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Russell Davidson is a Professor and Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in the Department of Economics at McGill University's Faculty of Arts. He can be contacted at russell.davidson@mcgill.ca and his office is located at Leacock 321C, 855 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T7.
Dr. Davidson earned his PhD from the University of British Columbia and joined McGill University in August 2002 after many years at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Since 1987, he has maintained a dual academic appointment, dividing his time between McGill (fall term) and GREQAM, a research laboratory in Marseille, France associated with the Université de la Méditerranée's Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences.
His primary research focuses on econometric methodology, particularly developing and refining bootstrap techniques to enhance statistical reliability, and addressing methodological challenges in measuring poverty and income distribution through stochastic dominance analysis. Dr. Davidson emphasizes that 'there is no good empirical practice without a good mastery of the underlying theory' and cautions against treating econometrics as merely 'a set of cookbook recipes.'
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent pattern of advancing econometric theory with practical applications, particularly in hypothesis testing methodology, bootstrap techniques, and poverty measurement. His work bridges theoretical developments with real-world economic policy analysis.
- Canada Research Chair in Social Sciences and Humanities
Dr. Davidson has supervised numerous graduate students and maintains active research collaborations, most notably with James MacKinnon. His teaching includes graduate Econometrics (Economics 662) and Honors Economic Statistics (Economics 257 D1), where he emphasizes the art of interpreting what data reveal beyond mere technical implementation.
