Robert Basmann

Robert L. Basmann
Born (1926-01-15) January 15, 1926
Davenport, Iowa
Nationality American
Institution Texas A&M University
Field Econometrics
Alma mater Iowa State University
Influences Gerhard Tintner
Influenced Raymond Battalio
Claude Hillinger
John Kagel
Contributions Two stage least squares

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.

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.[2][3] He is credited, along with Henri Theil, for deriving two stage least squares estimation.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births". Family Search. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.jstor.org/stable/1814347
  3. ↑ http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/12989/
  4. ↑ Qin, Duo (1993). The Formation of Econometrics: A Historical Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 0-19-828388-1.
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