Professor | Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance
Economic Analysis & Policy | Sustainability
Expert on how finance shapes the economy
About
Ross Levine is the Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance at Berkeley Haas. He completed his undergraduate studies at Cornell University earned his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA. He worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the World Bank, where he conducted and managed research and operational programs. His research focuses on two areas: how financial regulations and the operation of financial systems shape economic growth and economic prosperity more generally; and the cognitive and non-cognitive traits of successful entrepreneurs. His two most recent books, “Rethinking Bank Regulation: Till Angels Govern” and “Guardians of Finance: Making Regulators Work for Us,” stress that regulatory policies often stymie competition and encourage excessive risk-taking, with deleterious effects on living standards. Levine advises governments, central banks, regulatory agencies, and multilateral organizations.
Expertise and Research Interests
- Finance, Growth, and Economic Prosperity
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Regulation
- 10 Business Schools To Watch In 2022, Poets & Quants, 01/17/2022
- UC-Berkeley Haas Shakes Up MBA Core Curriculum, Poets & Quants, 08/03/2021
- ESG funds: Green or grift?, Built In, 05/24/2021
- Refocusing on sustainability in 2021, New Hope Network, 12/11/2020
- U.S. social unrest presents opportunities for firms to enhance ESG credentials, bolster ties with other stakeholders, Reuters, 06/09/2020
- Which companies are most immune to the pandemic?, The Economist, 04/28/2020
- Hedge Funds’ Favorite Stocks Were Hit Hardest in the Coronavirus Crash, Institutional Investor, 04/23/2020
- Coronavirus wipes out decade of US jobs growth, BCC World Business Report, 04/16/2020
- Better Regulations Needed for Competitive Banking System to Work, Paper Says, The Wall Street Journal, 08/25/2018