Biography

Professor Robinson works at the University of Delaware as an Associate Professor in the Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration. His background features extensive training and expertise in banking where he has worked outside of academics with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Robinson’s research has focused on lending opportunities for low-income and minority communities and the use of financial institutions in facilitating economic development. His work has appeared in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Housing Policy Debate, Real Estate Economics and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics among others. Robinson received a B.A. in economics and political science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a M.A. in economics from the University of Delaware and a M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Tennessee.

Degrees

• Ph.D, University of Tennessee (1994)
• MBA, University of Tennessee (1994)
• M.A., University of Delaware (1988)
• B.A., University of Maryland Baltimore County, (1986)

Affiliations

• Visiting Scholar (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 1997-1998)
• Visiting Scholar (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 2008-2014)

​Research Interests

Financial institutions, housing finance, financial regulation