Petra Sinagl is Assistant Professor of Finance at University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Professor Sinagl earned a MSc. in financial economics from Maastricht University and a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Sydney. Prior to starting her PhD studies, she worked in the banking industry at multiple roles in credit risk management. Petra’s research interests are in asset pricing and macroeconomics with a particular interest in market frictions and agent heterogeneity.