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Mark Watson | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Econometrics |
| Institution | Princeton University |
| Alma mater | Pierce College California State University, Northridge University of California, San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert F. Engle |
| Influences | Clive Granger |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Mark W. Watson (born 1952) is the Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Prior to coming to Princeton in 1995, Watson served on the economics faculty at Harvard University and Northwestern University. His research focuses on time-series econometrics, empirical macroeconomics, and macroeconomic forecasting.[1]
Watson has published widely cited articles in these areas, and is the co-author of Introduction to Econometrics, a leading undergraduate textbook.[1]
He received a B.A. in economics at California State University, Northridge and a Ph.D. in economics at the University of California, San Diego.[2][3]
He and Tim Bollerslev are widely regarded as carrying forward the work of the Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert F. Engle, as acknowledged by Engle himself.[4]
- ^ a b "Mark W. Watson". Becker Friedman Institute. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Mark W. Watson". Princeton.edu. Princeton. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ "Mark Watson". Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Engle's Autobiography on the Nobel Prize Website.