29 faculty and 40 courses in Economics at Santa Clara University.
- William A. Sundstrom, Stephen and Patricia Schott Professor h-index 42
Notable: “Why do Banks Disappear? The Determinants of U.S. Bank Failures and Acquisitions” (2000) · 708 citations
- Thomas Russell, Professor Emeritus h-index 35
Applying differential geometry to the study of rational and non-rational behavior, and the analysis of the relationship between capital markets and insurance markets. Economics Sections Economics Economics About Us Academic Program
Notable: “Imperfect Information, Uncertainty, and Credit Rationing” (1976) · 1,419 citations
- Christian Helmers, Professor, Department Chair h-index 33
Es on innovation, law and economics in particular intellectual property, and the economics of digitization. Professor Helmers came to Santa Clara from Universidad Carlos III, Madrid where he was an Assistant Professor. Prior to that, he wor
Notable: “The Choice between Formal and Informal Intellectual Property: A Review” (2014) · 547 citations
- Kris James Mitchener, Robert and Susan Finocchio Professor h-index 28
Es on economic history, international economics, macroeconomics, and political economy. He is a leading expert on the history of financial crises, and is currently researching how banking crises redistribute risk in financial networks and h
Notable: “The Great Depression as a Credit Boom Gone Wrong” (2003) · 161 citations
- Serguei Maliar, Associate Professor h-index 21
In macroeconomics, economic theory, game theory, numerical methods, economies in transition, and economic growth and development. His scholarship has appeared in numerous top journals such as Econometrica, Quantitative Economics, Review
Notable: “Smolyak method for solving dynamic economic models: Lagrange interpolation, anisotropic grid and adaptive domain” (2014) · 161 citations
- Michael Kevane, Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Community-Based Targeting Mechanisms for Social Safety Nets: A Critical Review” (2002) · 302 citations
- Jianlin Wang, Assistant Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Modelling the CO 2 emissions and economic growth in Croatia: Is there any environmental Kuznets curve?” (2016) · 381 citations
- Alexander J. Field, Michel and Mary Orradre Professor h-index 17
Notable: “Schooling in Capitalist America: Educational Reform and the Contradictions of Economic Life” (1977) · 2,926 citations
- Helen Popper, Professor h-index 15
Foreign Exchange Risk International Financial Markets Information and Risk Monetary Policy Central Banking European Monetary Union East Asian Financial Markets Economic Growth University Governance Business School Programs Economics Section
Notable: “The exchange rate exposure of U.S. and Japanese banking institutions” (1997) · 204 citations
- Linda Kamas, Associate Professor (Emerita) h-index 15
Notable: “The importance of being confident; gender, career choice, and willingness to compete” (2011) · 164 citations
- John Ifcher, Professor h-index 12
Es on decision making on behalf of others, subjective well-being, social welfare programs, and the impact of economics instruction. One recent paper investigates the impact of relative income on subjective well-being; another investigates c
Notable: “The earned income tax credit, mental health, and happiness” (2015) · 146 citations
- Adrien Bouguen, Assistant Professor h-index 10
Notable: “Using Randomized Controlled Trials to Estimate Long-Run Impacts in Development Economics” (2019) · 72 citations
- Shireen AlAzzawi, Teaching Professor h-index 9
Notable: “Innovation, productivity and foreign direct investment-induced R&D spillovers” (2011) · 48 citations
- Dongsoo Shin, Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Optimal Task Design: To Integrate or Separate Planning and Implementation?” (2006) · 31 citations
- Audrey Guo, Assistant Professor h-index 6
Notable: “Veterans' Labor Force Participation: What Role Does the VA's Disability Compensation Program Play?” (2015) · 28 citations
- Adina Ardelean, Teaching Professor h-index 5
Es on the micro-foundations of trade costs, investigating how real-world frictions such as maritime and air transport logistics and trade finance shape global markets. Her recent work explores how these factors influence firm-level outcomes
Notable: “Domestic productivity and variety gains from trade” (2009) · 32 citations
- Victoria Wenxin Xie, Assistant Professor h-index 4
Notable: “Expecting Floods: Firm Entry, Employment, and Aggregate Implications” (2022) · 33 citations
- Vito Cormun, Assistant Professor h-index 3
Macroeconomics, international macroeconomics and finance. His research concerns the sources of business cycles in both open and closed economies. He shows how simple classifications and identifications of sources of business cy
Notable: “Exchange Rate Disconnect Revisited” (2024) · 15 citations
- Wentong Chen, Assistant Professor h-index 1
Notable: “Beyond the Fundamentals: How Media-Driven Narratives Influence Cross-Border Capital Flows” (2024) · 1 citations
- Damian Park, Associate Teaching Professor
- Gabriela Dobrescu, Lecturer
- Hui Huang, Lecturer
- Kevin Chiu, Lecturer
In health economics and urban economics, specifically health geography, health policy, pharmacoeconomics, and geographical competition in healthcare markets. He has publications in both economic and medical journals, including the Journa
- Orkhan Hasanaliyev, Lecturer
- Patricia Cameron-Loyd, Associate Teaching Professor
- Rita Madarassy, Associate Teaching Professor
- Satoshi Fukuda, Assistant Professor
- Sofia Kotsiri, Lecturer
Es in agricultural economics and, in particular, precision farming technologies and local food. She has been awarded for her teaching excellence from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). Economics Sections Econo
- Zoey Wang, Quarterly Lecturer
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.