Curriculum Vita
Last updated: 27 May 14
Alfred Lorn Norman
Education:
- A. B., Physics, Harvard University, 1958
- M. A., Economics, University of California at Los Angeles,
1966
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 1971
Present Position: Professor
Emeritus, Department of Economics, The University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
Academic Activities:
- Teaching Awards:
- 2009: Economics Department: Service Appreciation Award for
undergraduate teaching at 2009 graduation ceremony
- 2003: Finalist in Teaching with Technology category
of the UT IITAP 2003 contest (Dubious honor, indeed!!!)
- 2002: Eyes of Texas Excellence Award 2002 (Pure honor, but
it made my day)
- 1994:
- Voted “Outstanding Professor of the Year” (1993-94) by
UT Economics Association. (Pure honor, but it made my day)
- Texas Excellence Teaching Award (1993-94) [Best
undergraduate Teacher in the College of Liberal Arts].
($1000)
- Liberal Arts Council Teaching Award 1994 ($1500)
- Books:
- Norman, A. (forthcoming 2014 Fall) Consumer
Optimization Problem Solving, World Scientific
Publishers. For
extended abstract click here
- Norman, A. (1993), Informational Society: an economic theory of discovery, invention
and innovation, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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- Articles and Notes in Journals and Journal Supplements:
- Norman A., J. Berman, K. Brehm, M. Drake, A. Dyer, J.
Frisby, C. Govil, C. Hinchey, L. Heuer, J. Ke, S. Kejriwal,
K. Kuang, S. Keyburn, S. Ler, K. Powers, A. Robertson, J.
Sanghai, C. Schulze, J. Schieck, J. Sussman, L. Tan, A.
Tello, R. Wang, K. Yan, and T. Zeinullayev (2012) Repeated
Price Search, Computational
Economics, Vol 39, Number 3, 243-257
- Norman A., M. Aberty, K. Brehm, M. Drake, S. Gour,
C. Govil, B. Gu, J. Hart, G. El Kadiri, J. Ke, S. Keyburn, M
Kulkarni, N. Mehta, A. Robertson, J. Sanghai, V. Shah,
J. Schieck, YSivakumaran, j. Sussman, C. Tillmanns, K. Yan,
and F. Zahradnic, (2008) Can consumer software selection
code for digital cameras improve consumer performance?, Computational
Economics. 31(4) 363-380
- Norman A, A. Ahmed, J. Chou, A. Dalal, K. Fortson, M.
Jindal, C. Kurz, H. Lee, K. Payne, R. Rando, K. Sheppard, E.
Sublett, and I. White, (2004), On the Computational
Complexity of Consumer Decision Rules, Computational
Economics, 23(2), 173-192
- Norman, A., A. Ahmed, J. Chou, K. Fortson, C. Kurz, H.
Lee, L. Linden, K. Meythaler, R. Rando, K. Sheppard, N.
Tantzen, I. White and M. Ziegler, (2003), An Ordering
Experiment, Journal of Economic Behavior and
Organization, Vol 50 249-262
- Norman A, J Chou, M Chowdhury, A Dalal, K Fortson, M.
Jindal, K. Payne, and M Rajan,(2001), Two-Stage Budgeting: A
difficult problem, Computational Economics, 18 259-271
- A Norman, G Chitra, J Chou, M Chowdhury, A Dalal, K
Fortson, V Jagdish, and K Mahmood, (2000),
Introductory Honors Economics on the WEB, Netnomics,
2, 57-73
- Norman, A. (1994), Computability, Complexity and
Economics, Computational Economics, 7, pp. 1-21.
- Norman, A. and D. Shimer (1994), Risk, Uncertainty and
Complexity, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control,
18, pp. 231-249.
- Norman, A. (1994), On the Complexity of Linear Quadratic
Control, European Journal of Operations Research,
73, pp. 319-330.
- Norman, A. (1987), A Theory of Monetary Exchange, Review
of
Economic Studies, Vol. VIV (3) No. 179, pp. 499-517.
- Norman, A. (1984), Information Structure and Stochastic
Control Performance, Journal of Economic Dynamics and
Control 8, pp. 137-49.
- Norman, A. (1984), "Alternative algorithms for the MacRae
OLCV strategy," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control
7, pp. 21-39
- Norman, A., Lasdon and J. Hsin (1983), "A comparison of
methods for solving and optimizing a large nonlinear
econometric model," Journal of Economic Dynamics and
Control 6, pp. 3-24.
- Condie, J., A. Havenner, R. Herman, A. Norman, and R.
Porter (1983), "A brief description of the FRB
Modeleasy/Fedeasy econometric language," Journal of
Economic Dynamics and Control 5, pp. 75-79.
- Norman, A. (1981), "On the control of structural models,"
and "A reply," Journal of Econometrics 15, pp. 13-24
and 29.
- Norman, A. and W. Jung (1980), "Target controllability," Review
of Economic Studies XLVIII, pp. 451-57.
- Norman, A., M. Norman, and C. Palash (1979), "Multiple
relative maxima in optimal macroeconomic policy: An
illustration," Southern Economic Journal 46, pp.
274-79.
- Norman, A. (1978), "Anticipatory first period certainty
equivalence," International Economic Review 19, pp.
797-800.
- Ando, A., A. Norman, and C. Palash (1978), "On the
application of optimal control to large scale econometric
models," Applied Optimal Control, TIMS Studies in the
Management Sciences 9, A. Bensoussan, P. Kleindorfer,
C. Tapiero (eds.) pp. 147-70.
- Norman, A., and W. Jung (1977), "Linear quadratic theory
for models with long lags," Econometrica 45, pp.
905-17.
- Norman, A. (1976), "First order dual control," Annals
of Economic and Social Measurement 5/3, pp. 311-21.
- Norman, A. (1975), "Informational Society," Futures 7,
pp.
321-28.
- Norman, A. (1974), "On the relationship between linear
feedback control and first period certainty equivalence," International
Economic Review 15, pp. 209-15.
- Hoenack, S. and A. Norman (1974), "Incentives and resource
allocation in universities," Journal of Higher Education
XLV, pp. 21-37.
- Norman, A. and M. Norman (1973), "Behavior consistency
tests of econometric models," IEEE Transactions in
Automatic Control 18, pp. 465-72.
- Articles and Chapters in Books:
- Norman, A., “L’impresa tra scoperta, invenzione e
innovazione,” in Burello, A. (ed.), Leadership &
Innovazione, Edizioni Dedalo srl, Barr, 1998.
- Norman, A. with G. Leonard, L. Linden, K. Meythaler, K.
Murray, H. Newhouse,
N. Tantzen, and M. Fregles, “Order: Human versus Computer,”
(eds.) A. Whinston and B. Rustem, Computational
Approaches to Economic Problems, Kluiser Publisher,
1997.
- Norman, A. (1993), “Computability, Complexity and
Economics,” in Computational Techniques in Econometrics
and Economic Analysis, (ed) Belsley, D., Kluwer
Academic Press, pp. 89-108.
- Norman, A., P. Tinsley with B. Garrett, G. Fries, and J.
Berry (1984), "On the stochastic control of large nonlinear
econometric models" in Dynamic Modelling and Control of
National Economies 1983, (ed) T. Basar and L. Pau,
(Pergamon, New York).
- Norman, A. (1982), "Informational Society," Futures 7
(1975) pp. 321-28 was translated into Italian and reprinted
as a chapter in La Forma E Il Futuro (ed) M.
Negrotti and D. Bertasio, (Franco Angeli Editore, Milano).
- Norman, A. (1979), "Dual control with perfect
observations," in Models of Decision Making in National
Economies, J. Janssen, L. Pau, and A. Straszak (ed),
(North Holland, Amsterdam), pp. 343-49.
- Conference Proceedings:
- Henaff, P. J. and A. Norman (1986), "A Reduced Newton
Algorithm for Vector Processors," Proceedings of the 18th
American Statistical Association Conference "On the
Interface." Also included in an IFAC conference proceedings
on Games, Control and Modelling.
- Norman, A. and P. Tinsley (1983), "On the stochastic
control of large nonlinear econometric models," 4th IFAC
/ IFORS / IIASA Conference on the modelling and control of
National economies and the 1983 SEDC conference on
economic dynamics and control preprints, T. Basar
(ed), (Mcgregor & Werner, Inc., Washington), pp. 67-73.
- Tinsley, P. B. Garrett, A. Norman, P. Swamy, and P. von
zur Muehlen (1981), "The impact of uncertainty on the
feasibility of Humphrey-Hawkins objectives," The Journal
of Finance Vol. XXXVI, No. 2 , pp. 489-96.
- Norman, A. (1976), "Alternative estimation and control
strategies II," Conference record, Ninth Asilomar
Conference on Circuits and Systems, Western
Periodicals Company, pp. 361-65.
- Norman, A. and M. Norman (1973), "Behavioral consistency
tests of Econometric Models," Conference Record, Sixth
Asilomar Conference on Circuits and Systems, Western
Periodicals Company, pp. 361-65.
- Norman, A. (1971), "Optimal economic policy and
econometric models," Proceedings of the 1971 IEEE
conference on Decision and Control, Web Printers of
Florida, pp. 85-95.
- Grants
- Consultant on an NSF supercomputer grant, 1984-86;
- Member NSF grant on control theory, 1972-80;
- OECD funded four members of the Portuguese Ministry of
Industry and Technology to come to Austin to take a special
course in control theory organized and taught by A. Norman,
1977.
- Editorships:
- 1979-87 Associate
editor
of
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, North
Holland.
- Editorial advisory board of Acta Applicandae
Mathematicae, Reidel
- Editorial Board of Computational Economics,
Kluwer.
Other Activities:
- Consultant, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System,Washington, D.C., 1980-1985
- Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System,Washington, D.C., 1978-1980
- Consultant, 1967-1972; clients
- University of Minnesota -- operations research on
university operations
- Professor J. C. Hause -- missing data correlation and
regression programs.
- Mathematica, Inc. Princeton, NJ -- analysis of
fluctuations in passenger traffic flows the northeast
corridor, 1967-1970
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C. 1980-1985
- Engineer, Douglas Aircraft Company, developed a three
dimensional trajectory optimization program, 1962-1966
- Engineer Officer, USS Evans (DE-1023), Lt. USNR, 1959-1965