Margaret Simms

Margaret Simms
Born1946 (age 77–78)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationCarleton College (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)

Margaret Constance Simms (born 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a 21st century American economist whose work focuses on the economic well being of African Americans.[1]

She earned her BA in economics from Carleton College in 1967. She earned her MA (1969) and PhD (1974) from Stanford University.

Simms has done research and held leadership positions at institutions including the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and the Urban Institute,[2] and has served as a policy advisor to the federal government.[3]

She received the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award honoring the achievement of African-American economists in 2009, the second woman to do so.[4]

  1. ^ "Making an Impact: 8 Accomplished African-American Economists". MadameNoire. March 17, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
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