Sean Higgins

Sean Higgins is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is an applied microeconomist with interests in household finance, corporate finance, and development economics. His research studies how technology reduces frictions in financial markets, and the effect of reducing these frictions on households and small businesses. He received a BS and PhD in Economics from Tulane University. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Education

• Post-Doctoral, 2019, University of California, Berkeley
• Ph.D., 2016, Economics, Tulane University
• B.S., 2011, Economics, Tulane University

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor of Finance, Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2020-present
• Post-Doctoral Fellow in Household Finance, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019-2020

Professional Experience

• Visiting Scholar, Philadelphia Federal Reserve, 2020-2020
• Visiting Researcher, Banco de México (Central Bank of Mexico), 2017-2017
• Visiting Scholar, UC Berkeley, 2014-2015
• Visiting Scholar, El Colegio de México, 2013-2014

Awards

• PBCSF Award for the Best Paper in Fintech, Western Finance Association
• Best Paper in Corporate Finance, SFS Cavalcade North America
• Schloss Prize for Excellence in Economic Research
• Fulbright Scholar to Mexico