Pierre Nguimkeu is an associate professor in the department of economics at Georgia State University. He specializes in econometrics, statistical methods, and data science with applications in applied policy analysis and development economics.  He received his PhD from Simon Fraser University. He also holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Montreal, a Diplôme d’Ingénieur Statisticien-Economiste from ENSEA of Abidjan, and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Dschang.

His research addresses critical methodological questions that are relevant for economic and policy analysis, especially those that deal with poor quality data (e.g., misreported data, missing data, noisy data), big data, the development of new econometric techniques, and innovative statistical methods. His work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, World Development, Economic Development & Cultural Change, Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, Economica, Energy Economics, Journal of Statistical Planning & Inference, and others. 

Professor Nguimkeu has also worked as a consultant for several international organizations and development agencies including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC), the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). He has served as a resource person for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and as a board member of the National Economic Association (NEA).