Background
Horowitz, Joel Lawrence was born on May 2, 1941 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Norman Harold and Pearl (Shykin) Horowitz.
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The protection of air quality through the control of man-made pollution is not only a relatively recent issue of policy concern but also a relatively new subject of scientific investigation.
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Many econometric models contain unknown functions as well as finite- dimensional parameters. Examples of such unknown functions are the distribution function of an unobserved random variable or a transformation of an observed variable. Econometric methods for estimating population parameters in the presence of unknown functions are called "semiparametric." During the past 15 years, much research has been carried out on semiparametric econometric models that are relevant to empirical economics. This book synthesizes the results that have been achieved for five important classes of models. The book is aimed at graduate students in econometrics and statistics as well as professionals who are not experts in semiparametic methods. The usefulness of the methods will be illustrated with applications that use real data.
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Standard methods for estimating empirical models in economics and many other fields rely on strong assumptions about functional forms and the distributions of unobserved random variables. Often, it is assumed that functions of interest are linear or that unobserved random variables are normally distributed. Such assumptions simplify estimation and statistical inference but are rarely justified by economic theory or other a priori considerations. Inference based on convenient but incorrect assumptions about functional forms and distributions can be highly misleading. Nonparametric and semiparametric statistical methods provide a way to reduce the strength of the assumptions required for estimation and inference, thereby reducing the opportunities for obtaining misleading results. These methods are applicable to a wide variety of estimation problems in empirical economics and other fields, and they are being used in applied research with increasing frequency. The literature on nonparametric and semiparametric estimation is large and highly technical. This book presents the main ideas underlying a variety of nonparametric and semiparametric methods. It is accessible to graduate students and applied researchers who are familiar with econometric and statistical theory at the level taught in graduate-level courses in leading universities. The book emphasizes ideas instead of technical details and provides as intuitive an exposition as possible. Empirical examples illustrate the methods that are presented. This book updates and greatly expands the author’s previous book on semiparametric methods in econometrics. Nearly half of the material is new.
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consultant economics professor
Horowitz, Joel Lawrence was born on May 2, 1941 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Norman Harold and Pearl (Shykin) Horowitz.
1 child, Katharine Annual Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University., 1967.
Member technical staff Research Analysis Corporation, McLean, Virginia, 1967—1971. Senior operations research analyst Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, 1971—1982. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, 1972—1982.
Associate professor University Iowa, 1982—1987, professor department economics, 1987—2001, Henry B. Tippie research professor, 1997—2001. Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison professor economics Northwestern University, since 2001. Visiting fellow Australian National University, Canberra, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University Bristol, University College, London, Humboldt University, Berlin, Catholic University, Louvain, Tilburg University, Macquarie University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, University Montreal, University of California at Los Angeles, Aarhus University.
International fellow Center for Microdata Methods and Practice, University College, London. Distinguished guest lecturer University Pennsylvania department economics, 1996. Consultant Energy & Environmental Analysis, Inc., 1983, Tenneco, Inc., Houston, 1983—1984, Cambridge Systematics, Inc., 1984, Ohio Department Transportation, 1986—1988, Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company, 1986, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 1987, Ohio High-Speed Rail Administration, 1988—1989, Via Rail Canada, 1988—1989, United States Department Energy, 1988, Iowa Coal Company, 1991, Alix Partners, 2005, World Bank, 2008.
Treasurer Policies & Strategies, Inc., 1982—1986. Fellow Center of Interuniv. Research and Quantitative Economics, University Montreal, Canada.
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Committee on roadway congestion pricing National Research Council, 1991—1994, committee on data and research for policy on illegal drugs, 1998—2001, committee on congestion management and air quality, 1999—2002, committee on improvement of research information and data on firearms, 2001—2004, committee national statistics, 2000—2006, chair com to review the bureau transportation statistical international trade traffic study. Economics advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1994—1995, methodology, measurement and statistics advisory panel, since 2007. Fellow: American Statistical Association, Econometric Society.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Statistical Institute, Institute of Mathematics Statistics, American Statistical Association, Econometric Society, Transportation Research Board, American Economic Association.
Married Susan Murray McCartney, October 24, 1970 (deceased June 2003). 1 child Katharine Annual.