Dr. Christina Skinner

Associate Professor

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Biography

Christina Parajon Skinner is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, specializing in financial policy regulation with a focus on central banks and fiscal authorities. Her research analyzes the mandates of central banks, monetary and fiscal policy, and the constitutional separation of powers in the context of capitalism and financial markets. Having extensive experience as an academic and a lawyer in the UK’s central banking system, Skinner's work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Columbia Law Review and Duke Law Journal. She has contributed to various financial regulatory working groups and is also an Affiliate Fellow at the Stigler Center, University of Chicago. Additionally, she has held roles as a legal counsel for the Bank of England and has been a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and University of Oxford. Christina obtained her J.D. from Yale Law School and her A.B. from Princeton University, focusing on international economics. She actively participates in non-profit organizations and serves on educational and healthcare boards in New York.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Teaching courses and conducting research in financial regulation and legal studies.

Legal Counsel

— Present

Bank of England • London, UK

Provided legal advice within the Financial Stability Division.

Post-doctoral Fellow Lecturer

— Present

Columbia Law School • New York, New York

Lectured on law and financial regulation.

Courses

Financial Regulation Independent Study Project People's Money Responsibility Global Management Responsibility Business

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Wharton Doctoral programs cover fields like Finance, Marketing, Management, and Operations, Information and Decisions.