Professor Richard Blundell receives award from the Society of Labor Economics
29 June 2020
Richard Blundell is the 2020 recipient of the Jacob Mincer Award for lifetime contributions to the field of labour economics
Richard has alsoÌýmade many fundamental contributions to econometric methodology, including theÌýdevelopment of new methods to address endogeneity in censored and limitedÌýdependent variable settings, and for estimating dynamic panel data models.ÌýIn a series of innovative papers spanning over 40 years, Richard hasÌýinvestigated the joint behavior of consumption and labor supply, and emphasizedÌýto the profession the insights that can onlyÌýbe gained by examining the twoÌýtogether. Ìý
Throughout his career Richard has also focused on the importantÌýrole that careful economic modeling, combined with cutting edge econometricÌýmethods, can play in the analysis of labor marketÌýpolicies such as training andÌýwelfare to work programs.Ìý
In light of Richard’s long series of important contributions toÌýthe theory and practice of applied economics, his generous support andÌýmentoring of young economists, his key roles in theÌýprofession and on numerousÌýadvisory boards and commissions, he is an outstanding and trulyÌýworthy recipient of the Jacob Mincer Award."
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