Background
Hudson, Edward Allan was born on June 6, 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand. Came to the United States in 1969. Son of Charles A. and Joyce M. (Edwards) Hudson.
information services executive
Hudson, Edward Allan was born on June 6, 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand. Came to the United States in 1969. Son of Charles A. and Joyce M. (Edwards) Hudson.
Bachelor with honors, Victoria University, Wellington, 1968. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1973.
Junior lecturer Victoria University, Wellington, 1968-1969, senior lecturer, 1975-1977. Teaching fellow John F Kennedy School Government Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1973. Senior economist Data Resources Inc., Lexington, 1973-1975.
Manager and senior economist D. Jorgenson Association, Cambridge, 1977-1982. President Cambridge Planning and Analytics Inc., since 1982. Adjunct professor business Northwestern University, Boston since 1985.
My central professional objective has been to use economic analysis to generate useful information for policy and management decisions. My early work involved decision rules for engineering projects such as formulating strategies for highway design, construction and maintenance. My dissertation was a numerical application of optimal control to examine United States growth possibilities and tax policies.
Then I worked for several years in collaboration with Dale Jorgenson on applied general equilibrium analysis. The centrepiece of this work was an econometric general equilibrium simulation model of United States economic structure and growth. The model also featured flexible coefficient consumer and producer models and consistent micromacro aggregation.
This framework proved most useful in analysing several economy-wide problems and concerns of the 1970s — energy price increases and supply disruptions, energy policy, productivity growth, the supply possibilities of the economy, and longer-run growth processes and prospects. My work also included the examination of energy policy issues such as energy pricing, contingency planning, new supply technologies, and the two strategic debates — demandvs. supplyfocussed energy policies, and governmentvs. market-based policies. More recently, I have moved towards management and providing information for management.
I led the construction of an econometric macro model, based on credit-spending-income interactions, and integrating the flow of funds into a demand-based forecasting model. My company has been applying this model and forecasts to corporate planning. Related work has involved market studies, project and technology evaluations, and other analyses for corporate decision-making.
Most recently, I have been directing the production and marketing of economic information systems on personal computers for corporate and government managers.
Tres. School Committee, Concord, Massachusetts, 1983-1986. Member Am Economic Association.
Married Marta Fisher September 29, 1978. Lyndsey J., Jennifer E., Allison R.E., Charles E.