Gangadharrao Soundalyarao "G. S." Maddala (21 May 1933 – 4 June 1999) was an Indian American

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, and teacher, known for his contributions in the field of

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and for the textbooks he authored in this field.

Biography and education

He was "born in India to a family of very modest means." (obituary dated 14 June 1999; cop
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He obtained a B.A. in mathematics from

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and, in 1957, an M.A. in statistics from

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. He came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar to the Economics department of the

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. In 1963, he completed his

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in the Department of Economics at the

with a dissertation written under the supervision of

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Teaching and research career

Maddala's first faculty position was at Stanford University. He held the university eminent scholar position at

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upon his death; previous university affiliations included Stanford University (1963–1967),

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(1967–1975), and the

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(1975–1993). Maddala published over 110 scholarly papers and wrote 12 books covering most of the emerging areas of econometrics. His 1983 book titled ''Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics'' is now regarded as a classic and seminal text for advanced studies in

. In econometrics methodology, Maddala's key areas of research and exposition included distributed lags, generalized least squares, panel data, simultaneous equations, errors in variables, income distribution, switching regressions, disequilibrium models, qualitative and limited dependent variable models, self-selection models, outliers and bootstrap methods, unit roots and

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methods, and Bayesian econometrics. In empirical economics, Maddala contributed to the areas of consumption, production and cost functions, money demand, regulation, pseudo-data, returns to college education, housing market discrimination, survey data on expectations, and risk premia in future markets. (cop
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Selected publications

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* ____ (1992). ''Introduction to Econometrics'', 2nd ed., Macmillan.

Memorials and tributes

The G. S. Maddala Memorial Fund, at Ohio State University, was created in 2004, by Dr. Maddala's wife Kameswari "Kay" and his colleagues and students. It provides awards "to graduate students for excellence in quantitative research using econometrics, both theoretical and applied" and sponsors distinguished speakers.Department of Economics: Giving
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References

External links

* G.S. Maddala
"How I Became an Econometrician"
autobiographic essay * Kajal Lahiri and Peter C.B. Phillips (1999)
"Obituary: G.S. Maddala, 1939-1999"
''Econometric Theory'' 15 * Kajal Lahiri (1999)
"The ET Interview: Professor G.S. Maddala"
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