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Welcome to my website! I am a fourth year Finance doctoral candidate at the Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. My research interests lie in the area of Household Finance, and Banking. In particular, my research examines the impact of technological innovations and financial policies in shaping consumer credit markets, and consumer behavior. I have MSc Finance from Madras School of Economics and BSc (Hons.) Mathematics from University of Delhi. Before starting doctoral studies, I worked in industry with Barclays, McKinsey, and EY.

Research Interests:

Household Finance, and Banking

References:

Professor Julia Fonseca, Associate Professor of Finance, Gies College of Business

Email: juliaf@illinois.edu

Professor Julian Rief, Associate Professor, Gies College of Business

Email: jrief@illinois.edu

Professor Rustom M. Irani, Professor of Finance, Gies College of Business

Email: rirani@illinois.edu

Professor Heitor Almeida, Professor of Finance, Gies College of Business

Email: halmeida@illinois.edu

Education:

PhD. Finance, Gies College of Business, UIUC, 2022-2027 (Expected)

MSc. Applied Quantitative Finance, Madras School of Economics, 2015-2017

BSc. (Hons.) Mathematics, University of Delhi, 2011-2014

Contact Info:

Office Address: 607 E Gregory Dr, Champaign, IL 61820

Email: divijk2@illinois.edu