John Johnston (econometrician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Johnston (econometrician)

British econometrician, born 1923

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Date of Death: 14-Oct-2003

Profession: economist, statistician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John "Jack" Johnston (13 March 1923 – 14 October 2003) was a British econometrician.
He spent most of his career at the University of Manchester, and later University of California, Irvine.
Johnston is particularly known for authoring Econometric Methods (First edition 1964), one of the earliest and most popular textbooks in econometrics, the most recent editions being co-authored with John DiNardo. Johnston died in 2003 at UC Irvine Medical Center from complications of Parkinson's disease.