Max J. Miller

Max Miller is an Assistant Professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. His research lies at the intersection of finance, macroeconomics, and political economy, aiming to combine insights from asset pricing to improve our understanding of public policy and political institutions. His work focuses on the interplay between political institutions and financial markets, the role that financial market and macroeconomic conditions play in generating wealth inequality, and the importance of political connections for foreign countries and firms in the United States. 

Professor Miller holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the Wharton School and a B.B.A. in Finance from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. During the penultimate year of his doctoral studies, he worked as an economist at the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Office of the Chief Economist within the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis. Prior to his doctoral studies, he served as a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the Flow of Funds section.