Diptes C. P. Bhimjee is an Assistant Professor of Economics (Invited). He received his Ph.D. in Economics from ISCTE-IUL Business School in 2014. He has extensive teaching and research experience. He has taught multiple courses in Banking/Financial Regulation, Empirical Banking & Finance, Macroeconomics, and Monetary Theory & Policy at the Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. levels across several academic programs. He has published in international peer-reviewed Journals in the areas of Empirical Banking, Financial Crises, Fiscal Sustainability, and Central Banking. His main areas of academic research are related to Banking & Financial Institutions, Central Banks, Monetary Policy, and Other Financial Institutions & Markets.