John Polimeni

Associate Professor
John Polimeni

Education

  • PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Courses Taught at ACPHS

  • Health Economics
  • US and Global Healthcare Systems
  • Pharmacoeconomics

Research Interests

  • Dr. Polimeni’s current research interests examine the intersections between economic development and the environment. This includes energy efficiency and sustainability, economic development, and sustainable agriculture.
  • Dr. Polimeni was awarded the prestigious Senior Fulbright Fellow (2009) in Romania where he worked at the Academy of Economic Studies, as well as the Institute for Economic Forecasting in the Romanian National Academy in Bucharest, Romania.
  •  Dr. Polimeni is a Honorary Member of the Scientific Council of the Romanian National Academy of Science: National Institute for Economic Research, Institute of Economic Forecasting

Learn More About Dr. Polimeni

Shah, R., P.D. Meek, J.M. Polimeni, and W.M. Parker. “Differences in Utilization of Cancer Preventive Care Services Between Women Veterans and Women Non-veterans in the U.S.” Journal of Women’s Health, under review.

Polimeni, J.M., R.I. Iorgulescu, and A. Agapie. “Modeling Consumer Preference for Sustainable Agricultural Products at Romanian Farmers Markets.” Journal of Cleaner Production, 184, 586-597.

Iorgulescu, R. I., and J.M. Polimeni. (2017). “Could Socioeconomic Metabolism be Molded by Transaction Costs?” Annals – Economy Series, 3/2017 – Constantin Brancusi University, Faculty of Economics, 68-74.

Polimeni, J.M., A. Almalki, R.I. Iorgulescu, L.L. Albu, W.M. Parker, and R. Chandrasekara. (2016). „Assessment of Macro-level Socioeconomic Factors that Impact Waterborne Diseases: The Case of Jordan,” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13(12), 1181; doi:10.3390/ijerph13121181

Iorgulescu, R.I. and J.M. Polimeni. (2016). “A Cautionary Tale for Digital Age Transitioning: The Impeding Polarization Effects.” Romanian Economic and Business Review, 11(2), 145-153.

Polimeni, J.M., R.I. Iorgulescu, and R. Shirey. “Travelling Back to Sustainable Agriculture in a Bioeconomic World: The Case of Roxbury Farm CSA,” Nova Science Publishers, 2015.

Polimeni, J.M. “Spatial Simulation Modeling: Projecting Residential Development in the Hudson River Valley of New York State,” Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.

Polimeni, J.M., R. Chandrasekara, and S. Mel. “The Economic Growth, Environment, Public Health Connection: An Ecological Economic Case Study of the Impact of the Yali Falls Dam on Cambodia,” Linus Publications, Inc., 2011.

Polimeni, J.M., K. Mayumi, M. Giampietro, and B. Alcott. “Jevons’ Paradox: The Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements,” Earthscan Publishers, January, 2008.

“The Jevons Paradox,” with Raluca I. Iorgulescu, In: Noel Castree, Mike Hulme, and Jim Proctor (Eds.), The Companion to Environmental Studies, Routledge Publishers, forthcoming.

“Dams, Water Scarcity, and the Resulting Crises,” with R.I. Iorgulescu and R. Chandrasekara, In: I. Purica (Ed.) Nonlinear Approaches to Crisis and Conflict, Editura Expert, Pages 248-278, 2011.

“Energy Consumption in Transitional Economies: Jevons’ Paradox for Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland,” with R.I. Iorgulescu, In: L.L. Albu (Ed.), Non-Linear Modelling in Economics – Beyond Standard Economics, Editura Expert, Pages 271-288, 2011.

“Multi-scale Integrated Analysis of Societal Metabolism and Jevons’ Paradox for Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland,” with R.I. Iorgulescu, In: L.L. Albu (Ed.), Non-Linear Modelling in Economics – Beyond Standard Economics, Editura Expert, Pages 291-307, 2011.

“It’s Always Sunny in Romania,” In: R. Pricopie, D. Guţu, and M. Moroiu (Eds.), 3rd Fulbright Anniversary Volume: Fulbright Ripple Effect on International Education; Looking Ahead From a Romanian and American Perspective, Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission and Comunicare.ro Publishing House, Pages 196-204, 2011.

Polimeni, J. M. and R.I. Iorgulescu. “An Analysis of Energy Poverty in Romania.” Proceedings of the X Edition – BIWAES 2017 Biennial International Workshop “Advances in Energy Studies” Energy Futures, Environment and Wellbeing, Napoli, Italy. (forthcoming).

Iorgulescu, R. I., C.B. Pauna, and J.M. Polimeni (2018). ”Prerequisites for Smart Cities: CEE-11 Panorama.” Proceedings of the 5th International Conference ‘Information Society and Sustainable Development,’ ISSD2018 Targu-Jiu, Gorj, Romania. Academica Brancusi Publishing House. ISBN 978-973-144-889-3.

Iorgulescu, R. I. and J.M. Polimeni (2018). ”Searching for Romanian Farmers’ Motivations for Sustainable Agriculture.” With R.I. Iorgulescu. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference ‘Information Society and Sustainable Development,’ ISSD2018 Targu-Jiu, Gorj, Romania. Academica Brancusi Publishing House. ISBN 978-973-144-889-3.

Iorgulescu, R. I. and J.M. Polimeni (2017). ”Transition to Digital Society, Transaction Costs and their Impact on Socioeconomic Metabolism.” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference ‘Information society and sustainable development,’ ISSD2017 Targu-Jiu, Gorj, Romania. Academica Brancusi Publishing House. ISBN 978-973-144-831-2.

Iorgulescu, R. I. and J.M. Polimeni. (2015). “Some Considerations on the ‘New Clothes’ of Poverty in the Digital Age.Proceedings of the International Conference on Comparative Public Administration and Management Innovation, Change, Partnership in Social Media Era, Adriana Grigorescu, Corina-Georgiana Antonovici, Adelina Dumitrescu-Peculea, Florin-Marius Popa, Editors, ProUniversitaria Publishing House, 2015 

Polimeni, J.M. “Transdisciplinarity and Higher Education,” International Journal of Transdisciplinary Research, Vol. 6, Number 1, Pages 83-84, 2012.

Polimeni, J.M. “Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy Through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity,” Ecological Economics, Vol. 70, Number 6, Pages 1240-1241, 2011.

Polimeni, J.M. “China and the Global Energy Crisis: Development and Prospects for China’s Oil and Natural Gas,” New
Zealand Journal of Asian Studies
, Vol. 10, Number 1, Pages 179-180, 2008.

Iorgulescu Polimeni, R. and J.M. Polimeni. “The Physical Foundation of Economics,” Ecological Economics, Vol. 62, Number 1, Pages 195-196, 2007.

Polimeni, J.M. “Integrated Public Lands Management:  Principles and Applications to National Forests, Parks, Wildlife Refuges and BLM Lands,” Ecological Economics, 20 (February) 2004.