Kris James Mitchener

Kris James Mitchener is the Robert and Susan Finocchio Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, Department of Economics. His extensive research affiliations include:

• Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
• Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
• Research Fellow at CESifo
• Research Associate at the Centre for the Competitive Advantage of the Global Economy (CAGE)
• Future Fellow (starting June 2025) at the Kiel Institute of the World Economy

Professor Mitchener's research focuses on historical and contemporary economic phenomena, with particular expertise in:

• Financial crises and banking system resilience
• International trade and currency conflicts
• Sovereign debt sustainability
• Economic history of depressions and pandemics
• Political economy of populist movements

His work connects historical patterns to modern policy challenges, especially in monetary policy and financial stability.

Recent publications demonstrate his investigations into secession dynamics, Great Depression banking, central bank finances during disinflation, currency-trade relationships, and panic contagion mechanisms. These works consistently employ historical data to inform current economic debates while developing new theoretical frameworks for understanding crisis transmission.

Professor Mitchener actively disseminates research through international conferences, policy institutions, and media engagements. He has presented at central banks (Sveriges Riksbank), economic conferences (CEPR, CAGE), and universities worldwide, while contributing policy analyses to major news outlets and research networks.