Andrew Chesher, FBA (born 1948) is a British economist and the

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Professor of Economics and Economic Measurement at the Department of Economics,

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

and Director of the ESRC Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice (CeMMAP) at the

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. He is a Fellow of the

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, Foreign Honorary Member of the

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, and Fellow of the

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where he chaired its Economics and Economic History Section from 2009 to 2012. Additionally, Chesher was the President of the

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from 2016-2018 and from 2001 to 2005 he was Chair of the

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's Research Grants Board. He belongs to the world's foremost econometricians and his research focuses on microeconometric theory, applications of complex econometric modeling, measurement error models and limited information models. Chesher's work in econometric theory has led to many crucial developments such as methods for measuring and detecting the

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in individual responses to changes in economic variables. Chesher graduated with a first-class degree in mathematics, economics, and statistics from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

in 1970. From 1971 to 1983 he lectured in economics at the same university before becoming the head of the department of economics at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

in 1987. He lectured in econometrics at the

until 1999, when he became a professor of economics at the

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. In 2000, Chesher founded the Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice as a joint venture by

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

and

. Apart from his career in academia, Chesher has applied much of his theoretical work on real world problems such as highway conditions in

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and

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which was crucial for developing the

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's Highway Design and Maintenance Models. Moreover, his research and modeling of marriage, fertility and labour force participation in

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aided the

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Development Program of Malaysia's population policy in the 1990s.Andrew Chesher, Biography, p. 1.

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