Regular biography
Andres Santos is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Before joining UCLA, he earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University and was a faculty member at UCSD. His research centers on theoretical econometrics, with an emphasis on the development of estimation and inference methods for cross-sectional datasets. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the International Association for Applied Econometrics. Professor Santos has served on several editorial boards, including as a Co-Editor for the American Economic Review and Quantitative Economics.
Scholar-generated biography
Andres Santos is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in Econometrics. His research focuses on developing statistical methods for econometric inference, particularly in the presence of endogeneity and complex data structures. Santos has contributed to the understanding of nonparametric instrumental variables, shape restrictions, and the use of bootstrap techniques for inference. His work addresses challenges in testing moment inequalities, estimating models with convex moment inequalities, and analyzing treatment effects under various identification assumptions. His research has significant implications for policy evaluation and empirical economics.