Here is a list of some the press related to my work by topic:
Macroeconomic news:
• “How the new fed rate cut will affect you — whether you're buying a house, retiring or just paying bills,” September 18, 2025. HUFFPOST.com.
• 13 Podcast, The National Debt (with Rich Higgins), February 2024.
• “Colgate economist Nicole Simpson addresses the fiscal cliff,” Colgate website, December 5, 2012
• “Richmond Fed's Economic Quarterly Examines the Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Lower Income Families,” Marketwatch.com, December 21, 2010.
Immigration topics:
• “Labor consultant: Foreign workers crucial to future success of North Dakota and the nation.” Fargo Forum, November 9, 2024.
• “Letter: The economics of immigration,” Fargo Forum, November 1, 2024.
• “Immigration to European countries makes natives happier and has a positive impact on their welfare.” Europpblog - European Politics and Policy Blog, LSE Public Policy Group, July 3, 2013.
• “Seeking Greener Pastures,” Colgate Scene, Spring 2012.
• “The Apathy Curve: The world's unhappiest and most content are on the move. What about those stuck in the middle?” Foreign Policy, Jan/Feb 2012.
Teaching:
• Syllabus: ECON230, Economics of Poverty in the U.S.; Colgate Scene, Winter 2013. Fed Challenge:
• “Tackling the College Fed Challenge,” Colgate website. November 13, 2013.
• “European debt crisis becomes real lesson for students,” Colgate website, December 15, 2011.
Tax program:
• “Student Tax Prep Volunteers Help Return $1.47 Million to Local Residents,” Colgate Magazine, 2023.
• “Professors Involved in the Community: Simpson Brings Economic Volunteerism to Hamilton,” Colgate Maroon News, March 24, 2013.
• “Volunteers ease stress of tax time,” Chicago Tribune, March 2007, Carolyn Bigda. The story also ran in the Morning Call (Penn.), Hartford Courant (Conn.), Baltimore Sun, and Advocate newspapers, as well as on KTLA-TV News in Los Angeles.
• "A Credit with Too Few Takers," Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2006.
• "Students Offer Tax Help," Oneida Dispatch article, Feb. 21, 2006.
• “Tax program will help return $1.5 million to local families,” Colgate website, February 12, 2009.
Regional economy:
• “Colgate hosts regional development forum,” Colgate website, December 12, 2012.
• “Utica’s Shrinking Tax Base Tied to Lagging Economy,” Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 27, 2010.
• “Home-building slows to crawl around region,” The Observer-Dispatch, March 29, 2009.
Internationalization at Colgate:
• “Beyond borders,” Colgate Magazine, Spring 2020.
• “New agreement launches Singapore exchange program Singapore,” Colgate website, June 24, 2016.
• “Colgate takes next step on international journey,” Colgate website, October 20, 2015.
• “Xiamen-Colgate relationship expands,” Colgate website, July 21, 2015.
• “Transformative gifts propel Colgate’s strategic internationalization,” Colgate website, October 25, 2014.