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Research
Research interests
Macro-econometrics, business cycles modeling in particular, and marketing research.
Publications in refereed journals
Franses, P.H.B.F., and R. Segers (2010), 'Seasonality in Revisions of Macroeconomic Data', Journal of Official Statistics, Volume 26-2, 2010. pp. 361–369. First version avaiable as Econometric Institute Report 2008-09.
Paap, R., R. Segers, and D.J. van Dijk (2009), 'Do Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?', Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Volume 27-4, pp. 528-543. First version available as Econometric Institute Report 2007-08.
Publications in books
De Pooter, M., Ravazzolo, F., Segers, R. and H. K. van Dijk (2008), ‘Bayesian Near-Boundary Analysis in Basic Macroeconomic Time Series Models’, Advances in Econometrics, Volume 23, Bayesian Econometrics, editors: Siddhartha Chib, Gary Koop and Bill Griffiths.
Publications in non-refereed journals
La Grouw, F.G.S., Segers, R., and M. van Diepen (2010), 'Minder last van bel-me-niet-register: de nieuwe telemarketing strategie van KPN', Tijdschrift voor Marketing, July/August 2010.
Segers, R. (2004), 'Visualizing Time-Varying Correlations', Medium Econometrische Toepassingen,
12-3.
> http://www.met-online.nl.
Work in progress
Segers, R., and P.H.B.F. Franses (2008), 'Measuring Weekly Consumer Confidence', Econometric Institute Report 2008-01, Rotterdam, submitted for publication.
Segers, R., and P.H.B.F. Franses (2007), 'Panel Design Effects on Response Rates and Response Quality', Econometric Institute Report 2007-29, Rotterdam, submitted for publication.
De Pooter, M.D., R. Segers, and H.K. van Dijk (2006), 'Gibbs Sampling in Econometric Practice', Econometric Institute Report 2006-13 and TI Discussion Paper 06-076/4, Rotterdam, submitted for publication.
Paper presentations
01-04-10: 'Evaluating the Consistency and Timeliness of Leading Indicators',
VVS-OR dag 2010, Vereniging voor Statistiek en Operationele Research, Amsterdam
27-01-10: 'Recent Conjunctuuronderzoek bij het Econometrisch Instituut' (in Dutch),
Conjunctuurdag, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, The Hague
24-04-08: 'Do Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?',
Econometric Institute & Tinbergen Institute Seminars, Rotterdam
29-06-07: 'Panel Design Effects on Response Rates and Response Quality',
INFORMS Marketing Science Conference 2007, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore
14-12-06: 'Do the Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?',
EC˛ Conference 2006, Poster presentation, World Trade Centre, Rotterdam
24-08-06: 'Do the Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?',
EEA-ESEM 2006, Vienna, Austria
09-06-06: 'Do the Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?', '50 Years of Econometrics' Conference, Poster presentation, Econometric Institute, Rotterdam
11-05-06: 'Do the Leading Indicators Lead Peaks More Than Troughs?', PhD Lunch Seminar, Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam
17-06-05: 'A Randomized Panel Design for Customer Monitoring' ,
INFORMS Marketing Science Conference 2005, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
19-05-05: 'A Randomized Panel Design', PhD Lunch Seminar, Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam
22-10-04: 'Modelling Long-run Economic Growth in Industrialized Nations: Exploiting Cross-Country Similarities', NAKE Research Day 2004, Dutch Central Bank, Amsterdam
Theses
PhD Thesis: Segers, R. (2009), 'Advances in Monitoring the Economy'.
Promotor: Philip Hans Franses. Defended on January 29th.
> Download here (3.86 MB, 160 pg.).
Master's Thesis: Segers, R. (2004), 'Modelling Long-run Economic Growth in Industrialized Nations:
Exploiting Cross-Country Similarities'.
Supervisors: Herman van Dijk and Richard Paap. Defended on June 10th.
> Download chapters (0.98 MB, 69 pg.) and/or appendices (3.35 MB, 31 pg.).
