James A. Wilcox, PhD

Professor of Economic Analysis and Policy and Finance

Expertise and Research Interests:

Small Business Lending
Bank Mergers and Acquisitions
Banking
Business Conditions
Consumer Spending
Unemployment And Inflation
Federal Reserve Monetary Policy And Interest Rates
Credit Union Failures And Losses

Positions Held:

1978 – present, Professor, Haas School of Business
2016 – present, Member, Financial Economists Roundtable
2014 – 2016, Member, Board of Directors, VirtualBeam, Inc.
2012 – present, Member, Board of Directors, Finance Scholars Group
2012 – 2015, Chair, Economic Analysis and Policy Group, Haas School of Business
2003 – present, Fellow, Wharton Financial Institutions Center
1999 – 2001, Chief Economist, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC
1991 – 1992, Economist, Federal Reserve Board
1990 – 1991, Senior Economist, President’s Council of Economic Advisers