ECONOMETRICS · METHODS & APPLICATIONS

Research

Semiparametric and nonparametric methods, specification testing, treatment effects, and epidemic modeling.

Publications

Estimating Semiparametric and Nonparametric Fixed Effects Panel Data Models with mgcv

Journal of Econometric Methods · Accepted, 2026

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Causal Forests versus Penalized Splines for Heterogeneous Treatment Effects

With Abiodun Musbaudeen and Nency Dhameja
Economics Letters 268, 113205 · 2026

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What Does the Infection Fatality Rate Really Measure?

Observational Studies · Accepted, 2026

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A Consistent LM-Type Specification Test for Semiparametric Panel Data Models

Journal of Econometric Methods · 2026

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Re-evaluating Augusto Pinochet’s Influence on Chile’s Economic Growth

With Hector Ormeno
Economics Letters · 2026

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A Consistent Heteroskedasticity-Robust LM-Type Specification Test for Semiparametric Models

Journal of Applied Econometrics · 2026

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Where Did It All Go Wrong for Russia in the 21st Century?

Economics Bulletin · 2025

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On Reduced Form Estimation of the Effect of Policy Interventions on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Econometrics Journal · 2022

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How Could Russia Have Developed without the Revolution of 1917?

Annals of Economics and Statistics · 2021

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Identification and Estimation of the SEIRD Epidemic Model for COVID-19

Journal of Econometrics · 2021

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Working papers

Decomposing the GDP per Capita Gap During Spain’s Democratic Transition

With Cristino Abril De Maya
Revise and resubmit at Annals of Economics and Statistics · 2026

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Ski Megapasses and Local Housing Markets

Working paper · 2026

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Instrumental Variables Estimators and Bounds on Treatment Effects

With Frank Wolak
Working paper · 2026

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Projection-Based Corrections for Consistent Specification Tests

Working paper · 2026

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