Manuel Sanchez-Martinez
Title:
PhD Student, Finance

Degree(s):
Master in Finance. Intituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM). Oct 2015 – Dec 2016
MSc in Physics. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). Aug 2013 – Jul 2015
BSc in Physics. Universidad de Guadalajara. Jan 2009 – Jun 2013
Area(s):
Finance
Link(s):
Biography:
I am a fourth-year Finance PhD student at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University.
I hold a Master's in Finance from ITAM, a MSc in Physics from UNAM, and a BSc in Physics from Universidad de Guadalajara.
Prior to my PhD, I served as a research assistant at the Mexican Central Bank and the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA).
Curriculum vitae:
Group:
PhD Student
Research areas:
Derivatives
International Finance
Macro-Based Asset Pricing
Sovereign & Corporate Credit Risk
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
- 2024-2027. CONAHCyT (Mexican Government)
- 2024-2025. External Differential Fee Waiver (Quebec Government)
- 2024-2028. FRQSC Scholarship (Quebec Government)
- 2022-2027. Doctoral Fellowship (McGill University)
Current research:
- Construction of credit spreads in domestic and foreign currency using option prices
- Study of convenience yields in advanced and emerging market economies and their covariances with international market factors