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Levent Kutlu Applied Econometrics
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Levent Kutlu
Applied econometrics
Levent Kutlu
Associate Professor of Economics · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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About
I am an associate professor of economics at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. My field is applied econometrics: panel data and stochastic frontier analysis in particular, and more recently machine learning approaches.
levent.kutlu@utrgv.edu
Recurring questions
How do you measure efficiency when the regressors are endogenous?
What happens to inefficiency when firms spill over into each other in space?
How much distributional structure does an efficiency model actually need?
Where does firm heterogeneity end and inefficiency begin in a panel?
Elsewhere
Google Scholar ↗ Stata code ↗ Curriculum vitae ↗
Publications
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Selected paper Econometrics Empirical Applied Micro Micro Theory
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Field Selected paper Econometrics Empirical Applied Micro Micro Theory
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Software
Estimators you can install, not just cite.
Stata commands for stochastic frontier analysis.
tvtieStata 16+ · SSCSSC package ↗
Time-varying true individual-effects stochastic frontier estimation code for Stata.
Software author: Levent Kutlu
ssc install tvtie
tvtie2Faster version of tvtie.
net install tvtie2, from("https://leventkutlu.com/stata/tvtie2") replace
Run help tvtie or help tvtie2 after installation. Examples load simulated data directly from this website.
xtsfkk Stata · SSC SSC listing ↗
Stata code for panel stochastic frontier estimation with endogeneity.
Software author: Mustafa U. Karakaplan
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sfkk Stata · SSC SSC listing ↗
Stata code for cross-sectional stochastic frontier estimation with endogeneity.
Software author: Mustafa U. Karakaplan
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Teaching
Econometrics, taught again and again.
Every course at every institution, with the number of sections beside it. Counts include the current semester. Years are appointment periods, so the Georgia Tech gap is the year spent at Antalya.
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Photos

Levent Kutlu wearing academic regalia at a UTRGV commencement ceremony
UTRGV
Levent Kutlu in academic regalia at a UTRGV commencement ceremony.
Levent Kutlu with his Ph.D. advisor and a friend from Rice University
Academic life
Levent Kutlu with his Ph.D. advisor and a friend from Rice University.
Levent Kutlu with M.U. Karakaplan, his coauthor and friend
Academic life
Levent Kutlu with M.U. Karakaplan, his coauthor and friend.
Levent Kutlu standing with his father and mother in a wooded setting
Family
Levent Kutlu with his father and mother.
Levent Kutlu with friends from his Rice University PhD years during an academic visit
Academic life
Levent Kutlu with friends from his Rice University PhD years during an academic visit.
Levent Kutlu with friends from his Rice University PhD years on the Rice campus
Academic life
Levent Kutlu with friends from his Rice University PhD years on the Rice University campus.
Levent Kutlu with friends during an evening gathering
Personal life
Levent Kutlu with friends during an evening gathering.
Levent Kutlu enjoying coffee during personal travel
Travel
Levent Kutlu enjoying coffee during personal travel.
Levent Kutlu on the waterfront of a historic Adriatic coastal town
Travel
Levent Kutlu on the waterfront of a historic Adriatic coastal town.
Curriculum vitae
Education, positions, and the full record.
Download Full CV ↓
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Levent Kutlu School of Economics and Finance · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley levent.kutlu@utrgv.edu Google Scholar ↗