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Bastien Buchwalter is an Assistant Professor of Finance at SKEMA Business School in Paris, France. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from ESSEC Business School and a Master of Science in Quantitative Economics from the University of Tübingen.

His research sits at the intersection of finance and data science, with a primary focus on financial stability and digital currencies. In particular, he studies the implications of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies for financial systems, markets, and regulation. His work combines large-scale data analysis with modern computational methods to better understand how technological innovation is reshaping monetary and financial structures.

Bastien’s academic experience includes serving as a visiting scholar at the Bank of Canada, where he collaborated with policymakers and gained direct insight into the policy relevance of academic research. This experience strengthened his commitment to producing research that is both academically rigorous and policy-relevant.