<DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#003399 size=5>G. S. Maddala</FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<P><B>G.S. Maddala</B> (<a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/may-21" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>May 21</FONT></A> <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/1933" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>1933</FONT></A> – <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/june-3" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>June 3</FONT></A> <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/1999" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>1999</FONT></A>) was an <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/united-states" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>American</FONT></A> <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/economist" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>economist</FONT></A> and <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/mathematics" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>mathematician</FONT></A>, best known for his work in the field of <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/econometrics" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>econometrics</FONT></A>.</P>
<P>Maddala was born in <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/india" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>India</FONT></A> to a family of very modest means. In <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/1963" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>1963</FONT></A> he completed his <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/doctor-of-philosophy" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Ph.D.</FONT></A> in the Department of Economics at the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/university-of-chicago" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>University of Chicago</FONT></A> as a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/fulbright-program" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Fulbright Scholar</FONT></A> after receiving a <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/ab-blood-group" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>B.A.</FONT></A> in Mathematics from <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/andhra-university" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Andhra University</FONT></A> and an <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/master-of-arts-postgraduate" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>M.A.</FONT></A> in <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/statistics" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Statistics</FONT></A> from <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/university-of-mumbai" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Bombay University</FONT></A>. Maddala held the University Eminent Scholar position at <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/ohio-state-university" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Ohio State University</FONT></A> upon his death; previous university affiliations included <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/stanford-university" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>Stanford University</FONT></A> (1963-1967), <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/university-of-rochester" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>University of Rochester</FONT></A> (1967-1975), and the <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/university-of-florida" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>University of Florida</FONT></A> (1975-1993).</P>
<P>Maddala published over 110 scholarly papers and wrote 12 books covering most of the emerging areas of econometrics. His <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/1983" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>1983</FONT></A> book titled “Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics” is now regarded as a classic and seminal text for advanced studies in <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/mathematical-economics" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>mathematical economics</FONT></A>.</P>
<P>In Econometric 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 <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/cointegration" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>cointegration</FONT></A> 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, <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/fair-housing" target="_blank" ><FONT color=#003399>housing market discrimination</FONT></A>, survey data on expectations, and risk premia in future markets.</P></DIV>
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<P>附上一篇Maddala自己写的小传：我怎样变成计量经济学家</P>
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