Nicolai V. Kuminoff

         

Assistant Professor

Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Virginia Tech

 

Contact Information:

Ag and Applied Economics

316 Hutcheson Hall

Virginia Tech (0401)

Blacksburg, VA 24061

540.231.5382 (phone)

540.231.7417 (fax)

Email: kuminoff@vt.edu                                              


 

Curriculum Vitae

 

Research Published by the University of California

 

 

Fields: 

 

      Environmental Economics, Public Economics, Industrial Organization, Computational Methods

 

 

Research:

 

     CURRENT WORKING PAPERS

 

 

 

 

       September, 2007 (with Federico Ciliberto).

 

 

·         Computational and Data Appendices

 

 

 

 

 

     PROGRAMMING

 

GLOOP:  Global Optimization Toolbox for Matlab (zip)

This is a set of global optimization algorithms for Matlab.  The Zip file contains the toolbox for Matlab, along with demonstration files and documentation.  The documentation file contains background on global optimization, explanations of each algorithm, and test results on sample problems.  The genetic algorithm in particular seems effective in solving certain low and medium dimensional problems up to 10 parameters.  Email me with questions. 

 

These algorithms are designed to accompany the CompEcon toolbox written by Mario Miranda and Paul Fackler, who also prepared this primer to programming in Matlab. 

 

 

 

Teaching:


     Introductory Econometrics (AAEC 4804): Spring 2007

 

     Microeconometrics (AAEC/ECON 5946): Fall 2008

           

 

Links:

 

     Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics          Seminar Series

 

     Virginia Tech Department of Economics

 

     North Carolina Center for Environmental and Resource Economics Policy

 

     University of California Agricultural Issues Center

 


 Last Updated: January, 2008