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Also known as Douglas W. Diamond, Douglas Warren Diamond

American economist and professor of finance

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Douglas Warren Diamond is an American economist and university teacher born in Chicago in 1953. He has served as an employee of the University of Chicago. Diamond received his education at Brown University and Yale University, with Stephen Ross serving as his doctoral advisor. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Econometric Society.

His professional recognition includes the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Clarivate Citation Laureates award, and a fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Diamond speaks English and identifies with Judaism. His academic interests focus on economics, and he is recognized in collections related to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Nobel Economics.

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Born
( 1953-10-25 ) October 25, 1953 (age 72) , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
Known for
Diamond–Dybvig model
Children
Rebecca Diamond
Awards
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2022)
Education
Brown University ( BA ), Yale University ( MA , MPhil , PhD )
Thesis
Essays on Information and Financial Intermediation (1980)
Doctoral advisor
Stephen A. Ross
Discipline
Economics
Institutions
University of Chicago

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Nobel Prize

  • The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel2022

    for research on banks and financial crises

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Given name
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Family name
Diamond
Gender
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Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Chicago
Educated at
Yale University
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Judaism
Doctoral advisor
Stephen Ross
Image
Douglas Diamond.jpg
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date of birth
1953-10-25
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Douglas Diamond
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Encyclopedic overview

Douglas Warren Diamond (born October 25, 1953) is an American economist. He is the Merton H. Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he has taught since 1979. Diamond specializes in the study of financial intermediaries, financial crises, and liquidity. He is a former president of the American Finance Association (2003) and the Western Finance Association (2001–02).

In October 2022, Diamond was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Ben Bernanke and Philip H. Dybvig. The prize was awarded in recognition of the economists' "research on banks and financial crises"

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