John Johnston (econometrician)

John Johnston
Born (1923-03-13)13 March 1923
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died 14 October 2003(2003-10-14) (aged 80)
Irvine, California
Nationality British
Institution University of California, Irvine
University of Manchester
Field Econometrics
Alma mater University of Wales
Queen's University Belfast

John "Jack" Johnston (13 March 1923 – 14 October 2003) was a British econometrician. He spent most of his career at the University of Manchester, and later University of California, Irvine. Johnston is particularly known for authoring Econometric Methods (First edition 1964), one of the earliest and most popular textbooks in econometrics,[1] the most recent editions being co-authored with John DiNardo.

Johnston died in 2003 at UC Irvine Medical Center from complications of Parkinson's disease.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: John Johnston, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, Irvine". Senate of University of California, Irvine. 2003.
  2. ↑ "Remarks at a Memorial Service for Jack Johnston". Archived from the original on March 21, 2004. Retrieved 2014-10-28.


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