Edward E. Leamer
Edward Emory Leamer (born May 24, 1944) is a professor of economics and statistics at UCLA. He is Chauncey J. Medberry Professor of Management and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast.
Edward E. Leamer | |
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| Born | May 24, 1944 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Field | Econometrics |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
He attended Princeton (B.A., mathematics, 1966) and the University of Michigan (M.A., mathematics, Ph.D., economics, 1970).
Leamer is the author of 4 books and over 100 articles on a range of subjects especially including applied econometrics and quantitative international economics.
Leamer was the vice presidential nominee on Laurence Kotlikoff's independent ticket in the 2016 US presidential election.
Leamer is known amongst economists for his paper "Let's Take the Con Out of Econometrics", widely referred to as Leamer's critique, which is said to have catalyzed the implementation of more rigorous research designs in the economic sciences.