Prof. Dr. Donald B. Rubin

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMathematical and Applied Statistics
KeywordsRubin's Causal Model, EM Algorithm, Multiple Impitation, Matched Sampling, Propensity Score Matching

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityCambridge
InstitutionHarvard University
InstituteDepartment of Statistics

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Susanne RässlerLehrstuhl für Statistik und Ökonometrie, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Bamberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2009

Programme(s)

2008Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Donald B. Rubin is one of the leading statisticians of our time. He has made important contributions to the study of missing data and causality. He developed the technique of multiple imputation, for example, and his model of causal inference is now referred to as the Rubin causal model. Professor Rubin's work has a tremendous impact on how researchers use statistics in applied work. In Germany, he will explore new methods for multiply imputing panel data and work on using his approach of principal stratification for measuring the causal effect of active labour market policies.