James B. Thomson |
Vice President and Financial Economist
James Thomson is a vice president and financial economist in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His research interests focus on financial markets and institutions, regulatory reform, and government-sponsored enterprises.
Prior to joining the Bank in 1986, Dr. Thomson worked as a financial economist at the U.S. General Accounting Office. He is currently a member of the American Finance Association as well as the Financial Management Association. He has published numerous papers on federal deposit insurance, bank structure, and bank capital regulation, including articles in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and Journal of Small Business Management.
Dr. Thomson received his PhD and MA in economics from the Ohio State University and his bachelor’s in economics from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is married and has three children.