David Simon Associate Professor of Economics, University of Connecticut, August 2013-present
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, Program on Children, May 2017 -- Present
Major Fields of Concentration
Labor Economics, Health Economics, Public Policy, Applied Econometrics
Research Interests
Economics of Children and Families, Intergenerational Transfer of Human Capital, Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, Public Policy and Applied Policy Evaluation
Department of Economics 365 Fairfield Lane, Unit 1063 Storrs, CT 06269 David.Simon "at" uconn "dot" edu
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