Anya M. McGuirk
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, 1988.
B.S., Virginia Tech, 1980; M.Sc., University of Reading, England, 1982; Ph.D. (Production Economics), Cornell, 1988.
Office: 317 Hutcheson Hall
Phone: (540) 231-4083
E-mail: mcguirk@vt.edu
Courses taught: Econometrics and intermediate microeconomics.
Research areas: Regression Analysis, Misspecification testing, Times Series Analysis, Spatial Econometrics, Extensions of the Linear Regression Model, and Microeconomic Theory.
Selected Publications in Refereed Journals:
Spanos, Aris, and Anya McGuirk. "The Problem on Near-multicollinearity Revisited: Erratic versus Systematic Volatility." Journal of Econometrics, 108:2 (2002): 365-393.
Stephenson, Kurt, Dixie Reaves, Anya McGuirk, and Harold Deskins. "Assesments of the Educational Value of Web-based Instructional Tools." Review of Agricultural Economics, 23:2 (Fall/Winter, 2001): 492-509.
Spanos, Aris, and Anya McGuirk. "The Model Specification Problem from a Probabilistic Reduction Perspective." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 83:5 (2001): 1168-1196.
Driscoll, Paul, and Anya McGuirk. "Dietary Bounds and Unshackled Demand Specification." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 79:2 (1997): 566-572.
Barrett, Kevin, Anya McGuirk, and Richard Steinberg. "Further Evidence on the Dynamic Impact of Taxes on Charitable Giving." National Tax Journal (June 1997): 321-334.
McGuirk, Anya, and Paul Driscoll. "The Hot Air in R2: Reply." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 78:2 (1996): 715-717.
McGuirk, Anya, Paul Driscoll, Jeffrey Alwang, and Huilin Huang. "System Misspecification Testing and Structural Change in the Demand for Meats." Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 20:1 (1995): 1-21.
McGuirk, Anya, and Paul Driscoll. "The Hot Air in R2 and Consistent Measures of Explained Variation." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 77:2 (1995): 319-328.
Yun, Won-Choel, Wayne Purcell, Anya McGuirk, and David Kenyon. "Implications of Trader Mix to Price Discovery and Market Effectiveness in Live Cattle Futures." The Journal of Futures Markets, 15:4 (1995): 373-394.
McGuirk, Anya, Paul Driscoll, and Jeffrey Alwang. "Misspecification Testing: A Comprehensive Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 75:4 (1993): 1044-1055.
McGuirk, Anya, John Robertson, and Aris Spanos. "Modeling Exchange Rate Dynamics: Non-linear Dependence and Thick Tails." Econometric Reviews, 12:2 (1993): 33-63.
Kenyon, David, Eluned Jones, and Anya McGuirk. "Forecasting Performance of Corn and Soybean Harvest Futures Contracts." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 75:2 (1993): 399-407.
McGuirk, Anya, and Yair Mundlak. "The Transition of Punjab Agriculture: A Choice of Technique Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 74:1 (1992): 132-143.
Driscoll, Paul, Anya McGuirk, and Jeffery Alwang. "Testing Hypothesis of Functional Structure: Some Rules for Determining the Flexibility of Restricted Production Models." American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 74:5 (1992): 100-108.
McGuirk, Anya, and Harry Kaiser. "bST and Milk: Benefit or Bane." Choices (First Quarter 1991): 20-26.