DAVID J. McKENZIE
Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Yale University; B.Com(Hons)/B.A. The University of Auckland.

Research Interest: Development economics, applied and theoretical econometrics, panels and pseudo-panels, households in developing countries.

Current Research: Response to aggregate shocks in developing countries, pseudo-panel econometrics, social effects of privatization.

Representative Recent Publications: (1) “Consumption Growth in a Booming Economy: Taiwan 1976-96”, Yale University Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 823; (2) "Estimation of AR(1) Models with Unequally-Spaced Pseudo-Panels", Econometrics Journal 2001: 4, 89-108; (3) How do Households Cope with Aggregate Shocks? Evidence from the Mexican Peso Crisis, Mimeo. 2002; (4) “The Impact of Capital Controls on Growth Convergence,” Journal of Economic Development, 2001, 26(1): 1-24.

Teaching Interests: Econometrics, Economic Development.

Professional Affiliations: AEA, Econometric Society, Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE).