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From 1939 to 1942, Simon acted as director of a research group at the University of California, Berkeley.

When the group ’ s grant was exhausted, he joined the faculty of Illinois Institute of Technology, where he was a professor of political science from 1942 to 1949, and also served as department chairman.

Back in Chicago, he began participating in the seminars held by the staff of the Cowles Commission who at that time included Trygve Haavelmo, Jacob Marschak, and Tjalling Koopmans.

He thus began a more in-depth study of economics in the area of institutionalism.

Marschak brought Simon in to assist in the study he was currently undertaking with Sam Schurr of the “ prospective economic effects of atomic energy ”.