The 2014 Journal of Applied Econometrics Dissertation Prize for Anne Opschoor
Anne Opschoor
Anne Opschoor has won the 2014 Journal of Applied Econometrics Dissertation Prize for his paper “Improving Density Forecasts and Value-at-Risk Estimates by Combining Densities” (co-authors Dick van Dijk and Michel van der Wel (both Erasmus School of Economics). Anne Opschoor defended his PhD thesis at the Erasmus School of Economics. The reviewers lauded the careful and rigorous application of econometric techniques, the appropriate interpretation of the results, and the economic content of the nominated paper. The Journal of Applied Econometrics Dissertation Prize was launched in 2002, and is open to PhD students in economics writing a dissertation with a substantive empirical application in any field. Anne Opschoor receives a prize of $2,500 for this award.