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Matthew Masten is an econometrician specializing in causal inference and sensitivity analysis. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Duke University, where he has been since 2021. His research focuses on developing methodologies that quantify the robustness of treatment effects estimated under the unconfoundedness assumption, providing insights into estimation and inference bounds of treatment effect parameters. Masten's work has been published in several prestigious journals, including the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics and the Japanese Economic Review, showcasing his contributions to statistical treatment rules and the implications of exogeneity assumptions in econometric models. He has been awarded grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research on sensitivity analysis in econometrics.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaching and conducting research in the field of econometrics.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)