RESEARCH INTERESTS
Econometrics, Statistics, Applied Macroeconomics, Development, Experimental Economics,

TEACHING
Econ 100: Macroeconomics (Fall)
Econ 501: Macroeconomics (Fall)
Econ 522: Econometrics (Spring)
Econ 523: Applied Econometrics I (Fall, Spring)
Econ 524: Applied Econometrics II (Fall)
Econ 782: Seminar in Empirical Macroeconomics (Spring)

PUBLICATIONS:
 “Revisiting Structural Change: A Misspecification Perspective”, 2005. Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, pp. 4081-4088. (with A. Koutris and A. Spanos)
“The Student’s t  Dynamic Linear Regression: Re-examining Volatility Modeling”, 2006.  Advances in Econometrics: Econometric Analysis of Financial and Economic Time Series , Volume 20A, pp. 289-319. ( with A. Spanos)
“Testing For Non-Stationarity using Maximum Entropy Resampling: A  Misspecification Testing Perspective”, 2008  Econometric Reviews, Volume 27, 4, pp. 363-384.  (with A. Koutris and A. Spanos)

WORKING PAPERS:
“The Student’s t VAR Model with Dynamic Heteroskedasticity”
“Sample Kurtosis, Student’s t GARCH and the Degrees of Freedom Issue”
“Do All Group Members Affect  Repayment Performance Equally?” (with M. Al-Azzam and S. Sarangi)
“Risk Aversion and Physical Prowess: Prediction, Choice and Bias”, (with C. Eckel and S. Ball)
“Re-targeting Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: The case of Oportunidades in urban Mexico”, (with P. Winters and M. Gonzalez)

WORKS IN PROGRESS:
“Interest Rate Persistence” (with Ellen Meade)

“Testing for Mixed Strategies in Professional Tennis Matches”(with J. Cavanaugh, S. Sarangi, and R. Veron)