Curriculum Vitae

General Information

Full Name Mitchell Goldberg
Affiliation Ph.D. Candidate; Research & Teaching Assistant
Center for Innovative Finance
Faculty of Business and Economics
University of Basel
Switzerland
Email mitchell.goldberg@unibas.ch
Google Scholar Link to Profile
Languages German (native), English (fluent)

Research Fields

  • Public Blockchains, DAOs, and Governance of Public Infrastructure
  • Economics of the Metaverse, Virtual Land Valuation

Education

  • 2020 - present
    Ph.D. Candidate
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland
    • Ph.D. Thesis: "Blockchain-Based Virtual Worlds" (working title), supervisor: Prof. Dr. Fabian Schär
  • 2018 - 2020
    Master of Science (M.Sc.)
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland
    • Major in Quantitative Methods
    • Master Thesis: "Esports, Football and Economics: An Econometric Analysis of a $1.4 Billion In-Game Market"
    • Best Master Thesis Award
  • 2015 - 2018
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, Switzerland
    • Major in Economics
    • Bachelor Thesis: "Analyse möglicher Lösungsvorschläge des Bitcoin-Skalierungsproblems"

Teaching

  • 2020 - present
    Teaching Assistant
    Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
    • Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets (B.A. course)
    • Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptoassets (B.A. Thesis seminar)
    • Smart Contracts and Decentralized Finance (M.Sc. course)
    • Blockchain, Smart contracts and Decentralized Finance (M.Sc. seminar)
    • Blockchain Challenge (B.A. and M.Sc. courses)
  • 2022 - present
    Lecturer
    FHNW University for Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
    • Lectures on "Blockchain", "Smart Contracts", "Decentralized Finance", and "The Metaverse" (2024)
    • Lectures on "The Metaverse" (2022)
  • 2021 - 2022
    Supervisor
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel
    • Supervision of Bachelor seminar theses in "Wirschaftliches Arbeiten I"

Publications

  • Land Valuation in the Metaverse: Location Matters, Mitchell Goldberg, Peter Kugler, Fabian Schär, Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbae027
  • Metaverse Governance: An Empirical Analysis of Voting Within Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, Mitchell Goldberg, Fabian Schär, Journal of Business Research, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113764

Working Papers

  • Geographic Dispersion of Economic Shocks in the Metaverse: Evidence from Events in a Blockchain-Based Virtual World, Mitchell Goldberg, Work in progress, 2024
  • Retailing and Customer Engagement in the Metaverse: An Empirical Analysis, Mitchell Goldberg, Fabian Schär, Dario Thürkauf, 2023, URL: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4547100
  • Scarcity in the Metaverse: Space, Location and the Attention Economy, Mitchell Goldberg, Fabian Schär, 2023, URL: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4606813

Academic Conferences & Seminars

  • 18th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association, Georgetown University, Paper presentation: "Land Valuation in the Metaverse: Location Matters", September 2024
  • U.S. Seminar in Business, Law and Economic Policy, Stern School of Business, New York University, Paper presentation: "Land Valuation in the Metaverse: Location Matters", February 2024
  • Finance Meets DLT, Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel, and Swiss Banker's Association, Presentation: "A Brief Look into the Metaverse", September 2023
  • Blockchain-Recht – Die neue DLT-Gesetzgebung in der Praxis, Europa Institut, University of Zürich, Keynote presentation: "Metaverse: Standort und Ausblick", August 2023
  • Lecture Series in Law and Economics, Summer School in Law, Business and Economic Policy, University of Basel, Presentation: "Das Metaverse aus ökonomischer Sicht", October 2022

Other Talks and Presentations

  • Alumni Basel, University of Basel, Presentation: "Metaversen der Zukunft: Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten durch digitale Räume", October 2023
  • Crypto Finance Conference, St. Moritz, Presentation: "Metaverse Land Valuation", January 2023
  • A-Club, HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, Presentation: "Value Creation im Metaverse", November 2022
  • Metaverse Summit 2022, Weblaw, Presentation: "Das Metaverse aus wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Sicht", June 2022
  • Innovation Kick – Metaverse und andere digitale Welten, Technopark Winterthur, Presentation: "Real Estate im Metaverse", May 2022
  • K.E.Y. Platform 2022, MoneyToday South Korea, Presentation: "Land Valuation in the Metaverse", April 2022
  • Mint & Burn Podcast, Episode 35, RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub, Talk on "The Valuation of Virtual Land and the Metaverse", April 2022
  • Crypto Finance Conference Public Days, St. Moritz, Introductory courses to "Krypto und Blockchain" and "Dezentralisierte Finanzbranche (DeFi)", October 2021

Academic Service

  • Refereeing
    • California Management Review
    • Journal of Business Research
    • Journal of Asset Management
    • Spatial Economic Analysis
    • Digital Business
  • Event Organization
    • Blockchain Challenge Gala Events (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Cryptolectures
    • Contributor to the University of Basel's open-access lecture series on blockchain technology, smart contracts, and decentralized finance (cryptolectures.io)

Press & Media

  • NFT-based Retailing in the Metaverse, Mitchell Goldberg, Crypto Finance Conference Knowledge Center, September 2023
  • Interview: The Metaverse, Lukas Jelk, Crypto Finance House View: Web 3.0 Crypto Finance Report, February 2023
  • The Metaverse as an Attention Economy, Mitchell Goldberg, Crypto Finance Conference Knowledge Center, November 2022
  • Metaverse Real Estate: Now Languishing Under Water, David Westerhaver, Forbes, August 2022
  • Immobilienboom in der Sandbox, Lucia Brauburger, Immobilien-Manager, May 2022
  • Pixel-Häuser sind gefragt, Sarah Huemer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, May 2022
  • The Crazy Economics of Metaverse Plots, Bani Sapra, Wired Middle East, April 2022
  • 2022 K.E.Y. Platform Keyman Interview, Cho Cheol-hee, Kim Sang-hee, Seonggeun Choi, MoneyToday South Korea, April 2022
  • Virtuelles Land: ein Stück Metaverse für zu Hause, Siegmund Skalar, Finanz und Wirtschaft, March 2022
  • Der lange Weg zum Metaverse, Ralf Kaminski, Migros-Engagement, February 2022
  • Der heisseste Immobilienmarkt der Welt ist virtuell, Luca Froehlicher, SRF 10 vor 10, February 2022
  • Eine eigene Insel mit Villa? Im Metaversum wird eifrig an diesem Traum gebaut, Philipp Gollmer, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 2022
  • Wer regiert das Metaverse?, Eva Wolfangel, UNI NOVA, February 2022
  • Wo Welten verschwimmen, Fabian Schär, Mitchell Goldberg, Weltwoche, November 2021