Diptes C. P. Bhimjee received his Ph.D. in Economics (Monetary and Financial Economics) in 2014 from ISCTE-IUL Business School. His empirical Ph.D. Thesis addressed the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008.His academic research interests address the following research topics: Financial Crises and Financial Stability, Governance and Public Debt, Financial Institutions, Early Warning Systems, and Macroprudential Regulation. He has also published in a leading international peer-reviewed journal in Economics. He is presently ‘Investigador Associado’ at DINÂMIA’CET-IUL.