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{{Infobox scientist
| name = G. S. Maddala
| image = GS Maddala.jpg
| caption = GS Maddala (unknown date)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|5|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|6|4|1933|5|21|mf=y}}
| death_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| nationality =
| field = [[Econometrics]]
| work_institution = [[Ohio State University]] 1994-99 [[University of Florida]] 1975-93 [[University of Rochester]] 1967-75 [[Stanford University]] 1963-67
| alma_mater = [[University of Chicago]] Ph.D. 1963 [[Bombay University]] M.A. [[Andhra University]] B.A.
| doctoral_advisor = [[Zvi Griliches]]
| doctoral_students =
| known_for = Theoretical and applied [[econometrics]]
| prizes =
}}

'''Gangadharrao Soundalyarao "G. S." Maddala''' (May 21, 1933 – June 4, 1999) was an [[Indian American]] [[economist]], [[mathematics|mathematician]], and teacher, known for his contributions in the field of [[econometrics]] and for the textbooks he authored in this field.

==Biography and education==
He was "born in India to a family of very modest means."<ref name=obit>{{cite journal|title=Obituary: G.S. Maddala, 1933–1999 |journal=[[Econometric Theory (journal)|Econometric Theory]] |author=Kajal Lahiri and [[Peter C.B. Phillips]] |volume=15 |year=1999| pages=639–641 |doi=10.1017/S0266466699154082 |doi-access=free }} (obituary dated June 14, 1999; copy [http://korora.econ.yale.edu/phillips/pubs/art/m011.pdf available here])</ref>

He obtained a B.A. in Mathematics from [[Andhra University]] and, in 1957, an M.A. in Statistics from [[Bombay University]].<ref name=obit/><ref name=interview/>

He came to the United States as a [[Fulbright Scholar]] to the Economics department of the [[University of Chicago]].<ref name=obit/>

In 1963 he completed his [[Ph.D.]] in the Department of Economics at the [[University of Chicago]] with a dissertation written under the supervision of [[Zvi Griliches]].

==Teaching and research career==
Maddala's first faculty position was at Stanford University.

He held the University Eminent Scholar position at [[Ohio State University]] upon his death; previous university affiliations included [[Stanford University]] (1963–1967), [[University of Rochester]] (1967–1975), and the [[University of Florida]] (1975–1993).

Maddala published over 110 scholarly papers and wrote 12 books covering most of the emerging areas of econometrics. His 1983 book titled ''Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics'' is now regarded as a classic and seminal text for advanced studies in [[econometrics]].

In econometrics methodology, Maddala’s key areas of research and exposition included distributed lags, generalized least squares, panel data, simultaneous equations, errors in variables, income distribution, switching regressions, disequilibrium models, qualitative and limited dependent variable models, self-selection models, outliers and bootstrap methods, unit roots and [[cointegration]] methods, and Bayesian econometrics. In empirical economics, Maddala contributed to the areas of consumption, production and cost functions, money demand, regulation, pseudo-data, returns to college education, [[fair housing|housing market discrimination]], survey data on expectations, and risk premia in future markets.<ref name=interview>{{cite journal|title=ET Interview: G.S. Maddala |journal=[[Econometric Theory (journal)|Econometric Theory]] |author=Kajal Lahiri |volume=15 |year=1999| pages=753–776 |doi=10.1017/S0266466699155063 }} (copy [http://korora.econ.yale.edu/et/interview/maddala.pdf available here])</ref>

==Selected publications==
* ____ (1983). ''Limited Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics'', Cambridge. [http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item1134755/?site_locale=en_GB Description], and [https://books.google.com/books?id=-Ji1ZaUg7gcC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false preview.]
* ____ (1992). ''Introduction to Econometrics'', 2nd ed., Macmillan.

==Memorials and tributes==
The G.S. Maddala Memorial Fund, at Ohio State University, was created in 2004, by Dr. Maddala's wife (Kay) and colleagues and students. It provides awards "to graduate students for excellence in quantitative research using econometrics, both theoretical and applied" and sponsors distinguished speakers.<ref>[https://www.giveto.osu.edu/makeagift/OnlineGivingDonation.aspx?fundnum=644415 Make a Gift]</ref><ref>[https://economics.osu.edu/giving Department of Economics: Giving]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* G.S. Maddala, [https://web.archive.org/web/20060908104054/http://www.u.arizona.edu/~afl/HowBecameEconometrician.pdf "How I Became an Econometrician"], autobiographic essay
* Kajal Lahiri and [[Peter C.B. Phillips]] (1999), [http://korora.econ.yale.edu/phillips/pubs/art/m011.pdf "Obituary: G.S. Maddala, 1939-1999"], ''Econometric Theory'' 15
* Kajal Lahiri (1999), [http://dido.econ.yale.edu/korora/et/interview/maddala.pdf "The ET Interview: Professor G.S. Maddala"], ''Econometric Theory'' 15

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