Welcome

Computational economics explores the intersection of economics and computation. These areas include agent-based computational modeling, computational econometrics and statistics, computational finance, computational modeling of dynamic macroeconomic systems, computational tools for the design of automated Internet markets, programming tools specifically designed for computational economics, and pedagogical tools for the teaching of computational economics. Some of these areas are unique to computational economics, while others extend traditional areas of economics to new areas through computational techniques.

Much of our activity comes from our annual meeting. It is held in the summer and we typically alternate the location between North America and Europe.

The SCE is a member of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA).

Graduate Student Contest

The David Kendrick Prize

    This award is given on an irregular basis to those individuals who have who stood out for their contributions to the field.

    The Society awarded the 2012 prize to Dr. Kenneth Judd. The prize is awarded to mark his many years of outstanding contributions. He is the Paul H. Bauer Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Ken has written in many areas, including public finance and most recently global climate change. In recent years, Ken's primary focus has been on bringing modern mathematical and computational methods to economics. His paper on projection methods has been very influential and he mibht be best known for his text "Numerical Methods in Economics" which is a standard reference.

    Ken has also engaged in many other activities promoting computational economics. He was the founding president of the Society and hosted its third conference. He also co-edited both the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control the Handbook of Computational Economics: Agent-based Computational Economics. For the past eight years, a top priority of Ken has been the ICE (Initiative for Computational Economics) Summer Workshop at the University of Chicago. Thanks to Ken, more than 300 graduate students in economics received training in numerical methods.

    Previous Winner

Tools For Computational Economists

    There are many sites of use on the Internet for those interested in computational economics. These include links to program libraries and software.

Details About The Society

    The society was founded in 1995 and is a 501(c)3 organization. Our major activity is our annual conference; it typically draws 300-400 participants. The president of the Society is Michel Juillard and the past presidents are Robert J. Tetlow, Carl Chiarella, Manfred Gilli, Stephen Turnovsky, Berç Rustem, Hans Amman, Ken Judd, and David Kendrick. Those interested in membership in the Society should contact Bill Goffe, the Secretary-Treasurer. The Advisory Council consists of the officers, the editors of the journals, and some elected and appointed members. The By-Laws formally describe the Society and conference organizers should read the guidelines for our conferences. Finally, we offer some job listings in computational economics.

Membership Benefits and Costs

    Members of the Society for Computational Economics are eligible for reduced rate subscriptions to Macroeconomic Dynamics. Members are also automatically added to the "scelist" electronic mailing list (non-members are welcomed to the list too). There is also a web page where one can sign up.

    Dues are $10 a year. You can pay by check or by PayPal:

    If you have questions, please contact Bill Goffe, the Secretary-Treasurer.