Subal Kumbhakar Explained

Subal C. Kumbhakar
Institution:State University of New York at Binghamton
Field:Econometrics
Applied Microeconometrics
Measurement of Efficiency and Productivity
Alma Mater:Calcutta University
University of Southern California

Subal C. Kumbhakar is an Indian born American economist. He is a Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at Binghamton University.[1] He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa, 1997, Gothenburg University, Sweden.[2] He is a fellow of Journal of Econometrics,[3] distinguished author of Journal of Applied Econometrics,[4] co-editor of the Social Science Citation Index journal Empirical Economics,[5] coauthor of a highly cited book on Stochastic Frontier Analysis.[6] He is associated with the University of Stavanger, Norway[7] and Inland School of Business and Social Sciences, Lillehammer, Norway.[8] He advises Oxera Consulting LLP Oxford, UK[9] on regulatory performance measures.[10] He is internationally known for his research on efficiency and productivity. His models on efficiency and productivity are used by researchers worldwide.

Academic career

Subal received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Southern California in 1986. His main area of research is on econometric estimation of efficiency and productivity using Stochastic Frontier Approach. He has formulated a variety of panel data models to measure efficiency, which are applied by researchers and practitioners all over the world. His recent works include estimating green productivity and environmental efficiency. He also researched on economics. His current research includes productivity measurement.

Subal is currently a co-editor of Empirical Economics.[11] He has also been serving as a Board of Editors and/or associate editors of Journal of Productivity Analysis since 1998,[12] Technological Forecasting and Social Change: An International Journal since 1991,[13] Journal of Regulatory Economics since 2015,[14] Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies since 2007,[15] Applied Econometrics since 2016,[16] Ecos de Economia: A Latin American Journal of Applied Economics since 2016.[17]

Subal is a co-author of the books Stochastic Frontier Analysis[18] (2000) with Knox Lovell, and A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis (2015) with H-J Wang and A Horncastle, both published by the Cambridge University Press.

Academic history

Positions held

Honors

Selected published works

Books

Journal special issue editor

Selected journal publications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty - Economics, Binghamton University . February 4, 2020 . February 11, 2020 .
  2. Web site: Hedersdoktorer vid Göteborgs universitet under 100 år, 1907 - 2007 . 20 February 2020 . Doctor Honoris Causa, Gothenburg University.
  3. Web site: Announcement: Fellows of the journal of econometrics . January 1, 1970 . February 18, 2020.
  4. Web site: Journal of Applied Econometrics . 1999–2019 . 10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1255 . February 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Empirical Economics . Empirical Economics, Editors . Springer . 19 February 2020.
  6. Book: Kumbhakar . Subal . Lovell . C.A. . A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using Stata . 2000 . Cambridge University Press . 9781139174411 . 19 February 2020.
  7. Web site: Kumbhakar, Subal Chandra, UiS . universitetet i stavanger . 25 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Subal C. Kumbhakar, INN University . Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Search . 25 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Oxera Consulting LLP. Oxera Compelling Economics. 25 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Professor Subal C. Kumbhakar, Oxera Consulting LLP . Oxera Compelling Economics . 25 February 2020.
  11. Web site: Empirical Economics . Empirical Economics, Editors . Springer . 19 February 2020.
  12. Web site: Journal of Productivity Analysis, Editors . 2020 . February 11, 2020.
  13. Web site: Technological Forecasting and Social Change Editorial Board . 2020 . February 11, 2020.
  14. Web site: Journal of Regulatory Economics, Editors . 2020 . February 11, 2020.
  15. Web site: Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies . Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Editorial board . Taylor & Francis Group . 20 February 2020 . Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Editorial board.
  16. Web site: Journal "Applied Econometrics" . APPLIED ECONOMETRICS . 20 February 2020 . Journal "Applied Econometrics", Editor-in-Chief.
  17. Web site: Editorial Team, Ecos de Economía: A Latin American Journal of Applied Economics . 2018 . February 11, 2020.
  18. Book: Kumbhakar . Subal . Lovell . C.A. . A Practitioner's Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using Stata . 2000 . Cambridge University Press . 9781139174411 . 19 February 2020.
  19. Web site: Distinguished Faculty - Office of the Provost, Binghamton University . January 21, 2020 . February 15, 2020 .
  20. Web site: Hedersdoktorer vid Göteborgs universitet under 100 år, 1907 - 2007 . 20 February 2020 . Doctor Honoris Causa, Gothenburg University.
  21. Web site: Announcement: Fellows of the journal of econometrics . January 1, 1970 . February 18, 2020.
  22. Web site: Journal of Applied Econometrics . 1999–2019 . 10.1002/(ISSN)1099-1255 . February 18, 2020.

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