Associate Professor of Economics; On leave Spring 2026 michelle.zemel@pomona.edu Office: Carnegie Building 208 United States (909) 607-8840 United States Personal Website With Pomona Since: 2012 Download High-Res Image Expertise Expertise Michelle Zemel specializes in finance, with a focus on banking. Her research aims to extract information impounded in capital markets to inform the study of financial institutions and their role in the economy. Areas of Expertise BankingRisk ManagementFinancial InstitutionsInformation in Markets Education Education Ph.D., Finance, 2012M.Phil., Finance, 2010Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York UniversityM.A., Statistics, 2006Tel Aviv UniversityB.A., Mathematics, 1999Northwestern University