Bio

Title
Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics

Department
Department of Economics

Area of Study/Expertise
Econometrics, Bayesian Inference, Modeling, Simulation

Office Location
3175 Social Science Plaza A

Email
ivan@uci.edu

Ivan Jeliazkov, Ph.D.

I am a Bayesian econometrician whose research focus is on modeling, model comparison, and the development of methods for simulation-based inference. My research program entails a particular emphasis on Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) estimation, model comparison and nonparametric modeling and estimation. These are broad research areas that cut across disciplines and have wide-ranging implications for the social and natural sciences as a whole. The unifying theme to my research is a core of modeling methods and techniques, whereas the applications span a variety of fields.

Education

  • Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
  • BA, Coe College

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Editorial Service

  • Senior Editor, Advances in Econometrics, (2010-present)
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation, (2010-2025)
  • Associate Editor, JASA/TAS Reviews, (2014-2016, 2017-2019, 2020-2022)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Scientific Publications: Economy & Business, (2019-2022)
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Optimisation (2009-2010)
  • Co-Editor, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Technology & Business Intelligence (2010)
  • Editorial Review Board, Scientific Journals International – Mathematics & Statistics, Economics (2007-2010).

Professional Service

  • Secretary/Treasurer, Executive Committee, Editorial Board of Advances in Econometrics (2023-2025).
  • Secretary, Section on Economics, Finance and Business, International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA), (2017-2019)
  • Co-Chair, Program Committee, International Conference on Information Technology & Business Intelligence, Institute of Management Technology, Nagpur, India (2010)
  • Vice-Chair, Task Force on Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2013-2019)
  • Member, Task Force on Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (2010-2013)
  • Member, Scientific Committee, International Consortium for Optimization and Modelling in Science and Industry (iCOMSI) (2013-2015)
  • Member, Program Committee, International Conference of Mathematical Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey (2009)

Visiting Scholar

  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2000-2001)
  • Korea University, Seoul, Korea (2006)
  • Center for Statistics in the Social Sciences, University of Washington (2007)
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2007)
  • Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria (2008)
  • East China Normal University, Shanghai, China (2011)

Academic Service

  • Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine (2015-2017)
  • Council on Faculty Welfare, University of California, Irvine (2009-2012)
  • Campuswide Honors Board, University of California, Irvine (2016-2019)
  • Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, University of California, Irvine (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
  • Recruiting Committees, University of California, Irvine (2011-2012, 2015-2016)
  • Graduate Award Committees, University of California, Irvine (Spring 2016, Fall 2016)
  • Program Accreditation Review Committee for Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation (2010)
  • Undergraduate Major Restructuring Committee, University of California, Irvine (2018-2019)