Brenden Mason joined North Central College in 2018. His research interests are in the subfields of money, banking, and credit. He empirically investigates the economic effects of financial constraints, as well as the demand for currency and credit. His teaching interests are in macroeconomics, monetary policy, and international economics.
Prior to joining North Central College, Brenden taught at Temple University and worked on several independent consulting projects.
Selected Scholarship
"The Effect of Interest Rate Caps on Bankruptcy: Synthetic Control Evidence from Recent Payday Lending Bans" with K. Dasgupta. Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 119, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105917
"Does the Shadow Economy Mitigate the Effect of Cashless Payment Technology on Currency Demand? Dynamic Panel Evidence" with P. Marmora. Applied Economics (Forthcoming, 2020), https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2020.1813246
Courses Taught
Money and Banking
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
International Economics
Independent Study
Internship