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Position/Role:
Visiting Associate Professor (Until 2005 Associate Professor)
Schools/Unit: Economics
Contact Details:
Qualifications:
- PhD, University of New South Wales
- Master of Science London University (London School of Economics)
- Bachelor of Science University of New South Wales
- Bachelor of Economics Honours University of Sydney
Research Areas:
- Econometrics
- Statistics Education
Academic Profiles:
Eric Sowey, who retired in May 2005 from his position as Associate Professor in the School, has subsequently taken up a Visiting Associate Professorship in the School. He has almost forty years experience in teaching quantitative economics and statistics courses at every level, and encourages students of economics to take a broad view of the richness of their discipline. His research areas include econometric modelling and the methodological evaluation of econometric techniques. His concern for maintaining high standards in university education led him to an active involvement over many years in local, national and international activities to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. A number of these activities are ongoing. He has a particular focus on statistics education, and is currently an Associate Editor of the Journal of Statistics Education, and online journal of the American Statistical Association. He holds a UNSW Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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