Donald Andrews
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Donald Wilfrid Kao Andrews (born 1955) is a Canadian
economist. He is the Tjalling Koopmans
Professor of Economics
at the Cowles Foundation
, Yale University
. Born in Vancouver
, he received his B.A. in 1977 at the University of British Columbia
, his M.A. in 1980 in statistics at the University of California, Berkeley
, and his Ph.D. in economics in 1982 also from the University of California, Berkeley.
His specialty is in econometrics
and has published a large part of his work in the journal Econometrica
. He is also affiliated with the Yale Department of Statistics
.
He is Associate Editor, Econometrica
, 1988—present, and Foreign Editor, Review of Economic Studies
, 2005–present. He was co-editor, Econometric Theory
, 1991—2003.
He has served on the Economics Advisory Panel, National Science Foundation
, 1992—1994, and been the recipient on 10 successive multi-year grants from that organisation from 1985 to the present.
He is a member of the American Economic Association
, American Statistical Association
, Econometric Society
, and Institute of Mathematical Statistics
.
He is also co-editor of the book,
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
economist. He is the Tjalling Koopmans
Tjalling Koopmans
Tjalling Charles Koopmans was the joint winner, with Leonid Kantorovich, of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences....
Professor of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the Cowles Foundation
Cowles Foundation
The Cowles Commission for Research in Economics is an economic research institute, founded in Colorado Springs in 1932 by Alfred Cowles, a businessman and economist. In 1939, the Cowles Commission moved to the University of Chicago under the directorship of Theodore O. Yntema. Jacob Marschak took...
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. Born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, he received his B.A. in 1977 at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, his M.A. in 1980 in statistics at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and his Ph.D. in economics in 1982 also from the University of California, Berkeley.
His specialty is in econometrics
Econometrics
Econometrics has been defined as "the application of mathematics and statistical methods to economic data" and described as the branch of economics "that aims to give empirical content to economic relations." More precisely, it is "the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on...
and has published a large part of his work in the journal Econometrica
Econometrica
Econometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. Econometrica is one of the most highly ranked economics journals in the world...
. He is also affiliated with the Yale Department of Statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
.
Honors
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, 2006. - Fellow of the Econometric Society, 1989.
- 1992 Paper, Joint with E. Zivot, Published in the Commemorative Issue of the Most Influential Papers Published in the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 2001.
- Best Teacher of the Year, Department of Economics, Yale University, 1996 ,2000, and 2006.
- Best Advisor of the Year, Department of Economics, Yale University, 2007.
He is Associate Editor, Econometrica
Econometrica
Econometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. Econometrica is one of the most highly ranked economics journals in the world...
, 1988—present, and Foreign Editor, Review of Economic Studies
Review of Economic Studies
The Review of Economic Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal in economics. It was established in 1933 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell. It is the eighth-ranked economics journal in overall impact according to the ranking of Kalaitzidakis et al...
, 2005–present. He was co-editor, Econometric Theory
Econometric Theory
Econometric Theory is an economic journal specialising in econometrics. Its editor is Peter Phillips. According to research in 2003 it is the seventh most important economic journal.-Source:...
, 1991—2003.
He has served on the Economics Advisory Panel, National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, 1992—1994, and been the recipient on 10 successive multi-year grants from that organisation from 1985 to the present.
He is a member of the American Economic Association
American Economic Association
The American Economic Association, or AEA, is a learned society in the field of economics, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It publishes one of the most prestigious academic journals in economics: the American Economic Review...
, American Statistical Association
American Statistical Association
The American Statistical Association , is the main professional US organization for statisticians and related professions. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest, continuously operating professional society in the United States...
, Econometric Society
Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation with statistics and mathematics. It was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio....
, and Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics is an international professional and scholarly society devoted to the development, dissemination, and application of statistics and probability. The Institute currently has about 4,000 members in all parts of the world...
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Publications
He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in Economics and econometric journals. Among his major works are:- Andrews, Donald W. K. & Lee, Inpyo & Ploberger, Werner, "Optimal Changepoint Tests for Normal Linear Regression" Journal of EconometricsJournal of EconometricsThe Journal of Econometrics is a leading scholarly journal in econometrics. It was first published in 1973. Its current editors are A.R. Gallant, J.F. Geweke, C. Hsiao, and P.M...
, 70:1 (1996) , pages 9–38, Available from http://ideas.repec.org/p/cwl/cwldpp/1016.htmlRePEcŘepečŘepeč is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 267 ....
] (cited 28 times in RePEc) - Andrews, Donald W. K. & Ploberger, WernerWerner PlobergerWerner Ploberger is an Austrian economist. He graduated in mathematics from the Vienna University of Technology. Beginning in 1997, he was a professor of economics at the University of Rochester. Effective July 1, 2006, he is professor of economics at Washington University in St. Louis...
, "Optimal Tests When a Nuisance Parameter Is Present Only Under the Alternative". EconometricaEconometricaEconometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. Econometrica is one of the most highly ranked economics journals in the world...
, 62(6), 1994. (with Werner PlobergerWerner PlobergerWerner Ploberger is an Austrian economist. He graduated in mathematics from the Vienna University of Technology. Beginning in 1997, he was a professor of economics at the University of Rochester. Effective July 1, 2006, he is professor of economics at Washington University in St. Louis...
)
He is also co-editor of the book,
- Identification and Inference for Econometric Models: A Festschrift in Honor of Thomas J. Rothenberg co-edited with James H. Stock. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
External links
- Official Homepage at Yale University.
- Vita