Kilian Huber
Assistant Professor of Economics and William S. Fishman Faculty Felllow
Bigger Banks Are Good for Bankers but Not Customers
Historical analysis suggests bank consolidation doesn’t help business borrowers grow.
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Biography
Kilian Huber studies the interaction between the financial sector and the real economy. He uses empirical methods to explore how financial crises affect growth, how borrowing and stock prices depend on underlying constraints, and how financial regulation affects real outcomes. His research has been published in the American Economic Review.
Prior to joining Booth, Huber was the Saieh Family Fellow in Macroeconomics at the Becker Friedman Institute of the University of Chicago.
Huber received a PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE). During his studies, Huber spent time as a visiting student researcher at the Center for Labor Economics at UC Berkeley, and as an academic visitor in monetary analysis at the Bank of England. Additionally, he earned a Master of Research in economics, a Master of Science in economics, and a Bachelor of Science in economics all from LSE.
2022 - 2023 Course Schedule
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Line of Inquiry: Kilian Huber on Who Benefits When Banks Get Bigger
A historical case study sheds light on the effects of bigger financial institutions.
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How Discrimination Harms the Economy and Business
Discriminating against a specific group can have large and persistent economic costs.
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