Robert Basmann
Robert Leon Basmann (born January 15, 1926) is an American econometrician.[1] He was a Professor of Econometrics at Texas A&M University until his retirement. He served as a lecturer at Binghamton University after his retirement. As of at least as recently as 2019 Basmann was still listed on Binghamton Universities listing of emeritus professors.[2]
Robert L. Basmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1926 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Texas A&M University |
| Field | Econometrics |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Influences | Gerhard Tintner |
| Contributions | Two stage least squares |
Basmann held academic appointments at Northwestern University, University of Chicago and Purdue University prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M.
Basmann earned a Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University in 1955.[3][4] He is credited, along with Henri Theil, for deriving two stage least squares estimation.[5]
References
- "Iowa, County Births". Family Search. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Binghamton list of emeritus professors
- "Fifty-Third List of Doctoral Dissertations in Political Economy in Progress in American Universities and Colleges". The American Economic Review. 46 (4): 804–833. 1956. JSTOR 1814347.
- Basmann, Robert L. (1955). Application of several econometric techniques to a theory of demand with variable tastes (Thesis). Iowa State University. doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-14352.
- Qin, Duo (1993). The Formation of Econometrics: A Historical Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-19-828388-1.
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