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Christopher Clayton

Christopher Clayton

Assistant Professor of Finance

Christopher Clayton does research in international finance and macroeconomics, finance, and macroeconomics. His research topics include geoeconomics and geopolitics, reserve currency internationalization, multinational banking, financial regulation, and monetary policy. He is a Faculty Research Fellow (IFM Program) at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He received a PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2020.

Education

  • PhD, Harvard University, 2020
  • BA, University of Chicago, 2012

Articles

Crisis Interventions in Corporate Insolvency

Journal of Finance
Articles
Published: 2024
Author(s): S. Antill and C. Clayton

China in Tax Havens

AEA Papers and Proceedings
Articles
Published: 2023
Author(s): C. Clayton, A. Coppola, A. Dos Santos, M. Maggiori, and J. Schreger

Multinational Banks and Financial Stability

Quarterly Journal of Economics
Articles
Published: 2022
Author(s): C. Clayton and A. Schaab

Working Papers

A Theory of Economic Coercion and Fragmentation

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): C. Clayton, M. Maggiori, and J. Schreger

A Framework for Geopolitics and Economics

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): C. Clayton, M. Maggiori, and J. Schreger

Internationalizing Like China

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): C. Clayton, A. Dos Santos, M. Maggiori, and J. Schreger

A Theory of Dynamic Inflation Targets

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): C. Clayton and A.Schaab

Bail-Ins, Optimal Regulation, and Crisis Resolution

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): C. Clayton and A. Schaab

Optimal Illiquidity

Working Papers
Published: 2024
Author(s): J. Beshears, J. J. Choi, C. Clayton, C. Harris, D. Laibson, and B. C. Madrian

Achievements

  • AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, 2020
  • Finance Theory Group: Best Finance Theory Job Market Paper, 2020