
Nimai Mehta Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer Mathematics and Statistics
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As an economist and statistician, Professor Mehta’s area of research is on the quality and use of data under varying institutional contexts. He is the lead coordinator of a multidisciplinary effort at the university to employ data-science, economics, and machine-learning to improve data on missing and exploited children. He was previously the principal investigator for a UNICEF project on the quality of education data and reforms in Myanmar. Prior to his appointment at the department, Professor Mehta was the Academic Director of one of the country’s oldest Economic Policy Program where his work focused on an empirical and institutional analysis of government failure. He has also led the university’s policy programs in China and Europe.
He has held teaching positions at the 헤라카지노 도메인 of Economics, University of the Philippines, where he was a Research Fellow and Program Associate with the Center for Integrative and Development Studies. Prior positions include: Visiting Scholar at the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy in Fairfax, Virginia, and Adjunct Professor at George Mason University, Department of Economics. He also serves on the Academic Council of the Indian 헤라카지노 도메인 of Public Policy, New Delhi.
Professor Mehta obtained his Masters in Applied Economics from Bombay University, and a Doctorate in Economics from George Mason University.
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Teaching
Summer 2024
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STAT-204 Intro to 헤라카지노 보증 Statistics
Fall 2024
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STAT-202 Basic Statistics
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STAT-302 Intermediate Statistics
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STAT-614 Statistical Methods
Spring 2025
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STAT-202 Basic Statistics
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STAT-202 Basic Statistics