M. G. Akritas, Department of Statistics, Pennsylvania State University, 414
Classroom Building, University Park PA 16802 (Ch. 20)
Z. D. Bai, Department of Applied Math, National Sun Yat-Sen University,
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Ch. 1)
N. Balakrishnan, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1 (Ch. 9)
A. Basu, Applied Statistics Unit, lndian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road,
Calcutta, 700035, India (Ch. 2)
S. Basu, Star-Math Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Calcutta,
700035, India (Ch. 2)
C. Becket, Department of Statistics, University of Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund,
Germany (Ch. 6)
A. Childs, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University,
Hamilton Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1 (Ch. 9)
S. R. Cosslett, Department of Economics, Ohio State University, 410 Arps Hall,
1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1172 (Ch. 14)
W. J. den Haan, Economics Department, University of California, San Diego, 9500
Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0508 (Ch. 12)
C. A. Field, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada (Ch. 18)
B. Fitzenberger, Universitdt Konstanz, Postfach 5560, D78434 Konstanz, Germany
(Ch. 15)
U. Gather, Fachbereich Statistik, Universitdt Dortmund, D-44221 Dortmund,
Germany (Ch. 6)
I. R. Harris, Department of Mathematics, Northern Arizona University, PO Box
5717, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5717, USA (Ch. 2)
S. Heritier, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Geneva University Hospital, Micheli-du-
Crest, 25, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland (Ch. 4)
T. P. Hettmansperger, Department of Statistics, Pennsylvania State University,
317 Classroom Bldg. University Park, PA 16802-2111 (Ch. 7)
J. L. Horowitz, Department of Economics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
(Ch. 16)
J. Jure~kov~t, Probability and Statistics, Charles University, Sokolovska 83, CZ-
186 Prague, Czech Republic (Ch. 17)
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T. Kariya, The Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi,
Tokyo 186, Japan (Ch. 22)
P. Kim, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario N1G 2W1 Canada (Ch. 22)
R. Koenker, Department of Economics, University of Illinois, 1206 S. 6th Street,
Champaign, IL 61820 (Ch. 8)
M. P. LaValley, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University, Harvard School
of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115-6096 (Ch. 20)
A. Levin, Mail Stop 22, Federal Reserve Board, 20th and C Streets NW,
Washington, DC 20551 (Ch. 12)
G. S. Maddala, Department of Economics, Ohio State University, 410 Arps Hall,
1945 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43210-1172 (Ch. 10, Ch. 23)
G. Maguluri, Department of Statistics, Hill Center-Busch Campus, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (Ch. 19)
C. F. Manski, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1180
Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706 (Ch. 16)
M. Markatou, Department of Statistics, Columbia University, 615 Mathematics
Building, New York, NY 10027 (Ch. 3)
J. W. McKean, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (Ch. 7)
C. R. Rao, Department of Statistics, Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, PA 16802 (Ch. 1, Ch. 23)
A. M. Richardson, Department of Statistics, The Australian National University,
Canberra ACT 0200, Australia (Ch. 13)
P. M. Robinson, Department of Economics, The London School of Economics,
Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom (Ch. 11)
E. Ronchetti, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Geneva, CH-
1211 Geneva, Switzerland (Ch. 3)
P. J. Rousseeuw, Department of Mathematics and Computing, Universitaire
Instelling Antwerpen (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerpen, Belgium
(Ch. 5)
P. K. Sen, Biostatistics and Statistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC 27599-7400 (Ch. 17)
S. J. Sheather, Australian Graduate School for Management, University of New
South Wales, P.O. Box 1, Kensington 2033, New South Wales, Australia (Ch. 7)
K. Singh, Department of Statistics, Rutgers University, Hill Center-Busch Campus,
New Brunswick, NJ 08903 (Ch. 19)
W. Stahel, Dept. Mathematik (D-MATH), SOF 10, Sonneggstrasse 33, ETH
Zentrum, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
M. A. Tingley, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New
Brunswick, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Canada
(Ch. 18)
C. Velasco, Department of Economics, The London School of Economics and
Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
(Ch. 11)
Contributors xvii
M-P. Victoria-Feser, Department of Statistics, London School of Economics and
Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom (Ch.
4)
J. A. Vigek, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Informative
Theory and Automation, Pod vodrenskou vi 4, 18208 Prague 8, Czech Republic
(Ch. 21)
A. H. Welsh, Department of Statistics, The Australian National University,
Canberra ACT 0200, Australia (Ch. 13)
Y. H. Wu, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, North
York, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada (Ch. 1)
Y. Yin, Department of Economics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 415
Fronczak Hall, Box 601520 Buffalo, NY 14206-1520 (Ch. 10)