Dr. James Duffy

Associate Professor

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Biography

James Duffy is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. His research focuses on macroeconometrics, primarily addressing challenges in inference and opportunities identification within strongly dependent time series data. He has worked extensively on nonlinear generalizations of cointegration, nonparametric estimation and inference, as well as robustness inferences concerning departures from exact unit roots in Structural Vector Autoregressions (SVARs). His academic work has been published in prestigious journals, including the Annals of Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, and Econometric Theory. By actively engaging in these areas of research, he contributes to the understanding of structural macroeconomic models. Duffy is also involved in teaching, offering tutoring during Summer School courses.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.