Professor

Whitney K. Newey

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Economist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Economics
Elected
2007
Major contributor to the theory of Generalized Method of Moment estimation and testing. With Ken West developed a widely used method for statistical inference with autocorrelated data. Seminal contribution on efficient estimation in semiparametric models. Contributions to nonlinear panel data with individual effects and nonparametric economic modeling.
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