Joel Simmons,
Assistant Professor, Government & Politics,
University of Maryland
Joel Simmons is an Assistant Professor in the The Department of Government and Politics at The University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on social policy, economic policy, and economic development. Current projects include a study of how party systems affect the provision of health services by the government, a study of how party systems shape the attractiveness of countries to foreign investment, and a study of the effects of political participation on government spending in India. He is also working on a book manuscript on the political determinants of the pace of economic innovation.
Address: 3140 Tydings Hall, College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301.405.7911
Email: joel.simmons [at] gmail [dot] com
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- Irfan Nooruddin and Joel W. Simmons. 2009. “Openness, Uncertainty, and Social Spending: Implications for the Globalization-Welfare State Debate.” International Studies Quarterly. 53(3): 841-866. (PDF)
- Allen Hicken and Joel W. Simmons. 2008. “The Personal Vote and the Efficacy of Education Spending.” American Journal of Political Science. 52:1. 109-124. (PDF)
- Irfan Nooruddin and Joel W. Simmons. 2006. “The Politics of Hard Choices: IMF Programs and Government Spending.” International Organization. 60: Fall 2006. p.1001-1033. (PDF) (Replication materials)
- Manuscripts in Progress
- Book Manuscript: Domestic Political Arrangements, Technological Progress, and Economic Performance
- Ken Kollman, Allen Hicken and Joel W. Simmons. “Party System Nationalization and Public Goods Production.”
- Joel W. Simmons. “Political Failures, Market Failures, and Economic Innovation.”
- Joel W. Simmons, Allen Hicken, Ken Kollman, and Irfan Nooruddin. “Dividing the Spoils: Party Nationalization, Credibility, and Foreign Direct Investment.”
- Irfan Nooruddin and Joel W. Simmons. “Do Voters Count? Turnout, Party Competition, and Public Spending in India.”
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