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Rebecca Diamond
Rebecca Diamond
Assistant Professor, Economics
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RebeccaDiamond
Assistant Professor of Economics
Assistant Professor Economics (by courtesy), School of Humanities and Sciences
Spence Faculty Scholar for 2017-2018
Academic Area: 
Economics

Research Statement

Rebecca Diamond is an applied micro economist studying local labor and housing markets. Her recent research focuses on the causes and consequences of diverging economic growth across U.S. cities and its effects on inequality.

Bio

Rebecca Diamond is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business where she teaches Data and Decisions. Her current research studies the causes and consequence of segregation of households by income and education level across neighborhoods and labor markets. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research from 2013 to 2014. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2013 and her BS in Physics and Economics and Mathematics from Yale University in 2007.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, Economics, Harvard University, 2013
  • MA, Economics, Harvard Univeristy, 2011
  • BS, Physics, 2nd major in Economics & Mathematics, Yale, 2007

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Stanford GSB, 2014-present
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research(SIEPR), 2013-2014

Professional Experience

  • Analyst in Quantitative Investment Strategies, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, 2007-2008

Awards and Honors

  • Spence Faculty Scholar, 2017-2018

Publications

Other Publications

U.S. Workers’ Diverging Locations: Policy and Inequality Implications
Rebecca Diamond. SIEPR Policy Brief. July 2014.

Working Papers

The Geography of Poverty and Nutrition: Food Deserts and Food Choices Across the United States | PDF
Hunt Allcott, Rebecca Diamond, Jean-Pierre Dubé, January 22018
The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy: Evidence from over a Million Rideshare Drivers | PDF
Cody Cook, Rebecca Diamond, Jonathan Hall, John A. List, Paul Oyer, January 2018
The Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San Francisco | PDF
Rebecca Diamond, Timothy James McQuade, Franklin Qian, January 2017
The Determinants and Welfare Implications of U.S. Workers' Diverging Location Choices by Skill: 1980-2000 | PDF
Rebecca Diamond, August 272015
Housing Supply Elasticity and Rent Extraction by State and Local Governments | PDF
Rebecca Diamond, July 242015
Who Wants Affordable Housing in their Backyard? An Equilibrium Analysis of Low Income Property Development | PDF
Rebecca Diamond, Timothy James McQuade, July 2015

Teaching

Degree Courses

2017-18

MGTECON 618: Social Insurance and Urban Economics

The course covers various topics relating to social insurance. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between...

OIT 274: Data and Decisions - Base (Flipped Classroom)

Base Data and Decisions is a first-year MBA course in statistics and regression analysis. The course is taught using a flipped classroom model that combines extensive online materials with a lab-based classroom approach. Traditional lecture...

2016-17

MGTECON 618: Public Finance and Taxation III

The course covers various topics relating to social insurance. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between...

Insights by Stanford Business

writtenWhat an Economist Is Learning by Driving for Uber
February 16, 2018
In studying the gig economy, Paul Oyer opts for a hands-on-the-wheel approach.
writtenRent Control’s Winners and Losers
February 2, 2018
With rents going through the roof in hot cities, the hunt is on for a better way to protect tenants from being priced out of their homes.
writtenThe Roots of Nutritional Inequality
January 26, 2018
Why do wealthy people eat healthier?
writtenIs Affordable Housing Good for the Neighborhood?
September 15, 2015
Research shows these buildings impact home prices and diversity.
writtenRebecca Diamond: What Is the Relationship Between Economics and Geography?
September 23, 2014
Research explores the interplay between wages, taxes, housing costs, the movement of workers, and education.
writtenRebecca Diamond: What is Happening to America’s Cities?
July 7, 2014
New research shows they are increasingly segregated by education.

School News

writtenNew Faculty Combine Academic Rigor and Real-World Experience
September 9, 2014
Stanford GSB welcomes seven tenure-line faculty and 17 lecturers from a range of disciplines who will infuse the school’s curriculum with fresh perspectives.

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