Models That Matter: Selected Writings on System Dynamics 1985-2010 - Softcover

Homer, Jack B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615679285 ISBN 13: 9780615679280

Publisher: Grapeseed Press, 2012

Synopsis

What can be done about workaholic burnout? Why do new medical products get underused or overused? Under what conditions does antibiotic resistance become rampant? How can we better balance public health priorities for preventing and treating diabetes and cardiovascular disease? What types of policies are essential for effective health care reform? These questions and more are explored in this collection of sixteen journal articles written or co-written by Jack Homer, an award-winning and internationally recognized expert in system dynamics policy modeling, who has developed models for a variety of private and public organizations from the 1980s to the present. Some of the articles explore the models in detail, while others step back to offer general thoughts on methodology and the central question of how to approach modeling with both rigor and practicality.

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About the Author

Jack Homer is an award-winning, internationally recognized expert in system dynamics simulation modeling and a consultant to many prominent private and public organizations. He has led major modeling projects for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention addressing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, national health reform, and other policy issues. He has degrees in applied mathematics and statistics from Stanford and a PhD in management from MIT.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grapeseed Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615679285
• ISBN 13: 9780615679280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320