William C. Dunkelberg

William Dunkelberg is professor emeritus of economics in the College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, where he  served as dean of the School of Business and Management from 1987 through 1994 and as Director of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Entrepreneurship.  He currently serves as chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business.  His prior appointments were at the Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University,  the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan.  He has BA, MA and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Michigan. Dunkelberg is a nationally known authority on small business, entrepreneurship, consumer credit and government policy.  He has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, the ABC, CBS and NBC Evening News programs, "Good Morning America" and numerous local news and business TV and radio shows.  He is frequently quoted in major news publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg Business Week, The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report and USA Today, and serves on the economic forecasting panels for USA Today and Bloomberg and as an economic advisor to ABC News. He is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles.