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Christopher F. Parmeter

Christopher F. Parmeter

Assistant Professor, Economics

305) 284-4397
Jenkins 517E
cparmeter@bus.miami.edu


Research Interests

  • Constrained Nonparametric Estimation and Inference
  • Application of Hedonic Methods
  • Robust Benefit Transfer
  • Growth Empirics

Selected Publications

Daniel J. Henderson, John A. List, Daniel L. Millimet, Christopher F. Parmeter and Michael K. Price, "Empirical Implementation of Nonparametric First-Price Auction Models,'' Journal of Econometrics, forthcoming.

Subal C. Kumbhakar, Christopher F. Parmeter and Efthymios G. Tsionas, "Bayesian Estimation Approaches to First-Price Auctions,'' Journal of Econometrics, forthcoming.

Valentina Hartarska, Christopher F. Parmeter and Denis Nadolynak, "Economies of Scope of Lending and Mobilizing Deposits in Microfinance Institutions: A Semiparametric Analysis,'' American Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.

William C. Horrace and Christopher F. Parmeter, 2011. "Semiparametric Deconvolution with Unknown Error Variance,'' Journal of Productivity Analysis, 35(2), 129-141.

Nicolai Kuminoff, Christopher F. Parmeter and Jaren C. Pope, 2010. "Which Hedonic Models Can We Trust to Recover the Marginal Willingness to Pay for Environmental Amenities?,'' Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 60(3), 145-160, lead article.

Kevin J. Boyle, Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Christopher F. Parmeter and Jaren C. Pope, 2010, "The Benefit Transfer Challenges,'' Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 2, 161-182.

Gabriel Asaftei and Christopher F. Parmeter, 2010, "Market Power, EU Integration and Privatization: The Case of Romania,'' Journal of Comparative Economics, 38(3), 340-356.

Subal C. Kumbhakar and Christopher F. Parmeter, 2010, "Estimation of Hedonic Price Functions with Incomplete Information,'' Empirical Economics, 39(1), 1-25, lead article.

Daniel J. Henderson and Christopher F. Parmeter, 2009 "Imposing Economic Constraints on Nonparametric Regression: Survey, Implementation and Extensions,'' Advances in Econometrics: Nonparametric Methods, Elsevier Science, Volume 25, edited by Q. Li and J. S. Racine, 433-469.

Kevin J. Boyle, Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Christopher F. Parmeter and Jaren C. Pope, 2009, "Necessary Conditions for Valid Benefit Transfers,'' American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 91(5), 1328-1334.

Subal C. Kumbhakar and Christopher F. Parmeter, 2009, "The Effects of Bargaining on Market Outcomes: Evidence From Buyer and Seller Specific Estimates,'' Journal of Productivity Analysis, 31(1), 1-14, lead article.

Robert Paterson, Kevin Boyle, Christopher F. Parmeter, James Neumann and Paul De Civita, 2008, "Heterogeneity in Smoker Preferences for Increased Efficacy of Cessation Therapies,'' Health Economics, 17(12), 1363-1377.

Christopher F. Parmeter, 2008, "The Effect of Measurement Error on the Shape of the World Distribution of Income,'' Economics Letters, 100(3), 373-376.

Daniel J. Henderson, Christopher F. Parmeter and R. Robert Russell, 2008, "Modes, Weighted Modes, and Calibrated Modes: Evidence of Clustering Using Modality Tests,'' Journal of Applied Econometrics, 23(5), 607-638.

Christopher F. Parmeter, Daniel J. Henderson and Subal C. Kumbhakar, 2007, "Nonparametric Estimation of a Hedonic Price Function,'' Journal of Applied Econometrics, 22, 695-699.


Honors and Awards

  • National Institute of Health (NIH-NHLBI, 1R21HL097308-01A2), February 2011-July 2012, $407,586, with Wen You (PI), Kevin J. Boyle, and Paul A. Estabrooks
  • Visiting Scholar, Dipartimento di Studi su Politica Diritto e Societa, University of Palermo, December 2010
  • Young Faculty Travel Grant, Symposium on Econometric Theory and Applications, Seoul, South Korea, 2008
  • Environmental Protection Agency (G2006-STAR-G-1) (January 2007-December 2008), $194,374, with Kevin J. Boyle, Nicolai V. Kuminoff and Jaren C. Pope
  • Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award, Binghamton University, 2006

Teaching and Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Department of Economics, 06/2010-present
  • Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 08/2006-05/2010

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Economics, Binghamton University, 2006
  • M.S., Economics, Binghamton University, 2003
  • B.A., Mathematics, Nazareth College, 2001
  • B.A., Economics, Nazareth College, 2001

Specialties

  • Nonparametric Econometrics
  • Stochastic Frontier Analysis
  • Robust Econometric Methods
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