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I work on the boundary between economics and statistics in this field called econometrics. Part of my interest is understanding how you use statistics in productive ways to analyze dynamic economic models.

I entered economics because of a course I took on 'information economics,' which I found fascinating.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious.

I usually don't have to do a lot of research in my work, as I'm writing about something I'm already familiar with.

I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with taste and talent for theoretical reasoning and quantitative analysis.

Much of my work in this period was concerned with exploring the logic of economic models, but also with attempting to reconcile the models with every day observation.

You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.

I just follow the subjects I'm interested in.

It came as a surprise to find that a professional society and journal (Econometrica) were flourishing, and I entered this area of study with great enthusiasm.