Atif R. Mian - CERP

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

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Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.