Chapter 1 About Me
My name is Andrés Ramírez-Hassan, and I am an applied and theoretical econometrician working as a Distinguished Professor in the School of Finance, Economics, and Government at Universidad EAFIT (Medellín, Colombia). I hold a PhD in Statistical Science, a Master’s degree in Finance, a Master’s degree in Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. I have been a research fellow at the Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash University and a visiting professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne and the University of Glasgow.
Since completing my PhD, my research has primarily focused on Bayesian econometrics, with applications in crime, finance, health, sports, and utilities. My work has been published (or is forthcoming) in highly regarded journals, including:
- International Journal of Forecasting
- Journal of Applied Econometrics
- Econometric Reviews
- Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics
- The R Journal
- Economic Modelling
- Spatial Economic Analysis
- Economic Inquiry
- World Development
- Journal of Sport Economics
- Empirical Economics
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics
- Brazilian Journal of Probability and Statistics
among other prestigious international research outlets.