Kim Pernell
kimpernell.bsky.social
Kim Pernell
@kimpernell.bsky.social
Sociologist at UT Austin. Finance, organizations, regulation, and risk-taking.

Author of “Visions of Financial Order: National Institutions and the Development of Banking Regulation” (coming August 2024, Princeton Univ Press).
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Really excited for this!
June 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Very excited for this book!
Drawing on extensive interviews, Hope Harvey's Doubled Up is an in-depth look at the experiences of families with children living in doubled-up households.

Out May 6. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
May 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Bone chilling.

A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.

1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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All the way from Texas, Dr Kim Pernell will be joining us for our final Seminar Series of Winter Term 📝

📆 Friday 4 April, 2.00 pm

Kim will present "Visions of Financial Order: National Institutions and the Development of Banking Regulation"

See you there➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/department...
March 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.

wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Do you study economic behavior? Do you want to shape decisions at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE)? Consider nominating yourself for a seat on SASE's executive council!

Deadline: February 16

More details here: sase.org/news/2024-ca...
February 14, 2024 at 2:19 PM