Dr. Robert Miller

Professor

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Biography

Robert Miller holds the Richard M. Cyert Morris DeGroot Professorship in Economics and Statistics at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. He is recognized as a world leader in structural econometrics, with original contributions on job matching and dynamic discrete choice optimization problems. His work incorporates endogenous time-varying unobserved heterogeneity using Maximum Likelihood estimators to solve fixed point dynamic discrete choice problems. Miller is a co-inventor of Conditional Choice Probability estimators and has advanced methodologies in estimating datasets with unobserved heterogeneity across various economic settings, including labor markets and financial markets. He has published extensively in top economics journals and frequently presents his research at seminars and conferences worldwide. Additionally, he teaches MBA courses on strategic corporate management and trade investment strategy at Carnegie Mellon University. Miller has also held visiting professorships at several prestigious institutions, including Northwestern University and the University of Pennsylvania, and has consulted on labor issues.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business • Pittsburgh, United States

Holds the Richard M. Cyert Morris DeGroot Professorship in Economics and Statistics.

Professor

2004-01-01 — Present

University of Essex, Department of Economics • Colchester, United Kingdom

Associate Professor

1987-01-01 — 1996-01-01

Carnegie Mellon University, GSIA • Pittsburgh, United States

Assistant Professor

1982-01-01 — 1987-01-01

Carnegie Mellon University, GSIA • Pittsburgh, United States

Visiting Professor

2018-03-01 — 2018-12-31

Northwestern University, Department of Economics • Evanston, United States

Visiting Professor

2017-09-01 — 2017-11-30

University of Wisconsin System, Department of Economics • Madison, United States

Visiting Professor

2016-09-01 — 2016-11-30

University of Pennsylvania, Department of Economics • Philadelphia, United States

Requirements for Carnegie Mellon University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Verbal
Required:158
Quantitative
Required:149
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Research experience/publications
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • GRE scores (optional but reported in profile)
  • English Proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo)
Specialization Notes

Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.