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Dr Ruijun Bu (B.Eng, M.Sc, Ph.D)

Reader in Econometrics Economics

Research

Research Interests

Financial Economics
Financial Econometrics
Time Series Analysis
Quantitative Finance
Continuous Time Stochastic Analysis

Research Grants

Dissecting Systemic Risks in Large Economic Sectors: A Semiparametric Big Data Approach

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

March 2022 - March 2024

Modelling Interest Rate Dynamics: A Flexible and Efficient Nonparametric Likelihood Approach

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2012 - June 2014

A new approach for modelling multivariate interest rates with applications to UK and US markets

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

January 2010 - December 2010

A Pilot Study for Flexible and Efficient Modelling of a General Class of Short Term Interest Rate Dynamics

BRITISH ACADEMY (UK)

April 2014 - September 2015

Research Collaborations

Prof. Degui Li

External: University of York

Nonparametric Large Dimensional Statistics

Prof. Dennis Kristensen

External: University College London

Identification and Estimation of Diffusion Copulas

Prof. Jihyun Kim

External: Toulouse School of Economics

Nonparametric Diffusion Estimation

Prof. Fredj Jawadi

External: University of Lille

Multi-Factor Transformed Diffusion Models

Prof. Abderrahim Taamouti

External: Durham University

Semiparametric Conditional Independence Tests

Prof. Xiaojun Song

External: Peking University

Semiparametric Conditional Independence Tests

Dr. Bin Wang

External: Harbin Institute of Technology

Nonparametric Diffusion Estimation

Prof. Zhiyuan Pan

External: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Volatility Forecasing

Dr. Jie Cheng

External: Keele University

Regime Switching Models