Diego Jiménez Hernández is an economist in the Economic Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where he is a member of the microeconomics team. His research lies at the intersection of industrial organization and development economics, with a focus on how competition, market power, and government interventions shape market outcomes. Prior to joining the Chicago Fed, he was a postdoctoral researcher in Economics and Computation at Microsoft Research New England. He holds a B.A. in Economics and an M.A. in Economic Theory from ITAM, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.
Recent work by Diego Jiménez Hernández
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Credit card default is driven by job loss, not contract terms
Evidence from Mexico shows that job loss and employment instability – rather than high interest rates or minimum payment rules – are more important drivers of credit card default among new borrowers, suggesting that social protection may be more effe...
Published 20.03.26
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Market power and in-kind transfers: Evidence from Mexico
In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects
Published 12.07.21