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PhD Candidate at Ohio State University
Greetings from Alexander J. Ryan!
I am a PhD candidate at Ohio State in the Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics department.
My research is at the intersection of regional, financial, real estate, and climate change economics. My ongoing projects use empirical and structural approaches at the frontier of staggered difference-in-differences and Spatial Equilibrium modeling.
Augmenting my academic research, I am a frequent panelist, coauthor, and consultant for the American Bankers Association's Office of the Chief Economist on the residential housing market, insights from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act releases, and climate-related financial risks.
I graduated from John Carroll University in January 2019 with dual majors in economics and finance. Before joining OSU, I interned at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and spent 3 years as a senior associate on KPMG Chicago's Economic & Valuation Services team.When I am away from the office, I enjoy visiting the Columbus Park of Roses, listening to records, playing disc golf or volleyball, writing about my hometown, and binging Bolatro.
Working Papers
Job Market Paper: The Role of Access to Community Bank Capital in Place-Based Policies (draft available upon request)
Fall 2026
Financial Risks in Flooding: Bank Response to Climate-Induced Natural Disasters
Fall 2026
Agricultural Management Practices and Water Pollution: An Application to the Maumee River Watershed (with Dr. Yongyang Cai)
Winter 2026
Agricultural Management Practices and Water Pollution: An Application to the Maumee River Watershed (with Dr. Yongyang Cai)
Winter 2026
Publications/Books
Education
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
M.S.: Applied Economics
August 2022 - May 2024
John Carroll University (Cleveland, OH)
Majors: Economics and Finance
August 2015 - Decemver 2018
August 2015 - Decemver 2018
Overall GPA: 3.85 | Major GPAs (Economics & Finance): 3.85
Member of JCU Honors Program
Dean's list all 7 semesters
Recipient of the Economic Department’s Omicron Delta Epsilon Award, which is awarded to the top student in the junior class
Invited to join the Jesuit Honor Society (Alpha Sigma Nu) and the Business Honor Society (Beta Gamma Sigma)
Certifications
Certified Business Economist®
National Association for Business Economists
January 2020
Technical Skills
Econometrics
Python, R, STATA
Structural Modeling
MATLAB, Julia, GAMS
Data Analysis
Python, R, MS Office Suite,Alteryx
Volunteer Activity
Late Night Scholarships Inc.
Founder and Trustee
February 2020 - present
Founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to offer scholarships for high achieving students in Northeast Ohio and coordinate an alumni network/mentoring program for student applicants.
Designed the unique online scholarship web-based application and manages fundraising campaigns that collect over $1,500 in annual donations for the organization's scholarship award.
Organizes the selection of three annual scholarship recipients by coordinating with 35+ donors to select the top applicants.
Massillon Girls Flag Football Booster Club
Treasurer
February 2025 - present
Treasurer for the inaugural season of the Massillon High School girl's flag football team.
Fayetteville Mafia Press
Financial Analyst
February 2020 - present
Assists Fayetteville Mafia Press, a small publishing company, with preparing monthly financial reports. I have automated most of this process by designing a program that performs financial analysis on monthly reports generated by FMP's distributor.
Discusses pricing strategies and marketing campaigns with the FMP founders/executives.