Professor Robert M. Sauer
Professor of Economics
Centre for Structural Econometrics
Contact Details
Tele: +44 (0)117 928 8421Email: Robert.Sauer@bristol.ac.uk
Office Hours: Tues 3-4pm and Wed 1.30-2.30pm
Room: 3B8
Teaching Units
Econm 1009: Quantitative Methods in EconomicsEconm 301: Advanced Applied Microeconomics
Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
Research Interests
Robert Sauer's main research fields are labour economics and applied micro-econometrics. His current research focuses on female labour force participation, the returns to volunteer labour, and the determinants of charitable giving. He is also working on new simulated maximum likelihood techniques that facilitate the estimation of discrete choice dynamic programming models, as well as other complex econometric models involving discrete choices.
Recent Publications
- "A Computationally Practical Simulation Estimation Algorithm for Dynamic Panel Data Models with Unobserved Endogenous State Variables," (with Michael P. Keane), International Economic Review, forthcoming.
- "Classification Error in Dynamic Discrete Choice Models: Implications for Female Labor Supply Behavior," (with Michael P. Keane), Econometrica, May 2009, 77(3), 975-991.
- "Life Cycle Employment and Fertility Across Institutional Environments," (with Daniela Del Boca), European Economic Review, April 2009, 53(3), 274-292.
- "Why Develop Open Source Software? The Relative Importance of Non-pecuniary Benefits, Monetary Rewards and Open Source Licence Type," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Winter 2007, 23(4), 605-619.
Related Links
Centre for Structural EconometricsMicroeconomic Research at Bristol