Michael Kueschnig recently joined the research platform after accepting a position as university assistant at the Institute of Banking and Finance under the supervision of Andrea Schertler. Michael studied Economics at the University of Munich and the Vienna University of Economics and Business and is a Certified Financial Risk Manager. He previously worked as a consultant in the financial services industry, where he specialized in risk management.
Michael's research interests include empirical banking, financial risk management and banking regulation. He intends to center his PhD thesis around the systemic and idiosyncratic risk implications of parent and subsidiary company relationships in the financial sector.