Hi! I'm an Economics Ph.D. Candidate at GSEFM Goethe University Frankfurt.

My primary research areas are Asset Pricing, Macro-Finance, and Information Friction.

New: My JMP "The Role of Financial Traders for Price Responses to Shocks in the Commodity Futures Markets," is accepted to the Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) 2026 Conference. 

I will also present my paper, "Shortage, Liquidity, and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy: Evidence from the U.S. Commodity Futures Markets," at the 9th Commodity Markets Winter Workshop on 4th February. (Please see my CV for a full list of past presentations. )

Previously, I was an intern at the Research Centre of the Deutsche Bundesbank and participated in the fund internship program of the International Monetary Fund.

My supervisors are Prof. Dr. Christian Schlag, Prof. Dr. Maik Schmeling, and Dr. Christoph Meinerding. 

Contact:

• sato[at]finance.uni-frankfurt[dot]de

• +49 (69) 798-33695 

• House of Finance 2.61, Campus Westend, 60323 Frankfurt am Main 

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