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Amin Shams

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2014
Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisMarket Dynamics and VolatilityFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance

Publications

11

Citations

875

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Amin Shams works in finance and financial technology, studying topics such as cryptocurrency markets, potential manipulation in financial indexes like the VIX, and how automated systems (algorithms and machine models) are changing lending and credit decisions. His work often combines empirical data analysis with questions about market integrity and the use of alternative data sources in finance.

Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin marketsFinancial market manipulation and volatility (VIX)Automated and machine-based underwriting in lendingAlternative credit data and FinTechEmpirical asset pricing and market structure

Publication output has been irregular over the last decade, with a cluster of activity around 2017-2020 followed by a slower, sparser pace through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 1 publication18192020: 4 publications4202122232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • The Journal of Finance×1
  • Management Science×1
  • Review of Financial Studies×1
  • Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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