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Economics SIG News: Summer 2022
Summer 2022 Events
Tyrone Keynes on “The Impact on National Accounts from NPI’s: Economic Pandemic Model”
May 12th, 2022 Noon – 1PM (New York)
Demonstrating the effects on the national and regional accounts of lock-down measures.
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Alfonso Martinez Valderrama on “Dynamic National model for prospective and analysis of Environmental and Socioeconomic policies”
June 10th, 2022 Noon – 1PM (New York)
SD detailed model for a National Economy (case Spain: 2000-2030). Overview of structure and main modules. View of some results and scenarios.
We will email the event details closer to the date of each event.
Requests
Please help the Econ SIG by checking out the current list of cases and blog posts and IDENTIFYING the ones that are relevant to the Econ SIG by May 13.
News
Dr. Saeed Langarudi, Ph.D. has accepted a position as an associate professor of system dynamics at the University of Bergen.
“Economics to prevent social collapse: Raworth & Keen speak to Extinction Rebellion UK” (YouTube video).
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Recent Posts
Data & Uncertainty in System Dynamics
Data & Uncertainty in System Dynamics Jay Forrester cautioned that “fitting curves to past system data can be misleading”. Certainly, that can be true, if the model is deficient. But we can have our cake and eat it too: a good model that passes traditional System...
Modeling for Improved Organizational Staff Diversity
Modeling for Improved Organizational Staff Diversity We cannot all succeed when (more than) half of us are held back. This slightly modified quote is from Malala Yousafzai, the courageous young woman who stood up for her right to be educated. It summarizes the ethos...
Is System Dynamics the Missing Subject in our Educational System?
Is System Dynamics the Missing Subject in our Educational System? Is System Dynamics so valuable that we should encourage its inclusion in our educational system? This year, presentations at International System Dynamics Conference (ISDC) supported this hypothesis....
Upcoming Events
2022 SDS Policy Council Meeting
Monthly meetings of the Policy Council occur on the last Wednesday of the month with the exception of conference month. All Society members are welcome to attend. Login to see the meeting location which will be displayed here to members 15 minutes prior to the start...
Recent Business cases
RSC Uses System Dynamics to Increase HVACR Sales Against the Tide
RSC Uses System Dynamics to Increase HVACR Sales Against the Tide “Using the proven Strategy Dynamic process focused our limited resources on organizing strategic issues, identifying the critical resources, and developing the insight to more rapidly create intuitive...
Achieving a Polio-Free World Through System Dynamics Simulation
Achieving a Polio-Free World Through System Dynamics Simulation EXECUTIVE Summary This System Dynamics model underpinned a 192 country resolution to eradicate polio globally and led the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to give Rotary International $100 million to...
MasterCard Halts Market Share Slide With Scenario Planning
MasterCard Halts Market Share Slide With Scenario Planning The Problem MasterCard, a major credit card company, once held a dominant market position US Market Share with only one primary competitor, Visa. They woke up one day and realized that, after six years of...
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