Christa H. S. Bouwman

Christa H. S. Bouwman is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. She is also a Fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of financial institutions and banking research.

Her research focuses on key areas in finance, including banking, financial crises, liquidity creation, capital regulation, relationship lending, and corporate finance. She has extensively studied the role of bank capital during crises, the impact of monetary policy and emergency liquidity facilities, and the effects of regulatory thresholds such as those in the Dodd-Frank Act. Her work often combines empirical analysis with policy implications for financial stability.

The trends in her recent publications show a strong emphasis on banking behavior during crises, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of relationships in credit markets. Her research integrates topics such as credit card lending, small business finance, and regulatory impacts on merger activity. She frequently collaborates with prominent scholars like Allen N. Berger.

Christa Bouwman is actively engaged in academic research with publications in top journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and Journal of Political Economy. Her work is widely recognized, as reflected in high SSRN download and citation rankings.

She advises and collaborates with co-authors on numerous research projects, though specific PhD or Master’s students are not listed in the provided text. She has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the source material.

Dr. Bouwman is involved in research groups and centers related to financial institutions, including her fellowship at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center, which supports collaborative research on financial markets and institutions.