Academics

Curriculum Vitae

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Title
Associate Professor of Economics

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

Specialities
Immigration, macroeconomics, the EITC and education

Interests

• Colgate's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
• Workshop in Macroeconomic Research at Liberal Arts Colleges

Publications

• Simpson, Nicole, 2012. “Happiness and Migration,” Forthcoming, International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Editors: Klaus F. Zimmermann and Amelie F. Constant, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
• Polgreen, Linnea and Nicole Simpson, 2011. "Happiness and International Migration." Journal of Happiness Studies 12(5), 819-840.
• Athreya, K, Reilly, D. and N. Simpson, 2010. “The Earned Income Tax Credit: Life-cycle Income, Marginal Tax Rates, Wealth and Credit Constraints.” Economic Quarterly 96(3): 229-258.
• Simpson, N., Hyde, J. and J. Tiefenthaler, 2010. "The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Economic Well-being: A Comparison across Household Types," Population Research and Policy Review 29:843-864.
• Mitchell, D., Rebelein, R., Schneider, P., Simpson, N. and E. Fisher. 2010. "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

• Ionescu, F. and N. Simpson. 2011. "Credit Scores and College Investment: Implications for Student Loan Policies." Working Paper.
• Simpson, Nicole and Chad Sparber. 2011. "The Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Unskilled Immigration into U.S. States,” Working Paper.
• de Araujo, P., O’Sullivan, R. and Simpson, N., 2012. “What Should Be Taught in Intermediate Macroeconomics.”
• Athreya, K., Reilly, D. and N. Simpson, 2012. "The Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance without Disincentives?" 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 and Fall 2011

Professional Experience
Referee: National Science Foundation, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Development Economics Southern, Economic Journal, Economic Inquiry, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economics of Education Review, Journal of Economics and Business, International Migration, China Economic Review, International Migration Review, and Journal of Economics Education.