David R.
Barker, Ph.D.
Dr. Barker is an Adjunct Professor of Economics in the
Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago,
teaching an MBA course in real estate. Dr. Barker is
also a partner and manager of significant real estate
holdings in eastern Iowa and consults on real estate
related matters.
Prior to his position with the University of Chicago, Dr.
Barker taught Real Estate and Corporate Finance at the
University of Iowa. From 1991-1994 Dr. Barker worked
as an Economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
where he developed an econometric model to forecast
problems at banks. The model has been adopted as the
primary off-site surveillance program for the entire
Federal Reserve System. In addition, he developed
models to detect racial discrimination in mortgage lending
that are also used by the Federal Reserve System. His
research covers a variety of topics, including causes of
bank failures, option risk management systems of banks, and
theoretical work on money demand. He is currently
working on a variety of papers related to real
estate.
Dr. Barker received his B.A. in Economics from the
University of California-Berkeley, and received his M.A.
and Ph.D. in Economics and Finance from the University of
Chicago.