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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Apr 2025: the paper "Defunding Controversial Industries: Can Targeted Credit Rationing Choke Firms?" was accepted for publication at the Journal of Financial Economics.
Mar 2025: updated paper - "Who Pays For Your Rewards? Redistribution in the Credit Card Market".
Feb 2025: updated paper - "Securing Technological Leadership? The Cost of Export Controls on Firms".
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