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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D., Economics, Australian National University, 1982; M.A., Economics, University of Calcutta, 1975; B.A., Economics, University of Calcutta, 1973.

Research Interests: Econometrics, time series analysis, and statistical testing, particularly the development of diagnostic tests for econometric models.

Appointments: Professor, Department of Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1990–present; Visiting Professor, University of California, San Diego, 2005.

Awards: Fellow, American Statistical Association, 2010; Econometric Theory Multa Scripsit Award, 2008.

Publications: Co-author of the Jarque-Bera test for normality; published in Econometrica and Journal of Econometrics.

Editorial Contributions: Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Surveys, 2000–present.