Emeritus
Ph.D. Economics
Texas A&M University
1972
B.A. Economics
Lamar University
1966
Emeritus
Alton Gilbert retired on June 1, 2004. He can be contacted at thepillar.economics@gmail.com.
"The Importance of Scale Economies and Geographic Diversification in Community Bank Mergers"
with
William R. Emmons and Timothy J. Yeager
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 2001-024A, November 2001
"Effects of Federal Reserve Services on the Efficiency of the System for Collecting Checks in the United States: 1915-30."
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 1999-014A, January 1999
"The Effects of Federal Credit Programs on Farm Output"
with
Michael T. Belongia
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 1986-007A, January 1986
"Commercial Bank Lending to Agriculture: A Comparison of Rural Independent Banks and Holding Company Subsidiaries"
with
Michael T. Belongia
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 1986-005A, June 1986
"Deposit Relationships and Bank Portfolio Selection"
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Working Paper 1977-018A, January 1977