Summary
Simon Halliday is an Associate Research Professor and Associate Director at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Economy and Society who co-leads the new BA in Moral and Political Economy and teaches workplace economics and microeconomic theory. He brings 11+ years of academic experience across institutions in the US, UK, and South Africa with deep expertise in experimental, behavioral, and development economics and strong applied econometric skills (R, Stata, LaTeX). His research blends lab experiments and fieldwork—rooted in long-standing affiliations with LabSi and SALDRU—addressing social preferences, labor, and land reform. He is co-author of an Oxford University Press microeconomics textbook and is developing pedagogy-focused interventions for introductory economics from a CASBS fellowship. Multilingual and interdisciplinary, he pairs a PhD in experimental economics with a Masters in Creative Writing, an unusual combination that informs clear, evidence-driven teaching and writing. Based in Baltimore, he maintains active international research collaborations spanning Africa and Europe.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Experimental Economics; Evolutionary Economics; Behavioural Economics:, PhD, Experimental Economics; Evolutionary Economics; Behavioural Economics: at University of Siena (Università degli Studi di Siena)
Master of Arts (MA), Creative Writing, Master of Arts (MA), Creative Writing at University of Cape Town
Italian, English