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Prof. Dr. Harry Haupt

Prof. Dr. Harry Haupt
Professor Dr. Harry Haupt
Room WiWi 315
Innstrasse 27
94032 Passau
Fax: +49(0)851/5092562

Office ours: Monday, 10.00 - 11.00 (after prior appointment via email)

Statistical and economic theory

  • Applied econometrics and statistics

  • Statistical modelling of ecological processes

  • Modeling, estimation and forecasting complex data structures

  • Flexible semi-/nonparametric & nonlinear regression methods

  • Data analytics & statistical/machine learning applications

Peer reviewed journal articles and proceedings

Bauer I., Haupt H., and S. Linner  [2024] Pinball boosting of regression quantiles. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis.

Fritsch M., Haupt H., J. Schnurbus [2024] Efficiency of poll-based multi-period forecasting systems for German state elections.  International Journal of Forecasting.

Haupt H. and M. Fritsch [2022] Quantile Trend Regression and Its Application to Central England Temperature. Mathematics, 10 (3), 413. https://doi.org/10.3390/math10030413

Wild M., Behm S., Beck C., Cyris J., Schneider A., Wolf K. and H. Haupt [2022] Mapping the time-varying spatial heterogeneity of temperature processes over the urban landscape, Urban Climate, 43, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101160

Behm S. and H. Haupt [2020] Predictability of hourly nitrogen dioxide concentrations, Ecological Modelling, 428, 109076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109076

Fritsch M., Haupt H., Lösel F. and M. Stemmler [2019] Regression trees and random forests as alternatives to classical Regression modeling: Investigating the risk factors for corporal punishment, Psychological Test and Assessment Modelling, 61, 389-417. Open access link

Behm S., Haupt H. and A. Schmid [2018] Spatial detrending revisited: Modelling local trend patterns in NO2-concentration in Belgium and Germany, Spatial Statistics, 28, 331-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spasta.2018.04.004

Haupt H., Schnurbus J. and W. Semmler [2018] Estimation of grouped, time-varying convergence in economic growth, Econometrics and Statistics, 8, 141-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecosta.2017.09.001

Scholz M., Schnurbus J., Haupt H., Dorner V., Landherr A. and F. Probst [2018] Dynamic Effects of User- and Marketer-Generated Content on Consumer Purchase Behavior: Modeling the Hierarchical Structure of Social Media Websites, Decision Support Systems, 113, 43-55.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2018.07.001

Schnurbus J., Haupt H. and V. Meier [2017] Economic transition and growth - A replication, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 32, 1039-1042. Online supplementhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2544

Fritsch M., Haupt H. and P.T. Ng [2016] Urban house price surfaces near a World Heritage Site: modeling conditional price and spatial heterogeneity, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 60, 260-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2016.07.011

Oberhofer W. and H. Haupt [2016] Asymptotic theory for nonlinear quantile regression under weak dependence, Econometric Theory, 32, 686-713. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266466615000031

Haupt H. and J. Schnurbus [2015] A nonparametric approach to modeling cross-section dependence in panel data: Smart regions in Germany, in: Stemmler M., von Eye A. and Wiedermann W. (eds.) Dependent Data in Social Sciences Research. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, 145, 345-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20585-4_15

Haupt H., Kagerer K. and W.J. Steiner [2014] Smooth quantile based modeling of brand sales, price and promotional effects from retail scanner panels, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 29, 1007-1028. Online supplementhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jae.2347

Haupt H., Lösel F. and M. Stemmler [2014] Quantile regression analysis and other alternatives to ordinary least squares regression: A methodological comparison on corporal punishment, Methodology, 10, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-2241/a000077

Kauermann G., Haupt H. and N. Kaufmann [2012] A hitchhiker's view on spatial statistics and spatial econometrics for lattice data, Statistical Modelling, 12, 419-440. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1471082X12457493

Haupt H. and K. Kagerer [2012] Beyond mean estimates of price and promotional effects in scanner-panel sales-response regression, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 19, 470-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2012.06.002

Haupt H., Kagerer K. and J. Schnurbus [2011] Cross-validating fit and predictive accuracy of nonlinear quantile regressions, Journal of Applied Statistics, 38, 2939-2954. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2011.573542 

Ernstberger J., Haupt H. and O. Vogler [2011] The role of sorting portfolios in asset pricing models, Applied Financial Economics, 21,1381-1396. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603107.2011.572849

Haupt H. and V. Petring [2011] Assessing parametric misspecification and heterogeneity in growth regression, Applied Economics Letters, 18, 389-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851003670643

Haupt H., Schnurbus J. and R. Tschernig [2010] On Nonparametric Estimation of a Hedonic Price Function, Journal of Applied Econometrics, 25, 894-901. https://doi.org/10.1002/jae.1186

Haupt H., Schnurbus J. and R. Tschernig [2010] Statistical validation of functional form in multiple regression using R, in: Vinod, H.D. (ed.) Advances in Social Science Research Using R, Lecture Notes in Statistics - Proceedings, 196, 155-166, Springer, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1764-5_9

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2009] On asymptotic normality in nonlinear regression, Statistics and Probability Letters, 79, 848-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2008.10.037

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2006] Generalized adding-up in systems of regression equations, Economics Letters, 92, 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2006.03.001

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2006] Best affine unbiased representations in the fully restricted general Gauss-Markov model, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 97, 759-764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmva.2005.04.006

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2005] On autoregressive errors in singular equation systems, Economics Bulletin, 3(54), 1-3

Oberhofer W. and H. Haupt [2005] The asymptotic distribution of the unconditional quantile estimator under dependence, Statistics and Probability Letters, 73, 243-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2005.03.011

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2005] Stochastic response restrictions, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 95, 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmva.2004.08.006

Haupt H., Oberhofer W. and T. Reichsthaler [2003] A varying-coefficient approach to estimation and extrapolation of household size, Mathematical Population Studies, 10, 249-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/713644740

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2002] Fully restricted linear regression: a pedagogical note, Economics Bulletin, 3(1), 1-7

Oberhofer W. and H. Haupt [2001] Derivation and application of regionalized Input-Output tables: a case study, in: W. Pfähler (ed.), Regional Input-Output Analysis, HWWA Studies, 66, 63-73

Haupt H. and W. Oberhofer [2000] Estimation of singular seemingly unrelated regression equations, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0398. Econometric Society

Vita & positions

  • since 2012: Chaired full Professor of Statistics & Data Analytics, U Passau

  • 2014-2020: Vice President for Research & Advancement of Early Career Researchers, U Passau
    2017-2020: Deputy President, U Passau

  • 2007 - 2012: Chaired full Professor of Econometrics & Statistics, U Bielefeld

  • 2007 - 2007: Associate Professor, U Regensburg
  • 2002 - 2006: Assistant Professor, U Regensburg

  • 2006: Habilitation: Venia legendi for Econometrics & Statistics
    Habilitation Award U Regensburg

  • 2002: Dr (Econometrics), U Regensburg

Services to the scientific community

  • since 2023: Advances in Statistical Analysis: Editor

  • 2012-2020: German Statistical Society: Chairman of Committee Statistical Theory & Methodology

  • 2014-2019: Advances in Statistical Analysis: Associate Editor

  • since 2011: Verein für Socialpolitik: Member of Committee Econometrics

  • Referee services for: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Applied Mathematics, AStA - Advances in Statistical Analysis, Computational Statistics, Economics Bulletin, Economics Letters, Electronics, Empirical Economics, Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Applied Statistics, Journal of Business Economics, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Mathematical Population Studies, Mathematical Reviews, Mathematics, Methodology, Quantitative Economics, Remote Sensing, Statistical Methodology, Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Statistical Modelling, Statistics, Sustainability

Hall-of-fame: Former PhD students and PostDocs

  • [2024] Dr. Matthias Wild
    A statistical perspective on machine learning: three essays on improvement, application and interpretation of predictive algorithms

  • 2022] Dr. Svenia Behm
    Four essays on statistical modelling of environmental data

  • [2019] Dr. Markus Fritsch
    Five essays on linear dynamic panel data models

  • [2019] Dr. Angelika Schmid
    Geographic and social space in latent factor models - four essays

  • [2018] Dr. Sandra Huber
    The role of polls for election forecasting in German state elections

  • [2017] PD Dr. Joachim Schnurbus
    Essays on computational statistics and data science (Habilitation)

  • [2016] Dr. Christian Heinze
    A framework for spatiotemporal prediction with small and heterogenous data - and an application to consumer price indexes

  • [2014] Dr. Oliver Jones
    Prognosen für die Anzahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten in Deutschland bis zum Jahr 2015

  • [2012] Dr. Verena Petring (Meier)
    Econometric analysis of growth and convergence

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