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Gerry Simons
Associate Professor
 
Phone: 616-331-7419
Email: simonsg@gvsu.edu
Department: Economics Department (Seidman - Economics)
Expertise:
  • Emerging Markets
  • International Economics
  • International Trade
  • Economies of the European Union
  • International Finance
Biography:
Gerry Simons received his Bachelor of Social Science in Money, Banking, and Finance from the University of Birmingham in his native England. He followed with his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Kansas, where he was an instructor in the economics department. His research and teaching interests are in International Economics, Emerging Markets, and Industrial Organization. He has published in numerous economics journals, and has taught at universities in Poland and Costa Rica. He currently undertakes research on how innovation by U.S. companies is influenced by international factors, such as NAFTA, foreign M&As and outsourcing.