William Hankins
Professor of Economics
247 Merrill Hall
256-782-5392
whankins@jsu.edu
Dr. Hankins lives in Hoover, Alabama with his wife and two children. In his free time he enjoys reading, running, and spending time with his family.
Courses Taught
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Money and Banking
- Public Finance
- Senior Seminar in Economics
- Contemporary Economic Fundamentals
Education
- B.A. Economics, Auburn University 2006
- B.A. Political Science, Auburn University, 2006
- Ph.D. Economics, University of Alabama, 2014
Academic & Research Interests
- Dr. Hankins has studied such topics as how the rules, organization, and partisan characteristics of political institutions impact economic outcomes, how economic and political uncertainty affect economic outcomes, and the economic impacts of financial regulation and financial industry organization.
Other Responsibilities
College of Business and Industry
- Assurance of Learning Task Force, Co-chair
Graduate Curriculum Committee, Member
Jacksonville State University
- Jax MIX Committee, member
Publications and Presentations
Select Publications:"The Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on Firm Creation Across the US States," with Jack Cheng and Anna-Leigh Stone, Journal of Macroeconomics, 87, 2026.
"Revisiting the Effect of Bank Deregulation on Income Inequality," with Anna-Leigh Stone and Gary Hoover, Empirical Economics, 66.6, 2024.
"Revisiting the Effect of Supermajority Requirements on Fiscal Outcomes," Southern Economic Journal, 88(4), 2022.
"Corporate Decision-Making in the Presence of Political Uncertainty: The Case of Corporate Cash Holdings," with Anna-Leigh Stone, Jack Cheng, and Ching-Wai Chiu, The Financial Review, 55(2), 2020.
"Finally, Nebraska: A Synthetic Control Analysis of Legislative Structure," State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 20(1), 2020.
"Partisan Conflict, Policy Uncertainty, and Aggregate Corporate Cash Holdings," with Ching-Wai Chiu, Jack Cheng, and Anna-Leigh Stone, Journal of Macroeconomics, 58, 2018.
"Does Partisan Conflict Matter for the Euro Area?" with Jack Cheng and Ching-Wai Chiu, Economics Letters, 138(1), 2016.