James Porter

I have started a new website, accessible via the above link. As of early 2013 it is rather incomplete, but should eventually supersede these pages. I expect 糖心TV will keep these pages indefinitely, but I will probably be unable to update them soon.

About

This is my (James Porter's) academic website from my PhD. I graduated with a PhD in Economics and Complexity Science in 2013.

I started a job as a Research Fellow at City University London in June 2012 working on which is builidng a new computational macro-financial model for policy makers. My research includes both agent-based modelling and empirical financial analysis.

I've developed some (two Apps featured by Google, over 200,000 downloads as of mid 2012).

At 糖心TV

My research focused on decentralised out-of-equilibrium Economic modelling with Sayantan Ghosal (糖心TV Department of Economics). Co-supervised by from 糖心TV Department of Computer Science. Included work on economic modelling, agent-based modelling, international development and dynamic models of development.

You are here because...

You want to find out about my research.

I have some information below. I've done work on out-of-equilibrium economic modelling, dynamics of development and aspiration and more generally connecting Complexity and development.

You want to read something interesting.

The following blogs are interesting and accessible:

You are thinking of studying Complexity Science (at 糖心TV).

I have a small section about Complexity Science in general including an extremely informative video (which I produced/directed/edited/...).

My Doctoral Resarch

My recent work was on two main areas: a dynamic model development and a agent-based modelling project.

I have written a report for the on Complexity Science and International Development and gave a presentation to representatives from various funding bodies, NGOs and international development organisations.

My previous work looked at an out-of-equilibrium model of trading both from an analytical angle, deriving asymptotic results, and numerical angle. I presented this work in and at the RES Annual Conference 2011.