Linda M. Hooks
Professor
Economics
Washington & Lee University
United States of America
Biography
Professor Hooks joined the Washington and Lee faculty in 1993. She teaches undergraduate courses in money and banking, principles of macroeconomics, and monetary policy. She has also led a seminar on the European monetary union, which includes travel to Europe with students. She conducts research in monetary economics and banking, including the role of banks in economic growth, the impact of regulation on bank risk, and the role of an international lender of last resort.
Research Interest
Information asymmetries in banking; causes of bank failures; measures of bank risk; bank regulation; political economy of banks; financial markets and economic growth; international lenders of last resort
Publications
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Hooks, Linda M., and Kenneth J. Robinson. “Quantifying Moral Hazard: A Reply to Richardson,†Econ Journal Watch, September 2007.
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Hooks, Linda M. “The Impact of Deposit Interest Rate Deregulation on Bank Portfolio Riskiness: A Case Study,†Virginia Economic Journal, April 2015.
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Hooks, Linda M. “How are Local Banks Different? Evidence from Virginia,†Virginia Economic Journal, March 2016.
