Hao Dong

Hao Dong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he has been affiliated since 2018 after completing his Ph.D. His work bridges econometric theory and empirical policy analysis, particularly focusing on nonparametric and semiparametric methods under measurement error conditions. He actively contributes to advancing statistical techniques and their practical applications in evaluating policy outcomes.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
• Masters of Economics from Peking University (Beijing, China)
• Bachelor of Mathematics from Peking University

Research interests include developing robust econometric tools to handle measurement errors in regression discontinuity designs, additive models, and latent variables. His work emphasizes theoretical rigor while addressing real-world empirical challenges, such as improving inference accuracy in the presence of noisy data. He explores applications in policy evaluation, particularly in areas like financial literacy interventions and buffer-stock saving models.

Publications highlight a consistent focus on measurement error correction, nonparametric methods, and policy applications. Recent works explore bandwidth selection in errors-in-variables contexts and the implications of ignoring covariate noise in econometric modeling. Earlier contributions include foundational papers on additive models with mismeasured covariates.

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