Bige Alper

Bige Kahraman Alper is an Associate Professor of Finance at Saïd Business School and a Fellow of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford.

She holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University with specialisations in financial economics and econometrics. She is a Research Affiliate in the Financial Economics programme of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and an Economic Adviser to Financial Conduct Authority.

Bige’s research focuses on analysing the sources of market frictions giving rise to market inefficiency and systematic liquidity crises. Her recent studies quantify the importance of various frictions – for instance, arising from capital constraints, organisational structures in asset management intermediaries and asymmetric information – and examine the role of financial innovation that can help markets overcome these frictions. Her papers appear in top academic journals such as Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies.

Research

• Bige’s research is concerned with market frictions, efficiency and market crises.

Fellowships, Honors and Awards:

• Said Business School Faculty Research Fund, 2019-2020
• Said Business School Faculty Research Fund, 2017-2018
• Said Business School RA Fund, 2017-2018
• Included in "Who's Who in Business Higher Education", 2017
• NSE – NYU Stern Initiative on the Study of Indian Capital Markets Research Grant, 2013
• Paul Woolley Center Travel Grant, 2013
• Second Best Paper Award at the Paul Woolley Conference at UTS, 2013
• Wallendar Foundation Research Grant in Sweden, 2013
• Vinnova Grant for Financial Stability in Sweden (for three years), 2012-2015
• Whitebox Advisors Fellowship, Yale School of Management, 2010
• Dean’s Honors for Academic Excellence (for a GPA of 4 out of 4), UCSD, 2004
• Bilkent University Full Tuition and Expenses Scholarship (awarded to top 20 students), 2001-2005
• Ranked 257th (out of 1.5 million) in the National University Entrance Examination, Turkey, 2001