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I am a Principal Economist at the Federal Reserve Board. My main research interests are financial intermediation and access to finance.
My papers have been published in leading academic journals such as the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics, were presented at the NBER, AFA, WFA, SFS Cavalcade, and EFA, and have been widely cited in speeches by central bank governors and in the media, including by The Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNN, and CNBC.
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Aug 2025: the paper "Securing Technological Leadership? The Cost of Export Controls on Firms" was accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics.
Aug 2025: new working paper "Finance for All: Experimental Effects of a Financial Literacy Program". The project recently won the Best Non-Profit Adult Education Project at the 2025 Money Awareness and Inclusion Awards (MAIA).
Jul 2025: the paper "Defunding Controversial Industries: Can Targeted Credit Rationing Choke Firms?" was published in the October 2025 issue of the Journal of Financial Economics.
Mar 2025: the paper "Who Pays For Your Rewards? Redistribution in the Credit Card Market" was updated and cited by The Economist.
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