M. Allahrakha is a seasoned economist with expertise in bank regulations, financial markets, and corporate bond trading liquidity. With a Master of Philosophy in Economics from The George Washington University, Allahrakha has worked as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund and served as an Economics Instructor at the same university. Additionally, Allahrakha has held roles as a Financial Analyst at the US Treasury's Office of Financial Research and as a Research Consultant at The World Bank.

Allahrakha's research focuses on the analysis of bank regulations, specifically related to Basel 3, and their effects on large complex banking organizations and the real economy. Allahrakha also studies potential threats to financial stability and the impact of policy disruptions on the financial markets. Allahrakha's recent work involves measuring corporate bond trading liquidity after the implementation of the Volcker Rule.

Allahrakha's educational experience and expertise extend beyond macroeconomics, including extensive knowledge in short term funding markets, repo, and liquidity stress testing. As a doctoral candidate in Computational Social Science, Allahrakha uses macroeconomic education and experience to build agent-based models of economies to study economic issues.