Benedict Guttman-Kenney
Economics PhD candidate at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
(CV, Google Scholar)
I combine big data with tools from economics and psychology to understand consumer behavior - primarily researching household debt and credit information.
3 new papers on buy now pay later (BNPL), medical debt, and credit cards!
New coverage on BNPL in The Financial Times, Mashable, & Raconteur (The Times's Business Supplement).
Chairing virtual panel on BNPL at RAND Behavioral Finance Forum (12-1 PT, Monday 25 Aug - free to sign-up!).
Do get in touch via benedict@chicagobooth.edu (preferred), @gk_ben or linkedin.com/in/guttmankenney/.
Media coverage includes The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, The Times, and Chicago Booth Review.
Before moving to Chicago I spent 6+ years conducting economic research informing financial regulation at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England and Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Graduate of the University of Warwick & University College London.