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Roberto Leon Gonzalez
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position:
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Associate Professor
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degree:
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Ph.D. in Economics, University of York
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speciality:
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Econometrics, Empirics of Economic Growth
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education and career:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of York, U.K., 2003
Master in Economics, University of York, U.K., 1999
Bsc in Economics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 1998
Associate Professor, GRIPS, 2007—
Lecturer in Economics, University of Leicester, 2004-2007
Lecturer in Economics, University of Sheffield, 2003-2004
current research interests:
Bayesian Econometrics, Empirics of Growth and Development
Discussion papers
Dasgupta, A., Leon-Gonzalez, R. and Shortland, A. (2006) “Regionality Revisited: An Examination of the Direction of Spread of Currency Crises”
Koop G., R. León-González and R. Strachan (2008), “Bayesian Inference in the Time-Varying Cointegration Model,”
Leon-Gonzalez, R. and Tseng, F.M. (2008) “Socio-economic determinants of Mortality in Taiwan: Combining Individual Data and Aggregate Data”
Li, G. and Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2009) "A Correction Function Approach to Solve the Incidental Parameter Problem,"
Jochmann, M., Koop, G., Leon-Gonzalez, R. and Strachan, R. (2009) “Stochastic Search Variable Selection in Vector Error Correction Models with an Application to a Model of the UK Macroeconomy”
Published Papers
Yang, F and Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2010) “Bayesian Estimation and Model Selection in the Generalized Stochastic Unit Root Model” forthcoming in Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics.
Koop G., R. León-González and R. Strachan (2010) “Efficient Posterior Simulation for Cointegrated Models with Priors On the Cointegration Space,” Econometric Reviews, 29, 1-19.
Leon, A. and Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2009) “Predicting soil organic carbon percentage from loss-on-ignition using Bayesian Model Averaging,” Australian Journal of Soil Research, 47(8), 763-769.
Koop G., R. León-González and R. Strachan (2009), “On the transmission of the monetary policy mechanism,” Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 33, 997-1017.
Koop G., R. León-González and R. Strachan (2009), “Dynamic probabilities of restrictions in state space models: An application to the Phillips curve,” forthcoming in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics.
Leon-Gonzalez, R. and Scarpa, R. (2008) “Improving Multi-Site Benefit Functions Via Bayesian Model Averaging: A New Approach To Benefit Transfer,” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 56, 50-68.
Koop G., R. León-González and R. Strachan (2008), “Bayesian Inference in a Cointegrating Panel Data Model” forthcoming in Advances in Econometrics, volume 23.
Cresser, M.S., Gonzalez, R.L., Leon, A. (2007) “Evaluation of the use of soil depth and parent material data when predicting soil organic carbon concentration from LOI values” Geoderma, 140, 132-139
Contoyannis, P., Jones, A.M. and León-González,R. (2004) “Using Simulation‑Based Inference with Panel Data in Health Economics” Health Economics, 13, 101 - 122
León-González, R. and Montolio, D. (2004) "Growth, Convergence and Public Investment. A Bayesian Model Averaging Approach" Applied Economics, 36, 1925-1936
Jochmann, M. and León-González, R. (2004) "Estimating the demand for health care with panel data: a semiparametric Bayesian approach" Health Economics, 13, 1003-1014
Leon-Gonzalez, R. (2003) “A Panel Data Simultaneous Equation Model with a Dependent Categorical Variable and Selectivity” Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 12, 1, 230-242
León, R. and León, C. (2003) “Single or Double Bounded Contingent Valuation? A Bayesian Test”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 50, 2, 174-188.
León, C., Vázquez-Polo, F. J. and León González,R. (2003) “Elicitation of Expert Opinion in Benefit Transfer of Environmental Goods”, Environmental and Resource Economics, 26, 2, 199-210.
Chapters in Books
León, C. and León, R. (2006) “The Scope and Application of Bayesian Methods in Contingent Valuation Methods,” in Handbook on Contingent Valuation, p.p. 232-248. Edited by Anna Alberini and Jim Kahn.. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham.
León, C., León, R. and Vázquez -Polo, F.J. (2007) "Elicitation of Expert Opinion and MCMC Simulation of Posterior Distribution in Benefit Transfer", Chapter 13 in Environmental Value Transfer: Issues and Methods. Edited by S. Navrud and R. Ready. Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publisher.
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