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The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and
Economic Statistics
To cite this article: (2013) The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and Economic Statistics,
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 31:1, 122-123, DOI: 10.1080/07350015.2013.750219
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2013 Zellner Award Competition
The Business and Economic Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association announces the competition for the
2013 Zellner Thesis Award and its $1500 prize.
The Zellner award and associated cash prize is given for the
best Ph.D. thesis dealing with an applied problem in Business
and Economic Statistics. It is intended to recognize outstanding
work by promising young researchers in the field. The winner of
the award is announced at the Annual ASA Meeting in August.
A portion of the winning thesis is eligible for publication in
JBES.
The award is named in honor of the late Arnold Zellner.
From 1966 until his death, he was the H.G.B. Alexander Professor of Economics and Statistics at the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business. A pioneer in econometrics, Professor Zellner is widely recognized as one of the most influential
statisticians of the 20th century primarily for his lifelong contributions to the use of Bayesian methods. He is past Chair of the
Business and Economic Statistics Section, past President of the
American Statistical Association, founding editor of the Journal
of Business & Economic Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics,
and Bayesian Analysis. He founded, and was the first president
of, the International Society for Bayesian Analysis. He passed
away on August 10, 2010.
wish to thank the SAS Institute for their generous support of the
2013 prize.
Criteria
Review standards place substantial weight on research with
significant results, high quality methodological work, substantial empirical content, and good exposition. The research should
be of immediate and practical value for applications in business
and economic statistics.
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Eligibility
Theses are eligible for the Zellner Award if they have been
defended in the preceding two years, January 2011 to December
2012, and have not previously been considered for the Award.
Awards Committee
The editors of JBES convene the Awards Committee in consultation with the current Chair of the Business and Economic
Statistics Section to form the Awards Committee from the Section Membership and the Editorial Board of JBES.
Topics
Submission Procedure
The range of topics is broad and includes, among others,
econometric methods, statistical problems in forecasting, seasonal adjustment, data quality, empirical studies including finance, industrial organization, health, labor, general micro and
macroeconomic analysis, as well as policy evaluations. Theses
in the areas of computation, simulation, and graphics are eligible as long as the research is of direct interest to business and
economic statistics.
Entrants must supply a web URL from which a PDF copy of
the thesis can be downloaded. After posting your thesis, send
an email with your name and contact information, the date and
institution of your defended thesis, and the URL, to the Zellner
Awards Committee at jbes-asa@hotmail.com. You will receive
confirmation that your submission was received.
More information on the Zellner Award can be found
on the Business and Economic Statistics Section Website
at http://www.amstat.org/sections/bus_econ/zellner.html or by
contacting the Awards Committee at the E-mail address listed
above. Many of the winning theses and links or references to
papers derived from the theses are available from the web page.
Sponsors
The sponsors for the 2013 Zellner award are the Business
and Economic Statistics Section of the American Statistical
Association under the auspices of the Journal of Business &
Economic Statistics, and SAS Institute, Inc.
Past Recipients of the Zellner Award
2012—Winner: Alex Torgovitsky, for the Yale University
thesis, “Essays in Econometric Theory.” Honorable Mention:
Zhipeng Liao, for the Yale University thesis, “Shrinkage Methods for Automated Econometric Model Determination.”
2011—Winner: Kirill Evdokimov, for the Yale University thesis, “Essays on Nonparametric and Semiparametric
The officers of the Business and Economic Statistics Section
and the editors of the Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
122
© 2013 American Statistical Association
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
January 2013, Vol. 31, No. 1
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.2013.750219
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The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and Economic Statistics
Econometric Models.” Honorable Mentions: Xu Cheng, for
the Yale University thesis, “Essays on Weak Identification
and Cointegrating Rank Selection,” Brian T. Kelly, for the
New York University thesis, “Essays in Asset Pricing and the
Econometrics of Risk.”
2010—Co-Winners: Francesco Bianchi, for the Princeton University thesis, “Three Essays in Macroeconometrics,”
Roopesh Ranjan, for the University of Washington thesis, “Combining and Evaluating Probabilistic Forecasts.”
2009—Winner: Amanda Kowalski, for the MIT thesis, “Essays on Medical Care Using Semiparametric and Structural
Econometrics.” Honorable Mention: Xun Tang, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Essays in Empirical Auctions and
Partially Identified Econometric Models.”
2008—Winner: Victor Todorov, for the Duke University thesis, “Jump Processes in Finance: Modeling, Simulation, Inference, and Pricing.” Honorable Mention: Andriy Norets, for the
University of Iowa thesis, “Bayesian Inference for Dynamically
Discrete Choice Models.”
2007—Winner: Panle Jia, for the Yale University thesis, “Entry and Competition in the Retail and Service Industries.” Honorable Mention: Azeem Shaikh, for the Stanford University
thesis, “Inference for Partially Identified Econometric Models.”
2006—Winner: Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, for the Yale University thesis, “Empirical Analysis of Dynamic Models With
Multiple Agents.” Honorable Mention: Zhongjun Qu, for the
Boston University thesis, “Essays on Structural Change, Long
Memory and Cointegration,” Stephen P. Ryan, for the Duke
University thesis, “Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated
Industry.”
2005—Winner: Motohiro Yogo, for the Harvard University
thesis, “Essays on Consumption and Expected Returns.” Honorable Mention: Morten Ø. Nielsen, for the University of Aarhus,
Denmark, thesis, “Multivariate Fractional Integration and Cointegration,” Giorgio E. Primiceri, for the Princeton University
thesis, “The Effect of Stabilization Policy on U.S. Postwar Business Cycle Fluctuations.”
2004—Winner: Francesca Molinari, for the Northwestern
University thesis, “Contaminated, Corrupted and Missing Data.”
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Hellerstein, for the University of
California, Berkeley thesis, “Empirical Essays on Vertical Contracts, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy,” Andrew Patton,
for the University of California, San Diego thesis, “Applications
of Copula Theory in Financial Econometrics.”
2003—Winner: Jin Gyo Kim, for the University of Toronto
thesis, “Three Essays on Bayesian Choice Models.”
2002—Winner: Arie Beresteanu, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Nonparametric Estimation of Supermodular
123
Regression Functions With Application to Telecommunications.” Honorable Mention: Goveert Bijwaard, for the Free
University of Amsterdam thesis, “Rank Estimation of Duration
Models.”
2001—Co-Winners: Mikhail Chernov, for The Pennsylvania
State University thesis, “Essays in Financial Econometrics,”
Monika Piazzesi, for the Stanford University thesis, “Essays
in Monetary Policy and Asset Pricing.”
2000—Winner: Elie T. Tamer, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Studies in Incomplete Econometric Models.” Honorable Mention: Alberto Abadie, for the MIT thesis, “Semiparametric Instrumental Variable Methods for Causal Response
Models,” Han Hong, for the Stanford University thesis, “Equilibrium and Econometric Model of Ascending Auctions.”
1999—Co-Winners: Qiang Dai, for the Stanford University
thesis, “Specification Analysis of Affine Term Structure Models,” Keisuke Hirano, for the Harvard University thesis, “Essays
on the Econometric Analysis of Panel Data.”
1998—Winner: Patrick L. Bajari, for the University of Minnesota thesis, “The First Price Sealed Bid Auction With Asymmetric Bidders: Theory With Applications.” Honorable Mention: Tong Li, for the University of Southern California thesis,
“Affiliated Private Values in OCS Wildcat Auctions,” Ahmet K.
Tahmiscioglu, for the University of Southern California thesis,
“A Bayesian Analysis of Pooling Cross-Section and Time Series
Data: An Investigation of Company Investment Behavior.”
1997—Winner: Jeffrey Currie, for the University of Chicago
thesis, “The Geographic Extent of the Market: Theory and Application to U.S. Petroleum Markets.” Honorable Mention: Jason Abrevaya, for the MIT thesis, “Semiparametric Estimation
Methods for Nonlinear Panel Data Models and Mismeasured
Dependent Variables,” Stephen Gray, for the Stanford University thesis, “Essays in Financial Economics.”
1996—Winner: Ekaterini Kyriazidou, for the Northwestern
University thesis, “Essays in Estimation and Testing of Econometric Models.” Honorable Mention: Graham Elliot, for the
Harvard University thesis, “Application of Local to Unity
Asymptotic Theory to Time Series Regression.”
1995—Winner: Marjorie Rosenberg, for the University of
Michigan thesis, “A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of the Rate
of Non-Acceptable In-Patient Hospital Utilization.” Honorable
Mention: Phillip Braun, for the University of Chicago thesis,
“Asset Pricing and Capital Investment.”
1994—Winner: Geert Bekaert, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Empirical Analysis of Foreign Exchange Markets:
General Equilibrium Perspectives.” Honorable Mention: Yacine
Aı̈t-Sahalia, for the MIT thesis, “Nonparametric Functional Estimation With Applications to Financial Models.”
ISSN: 0735-0015 (Print) 1537-2707 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ubes20
The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and
Economic Statistics
To cite this article: (2013) The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and Economic Statistics,
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 31:1, 122-123, DOI: 10.1080/07350015.2013.750219
To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07350015.2013.750219
Published online: 28 Jan 2013.
Submit your article to this journal
Article views: 223
View related articles
Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=ubes20
Download by: [Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji]
Date: 11 January 2016, At: 22:01
The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and
Economic Statistics
Downloaded by [Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji] at 22:01 11 January 2016
2013 Zellner Award Competition
The Business and Economic Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association announces the competition for the
2013 Zellner Thesis Award and its $1500 prize.
The Zellner award and associated cash prize is given for the
best Ph.D. thesis dealing with an applied problem in Business
and Economic Statistics. It is intended to recognize outstanding
work by promising young researchers in the field. The winner of
the award is announced at the Annual ASA Meeting in August.
A portion of the winning thesis is eligible for publication in
JBES.
The award is named in honor of the late Arnold Zellner.
From 1966 until his death, he was the H.G.B. Alexander Professor of Economics and Statistics at the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business. A pioneer in econometrics, Professor Zellner is widely recognized as one of the most influential
statisticians of the 20th century primarily for his lifelong contributions to the use of Bayesian methods. He is past Chair of the
Business and Economic Statistics Section, past President of the
American Statistical Association, founding editor of the Journal
of Business & Economic Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics,
and Bayesian Analysis. He founded, and was the first president
of, the International Society for Bayesian Analysis. He passed
away on August 10, 2010.
wish to thank the SAS Institute for their generous support of the
2013 prize.
Criteria
Review standards place substantial weight on research with
significant results, high quality methodological work, substantial empirical content, and good exposition. The research should
be of immediate and practical value for applications in business
and economic statistics.
Deadline: March 31, 2013
Eligibility
Theses are eligible for the Zellner Award if they have been
defended in the preceding two years, January 2011 to December
2012, and have not previously been considered for the Award.
Awards Committee
The editors of JBES convene the Awards Committee in consultation with the current Chair of the Business and Economic
Statistics Section to form the Awards Committee from the Section Membership and the Editorial Board of JBES.
Topics
Submission Procedure
The range of topics is broad and includes, among others,
econometric methods, statistical problems in forecasting, seasonal adjustment, data quality, empirical studies including finance, industrial organization, health, labor, general micro and
macroeconomic analysis, as well as policy evaluations. Theses
in the areas of computation, simulation, and graphics are eligible as long as the research is of direct interest to business and
economic statistics.
Entrants must supply a web URL from which a PDF copy of
the thesis can be downloaded. After posting your thesis, send
an email with your name and contact information, the date and
institution of your defended thesis, and the URL, to the Zellner
Awards Committee at jbes-asa@hotmail.com. You will receive
confirmation that your submission was received.
More information on the Zellner Award can be found
on the Business and Economic Statistics Section Website
at http://www.amstat.org/sections/bus_econ/zellner.html or by
contacting the Awards Committee at the E-mail address listed
above. Many of the winning theses and links or references to
papers derived from the theses are available from the web page.
Sponsors
The sponsors for the 2013 Zellner award are the Business
and Economic Statistics Section of the American Statistical
Association under the auspices of the Journal of Business &
Economic Statistics, and SAS Institute, Inc.
Past Recipients of the Zellner Award
2012—Winner: Alex Torgovitsky, for the Yale University
thesis, “Essays in Econometric Theory.” Honorable Mention:
Zhipeng Liao, for the Yale University thesis, “Shrinkage Methods for Automated Econometric Model Determination.”
2011—Winner: Kirill Evdokimov, for the Yale University thesis, “Essays on Nonparametric and Semiparametric
The officers of the Business and Economic Statistics Section
and the editors of the Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
122
© 2013 American Statistical Association
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics
January 2013, Vol. 31, No. 1
DOI: 10.1080/07350015.2013.750219
Downloaded by [Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji] at 22:01 11 January 2016
The Zellner Thesis Award in Business and Economic Statistics
Econometric Models.” Honorable Mentions: Xu Cheng, for
the Yale University thesis, “Essays on Weak Identification
and Cointegrating Rank Selection,” Brian T. Kelly, for the
New York University thesis, “Essays in Asset Pricing and the
Econometrics of Risk.”
2010—Co-Winners: Francesco Bianchi, for the Princeton University thesis, “Three Essays in Macroeconometrics,”
Roopesh Ranjan, for the University of Washington thesis, “Combining and Evaluating Probabilistic Forecasts.”
2009—Winner: Amanda Kowalski, for the MIT thesis, “Essays on Medical Care Using Semiparametric and Structural
Econometrics.” Honorable Mention: Xun Tang, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Essays in Empirical Auctions and
Partially Identified Econometric Models.”
2008—Winner: Victor Todorov, for the Duke University thesis, “Jump Processes in Finance: Modeling, Simulation, Inference, and Pricing.” Honorable Mention: Andriy Norets, for the
University of Iowa thesis, “Bayesian Inference for Dynamically
Discrete Choice Models.”
2007—Winner: Panle Jia, for the Yale University thesis, “Entry and Competition in the Retail and Service Industries.” Honorable Mention: Azeem Shaikh, for the Stanford University
thesis, “Inference for Partially Identified Econometric Models.”
2006—Winner: Philipp Schmidt-Dengler, for the Yale University thesis, “Empirical Analysis of Dynamic Models With
Multiple Agents.” Honorable Mention: Zhongjun Qu, for the
Boston University thesis, “Essays on Structural Change, Long
Memory and Cointegration,” Stephen P. Ryan, for the Duke
University thesis, “Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated
Industry.”
2005—Winner: Motohiro Yogo, for the Harvard University
thesis, “Essays on Consumption and Expected Returns.” Honorable Mention: Morten Ø. Nielsen, for the University of Aarhus,
Denmark, thesis, “Multivariate Fractional Integration and Cointegration,” Giorgio E. Primiceri, for the Princeton University
thesis, “The Effect of Stabilization Policy on U.S. Postwar Business Cycle Fluctuations.”
2004—Winner: Francesca Molinari, for the Northwestern
University thesis, “Contaminated, Corrupted and Missing Data.”
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Hellerstein, for the University of
California, Berkeley thesis, “Empirical Essays on Vertical Contracts, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy,” Andrew Patton,
for the University of California, San Diego thesis, “Applications
of Copula Theory in Financial Econometrics.”
2003—Winner: Jin Gyo Kim, for the University of Toronto
thesis, “Three Essays on Bayesian Choice Models.”
2002—Winner: Arie Beresteanu, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Nonparametric Estimation of Supermodular
123
Regression Functions With Application to Telecommunications.” Honorable Mention: Goveert Bijwaard, for the Free
University of Amsterdam thesis, “Rank Estimation of Duration
Models.”
2001—Co-Winners: Mikhail Chernov, for The Pennsylvania
State University thesis, “Essays in Financial Econometrics,”
Monika Piazzesi, for the Stanford University thesis, “Essays
in Monetary Policy and Asset Pricing.”
2000—Winner: Elie T. Tamer, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Studies in Incomplete Econometric Models.” Honorable Mention: Alberto Abadie, for the MIT thesis, “Semiparametric Instrumental Variable Methods for Causal Response
Models,” Han Hong, for the Stanford University thesis, “Equilibrium and Econometric Model of Ascending Auctions.”
1999—Co-Winners: Qiang Dai, for the Stanford University
thesis, “Specification Analysis of Affine Term Structure Models,” Keisuke Hirano, for the Harvard University thesis, “Essays
on the Econometric Analysis of Panel Data.”
1998—Winner: Patrick L. Bajari, for the University of Minnesota thesis, “The First Price Sealed Bid Auction With Asymmetric Bidders: Theory With Applications.” Honorable Mention: Tong Li, for the University of Southern California thesis,
“Affiliated Private Values in OCS Wildcat Auctions,” Ahmet K.
Tahmiscioglu, for the University of Southern California thesis,
“A Bayesian Analysis of Pooling Cross-Section and Time Series
Data: An Investigation of Company Investment Behavior.”
1997—Winner: Jeffrey Currie, for the University of Chicago
thesis, “The Geographic Extent of the Market: Theory and Application to U.S. Petroleum Markets.” Honorable Mention: Jason Abrevaya, for the MIT thesis, “Semiparametric Estimation
Methods for Nonlinear Panel Data Models and Mismeasured
Dependent Variables,” Stephen Gray, for the Stanford University thesis, “Essays in Financial Economics.”
1996—Winner: Ekaterini Kyriazidou, for the Northwestern
University thesis, “Essays in Estimation and Testing of Econometric Models.” Honorable Mention: Graham Elliot, for the
Harvard University thesis, “Application of Local to Unity
Asymptotic Theory to Time Series Regression.”
1995—Winner: Marjorie Rosenberg, for the University of
Michigan thesis, “A Hierarchical Bayesian Model of the Rate
of Non-Acceptable In-Patient Hospital Utilization.” Honorable
Mention: Phillip Braun, for the University of Chicago thesis,
“Asset Pricing and Capital Investment.”
1994—Winner: Geert Bekaert, for the Northwestern University thesis, “Empirical Analysis of Foreign Exchange Markets:
General Equilibrium Perspectives.” Honorable Mention: Yacine
Aı̈t-Sahalia, for the MIT thesis, “Nonparametric Functional Estimation With Applications to Financial Models.”