Will Diamond
@wdiamond_econ
Associate Professor of Finance, @UWMadison. I study safe assets, banking , central bank policy- tools to prevent financial crises and clean up after them.
Best, most detailed commentary I've seen about debanking. Identifies the relevant regulators and private sector players (e.g. its not the CFPB) and makes clear its neither made up nor some kind of conspiracy to go after all conservatives.
0/ What is debanking and what are the mechanics? Since @pmarca blew the whistle on Operation Chokepoint 2.0 on @joerogan's podcast, this issue has finally gotten the attention it deserves. However, as is usual with these things, the discourse has become the embodiment of chaos.
We’re hiring pre-docs! Gideon Bornstein, Sergio Salgado, and I are accepting applications for a full-time pre-doc. Work alongside us at @Wharton on research in macroeconomics, household finance, and inequality. Priority deadline is *Nov. 26* Apply: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiti…
Real world confirmation that game theory training helps you win in the prisoner's dilemma.
CAROLINE ELLISON COULD FACE NO JAIL TIME FOR ROLE IN FTX COLLAPSE Ellison’s role in the implosion of the crypto empire run by her former boss and ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried was to lie to investors, help steal billions of dollars from FTX customers, and subsequently…
Black and Hispanic homeowners earned higher rates of returns on housing than White homeowners from 1974–2021, driven by higher rental yields for minority owners, from @rebeccardiamond and @wdiamond_econ nber.org/papers/w32916
It's hard to imagine a country both arresting the founder of Telegram and being a major startup hub.