Esfandiar Maasoumi (born March 5, 1950) is an

econometrician Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships.M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, p. 8 p. 8� ...

and an

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. He is a Distinguished Professor at

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

.http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~emaasou/CV1_test.html He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He earned his Ph.D.in 1977, also from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He is fellow of the

Royal Statistical Society The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is an established statistical society. It has three main roles: a British learned society for statistics, a professional body for statisticians and a charity which promotes statistics for the public good. ...

, a Fellow of the

American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in the United States. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts on November 27, 1839, and is the second oldest continuousl ...

, and a fellow of the ''

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''. He is ranked in the Econometricians Hall of Fame. Maasoumi has served as Editor of

Econometric Reviews ''Econometric Reviews'' is a scholarly econometrics journal. It is published six times per year. Its editor is Esfandiar Maasoumi Esfandiar Maasoumi (born March 5, 1950) is an econometrician and an economist. He is a Distinguished Professor at Emo ...

since 1987. He has influential contributions in forecasting, specification analysis, information theory, multidimensional welfare/wellbeing, mobility and inequality. He has published more than 100 articles and reviews in the leading journals in economics. Ph.d advisor: Denis Sargan Citizen: US and Iran Born: Tehran, Iran Mother: Sharifeh Fakhri Father: Ahmad Daughter: Maya Amitis, born on May 19, 1982. High school: Hadaf III, Tehran

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