We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2023 BlackRock Applied Research Award: Tim de Silva in the Finance program at MIT Sloan for his paper and research on "Insurance Versus Moral Hazard In Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment".
We also congratulate Tim's fellow finalists:
• Leland Bybee, Yale School of Management, Financial Economics
• Victor Saint-Jean, Sciences Po, Economics
• Zhiyu Fu, University of Chicago, Financial Economics
• Brian Jonghwan Lee, Columbia Business School, Finance
What is the Applied Research Award?
Now in its ninth 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.