination will be made by BlackRock’s Applied Research Award Academic Panel which consists of a panel of finance leaders from BlackRock and academia.
*All documents included in your application should be titled beginning with your last name