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Nicole Simpson, Associate Professor of Economics


Contact Information

Office: Economics
Current Courses
Mail: 234 Persson Hall
Phone: (315)228-7991
Email: nsimpson@colgate.edu

Department Affiliation

Economics

Teaching & Research

Title
Associate Professor of Economics (2001)

Degree
BA University of St. Thomas 1996; MA, PhD University of Iowa 1998, 2001

Teaching Experience

Intermediate Macroeconomics, Topics in International Economics (Open-Economy Macroeconomics), Applied Economic Theory, Causes and Consequences of Immigration (FSEM), Seminar in International Economics, Introduction to Economics



Specialties
Macroeconomics, open economy macroeconomics, international economics

Interests


Selected Publications
  • Mitchell, D., Rebelein, R., Schneider, P., Simpson, N. and E. Fisher. "A Classroom Experiment on Exchange Rate Determination with Purchasing Power Parity," Journal of Economic Education 40(2), 150-165.
  • Fairchild, Stephen and Nicole B. Simpson, 2007. "A Comparison of Mexican Migrant Remittances across U.S. Regions," Contemporary Economic Policy 26(3), 360-379.
  • Simpson, Nicole B., Blankenau, William F. and Marc Tomljanovich, 2007. "Public Education Expenditures, Taxation and Growth: Linking Data to Theory," American Economic Review, 97(2), 393-97.
  • Simpson, Nicole B. and Kartik B. Athreya, 2006. "Unsecured Debt with Public Insurance: From Bad to Worse," Journal of Monetary Economics 53(4), 797-825.
  • Simpson, Nicole B. and Linnea Polgreen, 2006. "Recent Trends in the Skill Composition of Legal Immigrants," Southern Economic Journal 72(4), 938-57.
  • Simpson, Nicole B., Georgiev, George and Marc I. Tomljanovich, 2005. "Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Net Portfolio Investment between Developed Regions," International Finance 8(2), 303-27.
  • Simpson, Nicole B. and William F. Blankeneau, 2004. "Public Education Expenditures and Growth," Journal of Development Economics 73(2), 583-605.
  • Simpson, Nicole B., and Stephen Fairchild, 2004. "Mexican Migration to the United States Pacific Northwest," Population Research and Policy Review 23(3), 219-34.

Working Papers

  • Athreya, K., Reilly, D. and N. Simpson, 2009. "The Earned Income Tax Credit, Lifecycle Income, and Marginal Tax Rates." Working Paper.

  • Ionescu, F. and N. Simpson. 2009. "The Transmission of Credit Scores through the Market for School Loans." Working Paper.
  • Simpson, N., Hyde, J. and J. Tiefenthaler, 2009. The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Economic Well-being: A Comparison across Household Types, Working Paper.
  • Simpson, Nicole and Linnea Polgreen, 2009. "Happiness and International Migration." Working Paper.
  • Simpson, Nicole B., Blankenau, William F. and Marc Tomljanovich, 2007. "Public Education Expenditures, Taxation and Growth: Linking Data to Theory," Long version of AER P&P 2007.
  • Simpson, Nicole, 2007. "The Effects of Redistributive Policies on Education and Migration." Working Paper.
  • Simpson, N., Hyde, J. and J. Tiefenthaler, 2007. " The Efficacy of the EITC: Evidence from Madison County, New York," Working Paper.


Travel
London Economics Study Group, Fall 2007

Professional Experience
Referee: National Science Foundation, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Population Economics, Southern Economic Journal, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economics of Education Review, Journal of Economics and Business, International Migration, China Economic Review, Economic Inquiry.
Membership in: Omicron Delta Epsilon, Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, American Economic Association.