Alex Osberghaus
Zurich
Thesis Advisor
Steven Ongena, Andreas Fuster
Research Interests
Financial Intermediation, Corporate Finance, and NBFIs
Research Papers
Ongena, S., Osberghaus, A., & Schepens, G. (2025). Joining Forces: Why Banks Syndicate Credit. Working Paper.
Languages
English, German
Research Statement
I conduct research on financial intermediation with a focus on the interconnectedness between banks and non-banks. My job market paper is the first to investigate synthetic risk transfers, an instrument through which banks sell the first losses of a portfolio to the non-bank financial system, while keeping the assets on their balance sheets.