David F. Hendry
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David F. Hendry is a prominent British econometrician known for his influential work on time-series econometrics, model selection, and the development of general-to-specific modeling strategies.
All labels observed (1)
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| David F. Hendry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8901606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David F. Hendry Context triple: [Denis Sargan, notableStudent, David F. Hendry]
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Denis Sargan
Denis Sargan was a pioneering British econometrician known for his foundational contributions to econometric theory, particularly in instrumental variables and estimation methods.
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B.
William O. Wooldridge
William O. Wooldridge was a United States Army noncommissioned officer who became the first Sergeant Major of the Army, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army’s leadership.
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C.
Robert J. Hodrick
Robert J. Hodrick is an American economist best known for his work in macroeconomics and finance, including the development of the Hodrick–Prescott filter used to analyze business cycles.
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D.
Lawrence Klein
Lawrence Klein was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing econometric models for forecasting economic trends.
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E.
Laurence Keen
Laurence Keen is a British professional golfer known for competing on developmental tours and national circuits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David F. Hendry Target entity description: David F. Hendry is a prominent British econometrician known for his influential work on time-series econometrics, model selection, and the development of general-to-specific modeling strategies.
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A.
Denis Sargan
Denis Sargan was a pioneering British econometrician known for his foundational contributions to econometric theory, particularly in instrumental variables and estimation methods.
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B.
William O. Wooldridge
William O. Wooldridge was a United States Army noncommissioned officer who became the first Sergeant Major of the Army, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Army’s leadership.
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C.
Robert J. Hodrick
Robert J. Hodrick is an American economist best known for his work in macroeconomics and finance, including the development of the Hodrick–Prescott filter used to analyze business cycles.
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D.
Lawrence Klein
Lawrence Klein was an American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work in developing econometric models for forecasting economic trends.
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E.
Laurence Keen
Laurence Keen is a British professional golfer known for competing on developmental tours and national circuits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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academic ⓘ econometrician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellowship of the British Academy
NERFINISHED
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Fellowship of the Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Economic Society Medal (lifetime achievement-type recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
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University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
London School of Economics
NERFINISHED
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Nuffield College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Hendry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
econometrics
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economic methodology ⓘ macroeconometrics ⓘ time-series econometrics ⓘ |
| fullName | David Forbes Hendry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
automatic model selection
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forecasting ⓘ macroeconomic modelling ⓘ model evaluation ⓘ non-stationary time series ⓘ structural breaks ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of automatic model selection software in econometrics
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practice of empirical macroeconomics in the UK ⓘ |
| knownFor |
PC-Give software
NERFINISHED
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automatic model selection algorithms ⓘ contributions to forecasting theory ⓘ econometric methodology ⓘ general-to-specific modeling ⓘ model selection in econometrics ⓘ time-series econometric methods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
NERFINISHED
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Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dynamic Econometrics
NERFINISHED
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Econometric Modelling: A Likelihood Approach NERFINISHED ⓘ Econometrics: Alchemy or Science? NERFINISHED ⓘ Modelling Non-Stationary Economic Time Series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Econometric Analysis of Economic Time Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Economic Modelling and Forecasting Group at Oxford
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Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford ⓘ Head of the Department of Economics at University of Oxford ⓘ Professor of Economics at University of Oxford ⓘ |
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