| Robert L. Basmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 15, 1926 Davenport, Iowa |
| Nationality | American |
| Institution | Texas A&M University |
| Field | Econometrics |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University |
| Influences | Gerhard Tintner |
| Influenced |
Raymond Battalio Claude Hillinger John Kagel |
| Contributions | Two stage least squares |
Robert Leon Basmann (born January 15, 1926) is an American econometrician. He was a Professor of Econometrics at Texas A&M University until his retirement. He served as a lecturer at Binghamton University after his retirement.
Basmann held academic appointments at Northwestern University, University of Chicago and Purdue University prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M.
Basmann earned a Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University in 1955. He is credited, along with Henri Theil, for deriving two stage least squares estimation.