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- Provides a thorough review of the history of econometric theory and theorists
- Offers insight into the lives and times of some of the world’s foremost financial statisticians
- Analyses the historic development of econometrics as a financial tool
Part of the book series: Great Minds in Finance (GMF)
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Table of contents (31 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Mathematicians and Astronomers
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Front Matter
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The Formation of Modern Statistics
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Front Matter
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Professor of Economics and Finance former Dean of the School of Business and Economics, The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY), USA
Colin Read
About the author
Colin Read is a Professor of Economics and Finance, former Dean of the School of Business and Economics at The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY), USA, and a columnist for the Plattsburgh New York Press Republican newspaper. He has a PhD in economics, a Juris Doctor (JD) degree in law, a Masters of Business Administration (MBA), a master's degree in taxation, and has taught environmental and energy economics and finance for 25 years. Colin’s recent books include BP and the Macondo Spill: The Complete Story, The Fear Factor, Global Financial Meltdown: How We Can Avoid the Next Economic Crisis, The Rise and Fall of an Economic Empire: With Lessons for Aspiring Nations, Great Minds in Finance: The Life Cyclists, Great Minds in Finance: The Portfolio Theorists, Great Minds in Finance: The Efficient Market Hypothesists, Great Minds in Finance: The Rise of the Quants, Great Minds in Finance: The Corporate Financiers, and Great Minds in Finance: The Public Financiers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Econometricians
Book Subtitle: Gauss, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Hotelling, Cowles, Frisch and Haavelmo
Authors: Colin Read
Series Title: Great Minds in Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-34137-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34136-5Published: 22 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34137-2Published: 12 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-8987
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8995
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 261
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Finance, general, Econometrics