B.A., Cornell University, 1965

Research: I have been engaged for many years in formulating alternative scenarios about technological change and analyzing their implications for employment and economic well-being as well as for resource use and the environment. The research makes use of mathematical models of individual economies and the world economy implemented with input-output databases. Based on the results of my empirical studies, I became convinced of the need for changes not only in technologies but also in household lifestyles, in particular household decisions regarding diet, housing and transportation. The plausibility and implications of such scenarios need to be explored in a global framework, and I have developed a new model of the world economy for this purpose.

A sustainable development research agenda requires cross-disciplinary collaborations and needs to engage not only the policy community and corporate decision-makers but also civil society. In addition to my research, which involves collaborations with colleagues in several countries, I am involved in building scholarly networks through my leadership roles in several international professional societies and scholarly journals. At the present time I am especially active in the integration of input-output economics and industrial ecology, mainly input-output models of economies and engineering-based life cycle analysis.

Selected Publications:
Julia, R. and F. Duchin. 2005. "World Trade as the Adjustment Mechanism of Agriculture to Climate Change." Rensselaer Working Papers in Economics econpapers.hhs.se/paper/rpirpiwpe/0507.htm.

Duchin, F. 2005. "Sustainable Consumption of Food," Journal of Industrial Ecology, 9(1-2): 99-114. See also Rensselaer Working Papers in Economics econpapers.hhs.se/paper/rpirpiwpe/0405.htm or mitpress.mit.edu/jie/consumption

Duchin, F., 2005. "A World Trade Model based on Comparative Advantage with m Regions, n Goods, and k Factors," Economic Systems Research, 17(2):1-22. See also Rensselaer Working Papers in Economics econpapers.hhs.se/paper/rpirpiwpe/0309.htm

Duchin, F. 1998. Structural Economics: Measuring Change in Technology, Lifestyles and the Environment, (Washington, D.C.: Island Press).

Duchin, F. and G. Lange. 1994. The Future of the Environment: Ecological Economics and Technological Change, (New York: Oxford University Press).