Ricardo Masini

rmasini[at]ucdavis[dot]edu

About me

I am a statistician, econometrician, and data scientist (and Brazilian) currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Davis.

My research is partially supported by NSF DMS-2210561. Thanks for the support!

News

Nov. 2023: Distributional Counterfactual Analysis in High-Dimensional Setup (Job Market paper) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Econometrics.
Sep. 2023: Constrained Polynomial Likelihood with Caio Almeida and Paul Schneider has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Business & Economic Statistics.
Aug. 2023: Bridging Factor and Sparse Models with Jianqing Fan and Marcelo C. Medeiros has been accepted for publication in the Annals of Statistics.

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in statistical theory and the creation of innovative methodologies for practical applications. My work predominantly focuses on the following topics.

High Dimensional CLT and Strong Approximation with Dependent Data.
Factor Model and its relation to (Penalized) Sparse Models.
Casual inference with a single (or a few) treated unit.
Higher-order refinements for second-order U-statistics via EE expansions.