News Archive

2004

Ecological Economics Seminar
January 2004

On January 26 through April 19, the Rensselaer Economics department is hosting its Ecological Economics seminar series.  The event takes place every two years, and provides a firsthand opportunity to experience diverse researchers working on ecological economics.  A full list of seminars and their dates is available.

2003

Economic Decision Making Workshop
November 21, 2003

An interdisciplinary workshop organized by Rensselaer Economics faculty member John M. Polimeni probed the processes of economic decision making.  Cognitive and economic scientists at Rensselaer came together to address topics including happiness, rationality, and the social impacts of economic decisions.  The forum helped advance researchers' work through fertile discussion.

Conference: Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility
October 24, 2003

The economics of corporate social responsibility was the subject of scrutiny on October 24-26, 2003 at a conference at Rensselaer.  Organized by the department's chairman Donald S. Siegel, the conference brought together about two dozen participants from North America and Europe.  Many of the papers will appear in a special issue, edited by Prof. Siegel, of Structural Change and Economic Dynamics.  For more information see the conference program.

Prof. Adams Wins ATP Grant
October, 2003

Prof. James Adams received a grant to investigate the effectiveness of Advanced Technology Program projects.

Prof. Simons Speaks at MIT-Albany Colloquium
October 3, 2003

Economics faculty member Ken Simons was a keynote faculty speaker this October for an MIT-Albany PhD colloquium.  The colloquium addresses methods to model the dynamics of systems.  The present colloquium addressed issues including lock-in of technologies, federal disaster management policy, and automated analysis of dynamic models.  It also provided an opportunity to get acquainted with some of the leading participants in the field.  Interested PhD students should contact Ken Simons regarding possible future involvement.

Profs. Adams and Simons Join Rensselaer
August 15, 2003

Two new faculty join the Economics department at Rensselaer, from fall 2003.  Experts in technology creation and its impacts in firms and industries, Professors Adams and Simons add to the department's core research focus in the economics of technology and industry.  James D. Adams, who joins us from the University of Florida, is a research affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.  Kenneth L. Simons, who joins us from the University of London, was Chairman of the UK's Network of Industrial Economists in 2001-2003.  Both new faculty have published in the leading economics journals, including the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics.  In combination with existing faculty member Donald S. Siegel, Rensselaer is a new nexus for research in technology and industry.