Saleem Bahaj is an Associate Professor of Economics and Finance at University College London. He joined UCL in 2021 after spending seven years in the research department of the Bank of England and completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2014.
Saleem's research lies at the intersection of macroeconomics and finance with a particular focus on international finance, corporate behaviour and bank capital regulation. His most recent work has focused on the coordination financial policies between countries. Saleem’s work has been published in, among others, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies and the Journal of Finance.

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Customer data access and fintech entry: Early evidence from open banking
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- Finance and Fintech 
- Financial Regulation and Banking

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Interest rates and exchange rates when the money supply goes up
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- Exchange Rates 
- Monetary Policy

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Jumpstarting an international currency
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- International Finance

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Central bank swap lines
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- Financial Markets 
- Global crisis 
- Global economy

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Has the UK financial system held back UK investment?
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- Financial Markets 
- Global crisis