David Simon
Assistant 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

 Early Life and Childhood Environment, Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital, The Role of Policy in Influencing Health and Human Capital Accumulation, Public Policy Evaluation.



Department of Economics
365 Fairfield Lane, Unit 1063
Storrs, CT 06269
David.Simon "at" uconn "dot" edu



​To prospective applicants to the PhD program in economics at Uconn,

The Economics Department at the University of Connecticut in Storrs has a lively research environment, with excellent faculty https://econ.uconn.edu/faculty/ ,  active research seminars https://econ.uconn.edu/seminars/ , a rigorous graduate program and a diverse and friendly group of graduate students. Our Storrs campus is in a small town, located about 1.5 hours’ drive from Boston MA, and less than that to Providence RI, New Haven CT, and Hartford CT. Prospective students can find online information on how  to apply https://econ.uconn.edu/apply/ and about financial aid  https://econ.uconn.edu/apply/finaid/ Contact Talia Bar talia.bar@uconn.edu  for any additional information.