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Carl Simon
Other U of M Affiliation:
Department of Economics
Department of Mathematics
Gerald Ford School of Public Policy
Center for the Study of Complex Systems
Field(s) of Study:
Mathematical models that involve natural dynamics or motion over time – movements of an economy over time, the spread of AIDS, and the evolution of biological and economic systems.
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He has used models to study the optimal presidential term length. His text on "Mathematics for Economists" is the standard text in its area in economics Ph.D. programs. In May 1999, the University established the Center for the Study of Complex Systems and appointed Carl as Director.
Current Projects:
Dynamic models of the spread of communicable diseases, especially HIV and influenza, with a special interest in the role of non-random mixing on the transmission process. He and his research group won the 1995 Temin Prize for their work combining mathematical models and empirical data to show the importance of the primary infection period on the transmission of HIV.
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