University of California-Irvine
3151 Social Science Plaza
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
jtobias@uci.edu
Econometrics,
Bayesian Econometrics, Economics of Education, Simulation-Based Inference
Ph.D. in
Economics, University of Chicago, (1999). Century Fellowship.
Dissertation: ``Three Essays on Bayesian Inference in Econometrics with an
Application to Estimating the Return to Schooling Quality''
Editorial Board,
Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 7/01-Present.
UCI
Distinguished Assistant Professor Award for Teaching, 2003-2004.
Econometric Exercises: Bayesian Econometrics (with G. Koop and D.J.Poirier). Volume 12 of Econometrics Exercises Series, Cambridge University Press. Incomplete Draft of over 200 pages currently under review by Editors and Publisher.
·
Semiparametric Bayesian Inference in Multiple Equation Models (with G. Koop and
D.J. Poirier).
Journal of
Applied Econometrics ,
forthcoming. Version
in pdf Format
Assessing
Assessments of School Performance: The Case of California.
The American
Statistician , 58(1), 55-63,
2004. Version in pdf
Format
· Learning
About Heterogeneity in Returns to Schooling (with G. Koop).
Journal of
Applied Econometrics ,
forthcoming. Version
in pdf Format Technical
Appendix
· Simple
Estimators for Treatment Parameters in a Latent Variable Framework (with J. Heckman
and E. Vytlacil).
Review of
Economics and Statistics 85(3), 748-755, 2003. Version in pdf Format Technical Appendix
Earlier version of the paper published as NBER Working Paper #7950.
· Do
Dropouts Suffer From Dropping Out? Estimation and Prediction of Outcome Gains
in Generalized Selection Models (with M. Li and D.J. Poirier).
Journal of
Applied Econometrics, 19(2),
203-225. Paper in
pdf Format Click
Here for Prior Sensitivity Results
· On the
Predictive Distributions of Outcome Gains in the Presence of an Unidentified
Parameter (with D.J. Poirier).
Journal of
Business and Economic Statistics
21(2), 258-268, 2003.
· A Finite
Sample Hierarchical Analysis of Wage Variation Across Public High Schools:
Evidence from the NLSY and High School and Beyond. (with M. Li).
Journal of
Applied Econometrics, 18, 315-336, 2003. Paper in pdf Format
· Are
Returns to Schooling Concentrated Among the Most Able? A Semiparametric Analysis
of the Ability-Earnings Relationships.
Oxford Bulletin
of Economics and Statistics
,61(1), 1-29, 2003 .
·
``Nonparametric Density and Regression Estimation'' (with J. DiNardo).
Journal of
Economic Perspectives 15(4) (Fall 2001), 11-28. The Paper, MATLAB Files and
Data
·
"Further Results on Bayesian Method of Moments Analysis of the Multiple
Regression Model" (with A. Zellner)
International
Economic Review, 42(1), 121-139,
2001.
· ``On
Inferring Effects of Binary Treatments with Unobserved Confounders:
Comment" (with D. J. Poirier) Bayesian Statistics 7,82-83, 2003.
·
``Bayesian Method of Moments Analysis of Parametric and Semiparametric
Regression Models,'' (with A. Zellner and H. Ryu) 1998 Proceedings of the
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science of the American Statistical Association.
·
"Further Results on Bayesian Method of Moments Analysis of the Multiple
Regression Model" (with A. Zellner) 1998 Proceedings of the Section on
Bayesian Statistical Science of the American Statistical Association.
·
Across-Regime Covariance Restrictions in Treatment Response Models (with D.J.
Poirier).
·
"Semiparametric Bayesian Inference in Smooth Coefficient Models"
(with G. Koop) Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Econometrics Paper in pdf format
·
"Estimation, Learning and Parameters of Interest in a Multiple Outcome
Selection Model." Under reviewPaper in pdf Format
·
"Schools, School Quality and Academic Achievement: Evidence from the
Philippines" (with M. Bacolod). Under review.
Paper
in .pdf Format
·
"Bayesian Modeling of School Effects Using Hierarchical Models with
Smoothing Priors" (with M. Li) Under review
Paper in pdf format
· The
ABC's of California's API
· Do
Individuals with the Most Schooling Also have the Highest Returns to Schooling?
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Western Economic Association Meetings (Session Organizer and Chair, 2001)
Econometric Society Meetings (CalTech, 1997)
ASA Joint Statistical Meetings (Dallas, 1998)
AEA Meetings (2002 (Session Organizer and Chair), 2001)
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA) (Laguna Beach, 2001)
Canadian Journal of
Economics, Economics of Governance, Econometrics Journal, Empirical Economics,
International Economic Review, Journal of the American Statistical Association,
Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics,
Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Human
Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Productivity Analysis,
Journal of Regional Science, Labour Economics, Review of Economics and
Statistics, Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, Southern Economic
Journal
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