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2007-9-27
Introduction:
Granger was born in Swansea, Wales in September, 1934. He was a student of the first dual-degree program of economics and mathematics in Nottingham University, then he stayed there to act as teacher in 1955. In 1957, he had his first thesis A Statistical Model for Sunspot Activity published on astronomical journal. In 1959, he received the doctor's degree in Statistics of Nottingham University. At the beginning of 1960s, Granger obtained the Harkness Prize, which is used to support scholars of UK for further study in USA, to study in Princeton University as a visiting scholar learning after the well-known scholars JohnTukey and Oscar Morgenstein. In 1974, he immigrated to the USA and became a professor of economics department, University of California, San Diego. Then, he initiated research on econometrics of this department and made it one of the excellent research bases of econometrics all over the world. At last, he became an honourable retired professor of this university. In 1991, Granger became a member of International Association of Forecasters. He had obtained honourable doctor's degree of Stockholm School of Economics and Carlos III University. At present, he is the chairman of Western Economic Association and an outstanding member (only two per year) of American Economic Association. He was mainly interested in statistics and econometrics (analysis of time series)ˇ˘forecasting, finance, demographic statistics, methodology, and so on.
Major Academic Contributions:
Granger has been an influential econometrician of time series since 1960s when he invited Princeton University. His thesis covered nearly the major development of this filed during the past 40 years. It is nearly impossible to made demonstration analysis of time series without Granger's analysis method. When looking at his influence academically, you will be so amazed by his talents more than a genius researcher and lingual presentation master.
There are two outstanding characteristics in Granger's academic works: first, there is a close relationship between academic thoughts and actual problems. Second, they are of great readability. Hence, most content are quoted as classics. Perhaps these advantages have a close relation not only with his gift but also with his study experiences. He had studied in two grammar schools when he was young. In addition, he was interested in absolute mathematics thought training. He thought it was pitiful that some economists were only able to make absolute character demonstration when he began to learn economics.
According to Nobel committee, what Granger made had changed the way in which the economists deal with time series data and is of great significance for researching the relation between fortune and consumption, rate and price, short-term and long-term interest rates. Currently, Federal Reserve and central banks of many countries all applied this method to make assessment and forecast.
Main Academic Titles and Prizes
Granger had acted as chairman of Western Economics Association. He had served as an honourable doctor of Stockholm School of Economics, foreign member of Finland Association of Arts and Sciences, a member of International Association of Forecasters, a member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences and a member of Econometric Association, and he had been awarded as the annual outstanding qualified member of American Economic Association. Before receiving the Nobel Prize, he was awarded as the annual outstanding qualified member of American Economic Association which is regarded as possible Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Beijing Municipal Association for Science & Technology
Undertaker: Beijing Science & Technology
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