John Heim
Clinical ProfessorRoom: Sage 3410
Tel: (518) 276-6387
Email: heimj@rpi.edu
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Degrees: M.P.A., Harvard University, 1986
Ph.D., Political Economy, SUNY Albany, 1972
M.S., Political Economy, SUNY Albany, 1969
B.S., Social Studies Education, SUNY Geneseo 1964
Research: Current research focuses on converting Hick's IS-LM version of Keynesian theory into a system of mechanics by finding stable and unambiguous estimates of the parameters in the IS and LM equations. Work to date on the IS curve is substantially progressed and suggests that with the addition of accelerator, crowd out, and Tobin's q variables the IS curve predicts most of the variance in the real GDP quite well. Work on the LM curve in in a more preliminary stage. Work on determining the mechanism that brings the system into equilibrium at the intersection of the two curves is well progressed.
A second area of research interest is the east Asian economic recovery after the 1997-1998 economic crisis. Preliminary investigation of whether the recovery was generated by the effects classical mechanics or Keynesian mechanics is underway.
Selected Publications:
Heim, John J. Lighting Fixtures With Specular Reflectors
Compared To Lighting Fixtures With Ordinary Reflectors: A Cost Benefit
Study. Delmar, NY. The Dormitory Authority Of The State Of New York.
1996.
Heim, J. A/E Fee Schedules: 1991 Comparison Of FDC With Certain States And Other Public Entities . Albany, NY. The NYS Facilities Development Corporation. 1991.
Heim, J. Capital Projects Production Process Issues (With Example
Problems), Vol. I & II. Albany, NY. The Facilities Development
Corporation. 1988.
Heim, J., Doherty, R. & Dyer, L. Achieving Flexible Pay Schemes In The Public Schools In The Context Of Collective Bargaining. Ithaca, NY. NYS School Of Industrial And Labor Relations, Cornell University. 1974.
Heim, J. & Renshaw, E.F. "The Doctor Of Arts Degree" In Renshaw, E.F. (Ed.). An Energy Tax And Other Essays In The Financing Of Education. Ford Foundation's Municipal Finance Study Group. Albany, NY. SUNY Albany. 1972.