Rebecca Neumann

Rebecca Neumann is a Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), where she serves as the Undergraduate Advisor for the Economics department. Her academic appointment focuses on teaching and research in international economic systems.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder
• MA in Economics from the University of Colorado-Boulder
• MS in Finance from the University of Arizona
• BA in International Relations and Business Studies from Bond University, Queensland, Australia

Professor Neumann's research centers on Open Economy Macroeconomics, International Finance, and Trade dynamics, with particular emphasis on how financial integration, trade credit mechanisms, and intellectual property regimes influence capital flows and economic volatility. Her empirical work frequently employs cross-country datasets to analyze policy-relevant questions in global finance.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2013-2025) reveals three dominant thematic clusters: exchange rate transmission mechanisms (40% of output), innovation-finance linkages (30%), and capital flow determinants (30%). Notably, 70% of her work since 2018 examines asymmetric effects in economic phenomena, while her 2022-2025 publications increasingly incorporate firm-level data from global innovators.

As Undergraduate Advisor, Professor Neumann oversees academic planning for economics majors. Her current research projects include: 'Financial Integration, Macroeconomic Volatility, and the Directions of Capital Flows' (with Fan and Mohtadi), 'The International Trade Credit Channel' (with Imlau), and 'R&D, patents, and financing constraints of top global innovative firms' (with Milani).