Xiaochun Liu  

                 Associate Professor of Economics               

                       xliu121@ua.edu                                             

                       Department of Economics, Finance & Legal Studies

                       Culverhouse College of Business

                       University of Alabama                       

                       261 Alston Hall

                       Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA


Areas of Interest 

Econometrics, Applied Macroeconomics, Financial Economics                                                            

Academic Positions 

2023-present, Associate Professor of Economics, Finance & Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Business, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

2016-2023, Assistant Professor of Economics, Finance & Legal Studies, Culverhouse College of Business, University of  Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

2015-2016, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Finance and Insurance & Risk Management, University   of Central Arkansas, Conway AR 72035

2014-2015,     Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Temple University, Philadelphia PA 19121

Industry Experience 

03/2014-08/2014, Model Validation Analyst, AVP, Regions Bank, Birmingham AL 35246

03/2013-06/2013, Credit Risk Analyst, Union Bank, San Francisco CA 94104 

Education 

Ph.D.,  Economics, Emory University, Atlanta GA USA, 2014

M.S.,   Economics, Marquette University, Milwaukee WI USA, 2008