Benjamin Cohen

Benjamin H Cohen is a Senior Economist at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland. Previously he has held positions in the secretariat of the Financial Stability Board, the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund and the secretariat of the Committee on the Global Financial System. His research interests include the impact of regulation on financial markets and the economy, the study of volatility and liquidity in financial markets as well as the causes and consequences of financial crises. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.