Professional Summary
Jeff Mills is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Cincinnati. He has been at the University of Cincinnati since 1992. Dr. Mills has published articles in some of the leading econometrics and applied economics journals, including Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Econometric Reviews, Empirical Economics, and Applied Economics.
Education
Ph D: Washington University St. Louis, 1989 (Economics)
MS: Bristol University Bristol, UK, 1983 (Quantitative Economics)
BA: University of West England (formally Bristol Polytechnic) Bristol, UK, 1982 (Economics)
Research and Practice Interests
Time series econometrics, Bayesian inference and statistical hypothesis testing.
Positions and Work Experience
1988 -1992 Assistant Professor, Florida State University,
Research Support
Investigators:Mills, Jeffrey -2007 Faculty Development Council, University of Cincinnati Econometrics Workshop on Bayesian Inference. 6500 Type:Grant Level:The University of Cincinnati
Investigators:Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe -2001 Taft Research Foundation, University of Cincinnati An Analysis of Trends in Income Distribution and Inequality in Canada 10000 Type:Grant Level:The University of Cincinnati
Investigators:Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe -2000 Canadian Studies Faculty Research Grant Program, Canadian Emabassy An Analysis of Trends in Income Distribution and Inequality in Canada. 10000 Type:Grant Level:Other
Abbreviated Publications
Book Chapter
S. Zandvakili (2002). The Economics of Poverty and Inequality. In Frank A. Cowell (Eds.), Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality Edward Elgar Publishing.
. System-Theoretic Methods in Economic Modelling, Vol. IV. In S. Mittnik (Eds.), Making Inflexible Investment Decisions With Incomplete Information Oxford: Pergamon Press.
Other Publication
with S. Sivaganesan (2001). Econometrics: An Annotated Bibliography. International Society for Bayesian Analysis Bulletin, 7, 21-24.
with S. Zandvakili (2000). The Redistributional Implications of Tax and Transfer Programs in US. Proceedings of the 56th Congress of International Institute of Public Finance 845-866.
with S. Zandvakili (1998). Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping: an Application to the Distributional Implications of Taxes and Transfer Programs in the US. Proceedings of the American Statistical Association 101-106.
Peer Reviewed Publications
with P. Cashel-Cordo & S. Mujumdar (2005). Is Export-Led Industrial Development a Viable Policy? Some Empirical Evidence. Global Business and Finance Review, 10.
with S. Zandvakili (2004). Analysis of Gender Based Family Income Inequality in Canada. Applied Economics Letters, 11, 469-472.
with D. Gray & S. Zandvakili (2004). An Analysis of Differential Provincial Income Inequality: Trends in Canada. Research on Economic Inequality, 12, 449-467.
with D. Gray & S. Zandvakili (2003). Statistical Analysis of Inequality with Decompositions: the Canadian Experience. Empirical Economics, 28, 291-302.
with S. Zandvakili (2003). The Distributional Effects of US Tax and Transfer Policy on the Household. Research on Economic Inequality, 10, 195-212.
with N. Williams (2001). The Minimum Wage and Teenage Employment: Evidence from Time Series. Applied Economics, 33, 285-300.
with R. Grewal, R. Mehta & S. Mujumdar (2001). Using Cointegration Analysis for Modeling Marketing Interactions in Dynamic Environments: Methodological Issues and an Empirical Illustration. Journal of Business Research, 51, 127-144.
with S. Zandvakili (2001). The Redistributional Implications of Tax and Transfer Programs in US. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 41, 167-181.
with K. Roy & N. Williams (1999). Recent Minimum Wage Increases and the Minimum Wage Labor Force. Journal of Labor Research, XX, 479-492.
with N. Williams (1998). Minimum Wage Effects by Gender. Journal of Labor Research, XIX, 397-414.
with S. Zandvakili (1997). Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 12, 133-150.
with R. Holcombe (1995). Politics and Deficit Finance. Public Finance Quarterly, 23, 448-466.
with R. Holcombe (1994). Is Revenue-Neutral Tax Reform Revenue Neutral?. Public Finance Quarterly, 22, 65-85.
(1992). Bayesian Prediction Tests for Structural Stability. Journal of Econometrics, 52, 381-388.
with K. Prasad (1992). A Comparison of Model Selection Criteria. Econometric Reviews, 11(2), 201-233.
(1992). Making Inflexible Investment Decisions With Incomplete Information. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 24(8, 9), 247-258.
with J. Payne (1991). Structural Change and Yugoslavian Consumption in the 1980s. Economic Analysis and Workers' Management, XXV(3), 277-288.
(1988). The Bayesian Learning Model of Expectations as a Solution to the Lucas Critique: Some Empirical Evidence. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 11, 396-401.
Publications
Published Abstracts
Mills, Jeffrey A Bayesian Test for Heteroskedasticity .[Abstract]
Mills, Jeffrey An Axiomatic Characterization of Statistical Inference .[Abstract]
Cornwall, Gary;Mills, Jeffrey;Sauley, Beau;Weng, Huibin Bayesian Predictive Inference for Granger Causality .[Abstract]
Mills, Jeffrey;Namavari, Hamed Objective Bayesian ANOVA Testing .[Abstract]
Mills, Jeffrey;Parent, Olivier Testing for Stationarity in Panels with Small T .[Abstract]
Mills, Jeffrey;Cornwall, Gary;Namavari, Hamed The Econometrics of Learning-by-Doing.
Other Publications
Mills, Jeffrey An Axiomatic Characterization of Bayesian Learning .
Mills, Jeffrey An Objective Bayesian Unit Root Test .
Mills, Jeffrey; Namavari, Hamed Objective Bayesian ANOVA Testing.
Mills, Jeffrey; Namavari, Hamed Objective Bayesian Cointegration Testing.
Cornwall, Gary; Mills, Jeffrey; Sauley, Beau; Weng, Huibin Bayesian predictive inference for Granger Causality . Advances in Econometrics
Mills, Jeffrey; Cornwall, Gary; Namavari, Hamed The Econometrics of Learning-By-Doing. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
Mills, Jeffrey; Strawn, Jeffrey R Non-Inferiority and Equivalence Testing in Clinical Trials: A Bayesian Approach. Statistics in Medicine
Mills, Jeffrey; Cornwall, Gary; Sauley, Beau; Strawn, Jeffrey R Improving the Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials: a Posterior Simulation Approach. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A
Mills, Jeffrey Objective Bayesian Precise Hypothesis Testing . Bayesian Analysis
Strawn, Jeffrey R; Mills, Jeffrey; Sauley, Beau A; Welge, jeffrey A (02-2018. ) The Impact of Antidepressant Dose and Class on Treatment Response in Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Meta-Analysis. 57 (4 ) , Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Strawn, Jeffrey R; Mills, Jeffrey; Cornwall, Gary; Mossman, Sarah A; Varney, Sara T; Keeshin, Brooks R; Croakin, Paul E (02-2018. ) Buspirone in Children and Adolescents with Anxiety: A Review and Bayesian Analysis of Abandoned Randomized Controlled Trials. .28 (1 ) , Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.
Strawn, Jeffrey R; Vollmer, Lauren L; McMurray, Katherine M; Mills, Jeffrey; Mossman, Sarah A; Varney, Sara T; Schroeder, Heidi K; Sah, Renu (2018. ) Acid-sensing T cell death associated gene-8 receptor expression in panic disorder. 67 , Brain, Behavior and Immunity
Strawn, Jeffrey R; Dobson, Eric T; Mills, Jeffrey; Cornwall, Gary; Salosky, Dara J; Birmaher, Boris; Compton, Scott; Piacentini, John (08-2017. ) Placebo Response in Pedriatic Anxiety Disorders: Results from the Child/Adolescent Anxiety Multimodal Study (CAMS). 27 (6 ) , Journal Adolescent and Child Psychopharmacology
Zandvakili, Sourushe; Mills, Jeffrey; Gray, D. Immigration, Assimilation and Inequality of Income Distribution in Canada .
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe; Gray, David (2012. ) New perspectives on Canadian national and regional income inequality .35 , Canadian Journal of Regional Science
Mills, Jeffrey; Mujumdar, Sudesh; Cashel-Cordo, Peter (2005. ) Is Export-Led Industrial Development a Viable Policy? Some Empirical Evidence .10 (1 ) , Global Business and Finance Review
Mills, Jeffrey; Gray, David; Zandvakili, Sourushe (2004. ) An Analysis of Differential Provincial Income Inequality: Trends in Canada .12 , Research on Economic Inequality
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe (2004. ) Analysis of Gender Based Family Income Inequality in Canada .11 , Applied Economics Letters
Zandvakili, Sourushe; Mills, Jeffrey (2003. ) [Reprint] Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality .158 , The Economics of Poverty and Inequality: The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe; Gray, David (2003. ) Statistical Analysis of Inequality with Decompositions: the Canadian Experience .28 , Empirical Economics
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe (2003. ) The Distributional Effects of US Tax and Transfer Policy on the Household .10 , Research on Economic Inequality
Mills, Jeffrey; Williams, Nicolas (2001. ) The Minimum Wage and Teenage Employment: Evidence from Time Series .33 , Applied Economics
Mills, Jeffrey; Mehta, Raj; Grewal, R; Mujumdar, Sudesh (2001. ) Using Cointegration Analysis for Modeling Marketing Interactions in Dynamic Environments: Methodological Issues and an Empirical Illustration .51 , Journal of Business Research
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe (2000. ) The Redistributional Implications of Tax and Transfer Programs in US .41 , Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
Mills, Jeffrey; Williams, Nicolas; Roy, Kakoli (1999. ) Recent Minimum Wage Increases and the Minimum Wage Labor Force .20 , Journal of Labor Research
Mills, Jeffrey; Williams, Nicolas (1998. ) Minimum Wage Effects by Gender .19 , Journal of Labor Research
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe (1998. ) Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping: an Application to the Distributional Implications of Taxes and Transfer Programs in the US . Proceedings of the American Statistical Association
Mills, Jeffrey; Zandvakili, Sourushe (1997. ) Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality .12 , Journal of Applied Econometrics
Mills, Jeffrey; Holcombe, Randall (1995. ) Politics and Deficit Finance .23 , Public Finance Quarterly
Mills, Jeffrey; Holcombe, Randall (1994. ) Is Revenue-Neutral Tax Reform Revenue Neutral? .22 , Public Finance Quarterly
Mills, Jeffrey; Prasad, Kislaya (1992. ) A Comparison of Model Selection Criteria .11 (2 ) , Econometric Reviews
Mills, Jeffrey (1992. ) Bayesian Prediction Tests for Structural Stability .52 , Journal of Econometrics
Mills, Jeffrey (1992. ) Making Inflexible Investment Decisions With Incomplete Information .24 , Computers and Mathematics with Applications
Mills, Jeffrey; Payne, James (1991. ) Structural Change and Yugoslavian Consumption in the 1980s .25 (3 ) , Economic Analysis and Workers" Management
Mills, Jeffrey (1988. ) The Bayesian Learning Model of Expectations as a Solution to the Lucas Critique: Some Empirical Evidence .11 , Mathematical and Computer Modeling
Book Chapter
Mills, Jeffrey; Parent, Olivier (2014 ) Bayesian MCMC inference for spatial models Handbook of Regional Science, Springer
Additional Publications
Presentations
Invited Presentations
Mills, Jeffrey (04-2018. ) Bayesian Hypothesis Testing without Tears. Dept. of Economics, Univ. of Kansas seminar series, Department of Economics, University of Kansas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Seminar. . Level:International
Mills, Jeffrey; Cornwall, Gary; Sauley, Beau; Weng, Huibin (03-2017. ) Bayesian predictive inference for Granger Causality .Midwest Economics Association Annual Meeting, Midwest Economics Association, Cincinnati, OH. Conference. . Level:International
Mills, Jeffrey (04-2012. ) Bayesian Precise Hypothesis Testing. Dept. of Economics, Purdue University seminar series, Dept. of Economics, Purdue University, Purdue University, IN. Seminar. . Level:International
Paper Presentations
(04-2008. ) Bayes Factors for Testing Precise Hypotheses .Chicago.
(10-2007. ) How to Test Precise Hypotheses If We Must? .St. Louis.
(06-2007. ) Objective Bayes Factors for Precise Hypothesis Testing .St. Louis.
(05-2003. ) An Analysis of Differential Provincial Income Inequality Trends in Canada .Ottawa, Canada.
(05-2003. ) New Perspectives on Canadian National and Regional Income Inequality .Helsinki, Finland.
(10-2002. ) The Combined Evidence on Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage: A Hierarchical Bayes Approach .Columbus.
(05-2002. ) Immigration, Assimilation and Inequality of Income Distribution in Canada .Calgary.
(01-2002. ) The Heterogeneity of Minimum Wage Effects Across States .Atlanta.
(07-2001. ) Individual Exemptions and Distributional Implications of Taxes and Transfers .San Francisco.
(01-2001. ) The Role of Exemptions in Distributional Implications of Taxes and Transfers in the U.S. New Orleans.
(03-1999. ) The Effects of Tax Policy on Income Inequality in the US .Nashville.
(08-1998. ) Distributional Implications of Taxes and Transfer Programs in the US .Dallas.
(10-1997. ) Is the Exchange Rate a Threshold Cointegrated Process? .Honolulu.
(03-1997. ) A Framework to Investigate the Impact of Advertising, Economic Environment, and Political-Legal Environment on Sales .UC-Berkeley, CA.
(11-1996. ) Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality .Washington, DC.
(08-1996. ) Consensus Ranking of US Income Distributions: A Bootstrap Application of Tests for Stochastic Dominance .Istanbul.
(08-1996. ) Statistical Inference via Bootstrapping for Measures of Inequality .Istanbul.
(08-1995. ) Downtown Cincinnati Metered Parking and Urban Policy Objectives .Cincinnati.
(03-1995. ) Undoing the No-Trade Theorem .Cincinnati.
(11-1994. ) Politics and Deficit Finance .Orlando.
(03-1994. ) Bootstrapping Interval Estimates for Measures of Inequality .Chicago.
(03-1994. ) Specification of Unemployment Duration Models: Sensitivity Issues .Chicago.
(04-1992. ) Bayesian Nonparametric Estimation of Duration Models .St. Louis.
(03-1992. ) Bayesian Nonparametric Estimation of Duration Models .Chicago.
(12-1991. ) Rational Learning and the Dollar Behavior During the 1980's .New Orleans.
(11-1991. ) The Government Budget Constraint .Nashville.
(11-1991. ) An Axiomatic Characterization of Inference and Learning .Nashville.
(11-1991. ) Rational Learning and the Dollar Behavior During the 1980's .Nashville.
(11-1990. ) A Comparison of Model Selection Criteria .New Orleans.
(11-1990. ) Bayesian Nonlinear Estimation .New Orleans.
(08-1990. ) Prediction Tests for Structural Stability in Nonstationary Time Series .Barcelona.
(09-2009. ) A Robust Bayesian Unit Root Test .Purdue University.
Honors and Awards
2006 Fellow of the Midwest Econometrics Group Honor received for contributions to the field of econometrics and for continued participation in presenting papers and organizing the Midwest Econometrics Group annual meetings. Level:International Type:Service, Professional
Service
Taft Research Center Director Search Committee Committee Member Type:University Level:University 08-2018
Taft Executive Board Committee Member Type:University Level:University 2012
Economics Department Executive Committee Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2015
PhD program committee Committee Chair Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2011
Speakers Committee Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2010
Graduate Program Committee Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 1996
Macroeconomics search committee (Evaluate all job applications, meet with the committee to select interviewees. Attend the job convention and interview candidates. Select candidates for on campus interviews. Interview on campus, attend seminars, etc. ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 10-2013 -02-2014
AERI Executive Committee Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2004 -2011
Macroeconomics Search Committee Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 2007 -2010
College of Business Research Committee Committee Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 08-2018
College of Business Doctoral Committee Committee Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 2010
Department Head Search Committee Committee Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 2007 -2008
Midwest Econometrics Group (Organized the Annual Meeting, held at the University of Cincinnati, 2006 ) Program Organizer Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 2006 -2006
Keywords
Econometrics; time series; Bayesian inference
Courses Taught
BAYESIAN ECM
INTRO ECONOMETRICS
PHD DISS.
MASTER"S INTERNSHIP
MASTERS PRACTICUM
MASTERS THESIS
PHD DISS.
ECONOMETRICSI
INTROECONOMETRICS
PHDDISS.
MASTERS INTERNSHIP
MASTERS PRACTICUM
MASTERS THESIS
PHD DISS
PHD RESEARCH
BAYESIAN ECM
INTRO ECONOMETRICS
MASTERS THESIS
PHD DISS.
TIME SERIES ECM
INTRO ECONOMETRICS
MASTER"S INTERNSHIP
MASTERS GUIDED RES
MASTERS THESIS
PHD DISS.
PHD RESEARCH
MASTER"S INTERNSHIP
MASTERS PRACTICUM
PHD DISS.
PHD RESEARCH
Advanced Econometrics II
Bayesian Econometrics
PhD Dissertation Research
Time Series Econometrics
Econometrics I
Introduction to Econometrics
PhD Dissertation Research
Introduction to Econometrics
Master"s Internship
Masters Research Practicum
PhD Dissertation Research
Bayesian Econometrics
Introduction to Econometrics
PhD Dissertation Research
Time Series Econometrics
ECON CAPSTONE
INTRO ECONOMETRICS
PHD RESEARCH
MASTER"S INTERNSHIP
MASTERS PRACTICUM
PHD RESEARCH
ADV ECONOMETRICS II
PHD RESEARCH
TIME SERIES ECM
Econometrics I
Introduction to Econometrics
Money and Banking
PhD Research in Economics
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Masters Research Practicum
Intro to Econometrics
Masters Guided Individual Research
Time Series Econometrics
Intro to Econometrics
Masters Special Topics
Intro to Macroeconomics
Money, Banking, and the Economy
Economic Data Analysis III
Stat Infer & Econ I
Economic Data Analysis II
Intro to Applied Econometrics
Applied Economic Forecasting
Economic Data Analysis II
Money, Banking, and the Economy
Economic Data Analysis II
Economic Data Analysis III
Intro to Applied Econometrics
Intro to Applied Econometrics
Teaching Asst Practicum for UG Students
Applied Economic Forecasting
Intro to Applied Econometrics
Teaching Asst Practicum for UG Students
Intro to Macroeconomics
Faculty Development Activities
06-03-2011 -06-03-2011 Distance Learning: Succeeding at Threaded Discussions “Succeeding in Distance Learning: How to Run Threaded Discussions and Chatrooms” Friday, June 3rd, 12:00pm – 1:30pm, LH 108 , College of Business, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati Type:Workshop