Andrew Simons

Degree Ph.D, Applied Economics and Management
Email Address ams727@cornell.edu
Personal Website www.andrewmsimons.com/

Andrew is interested in research that informs more intelligent decision making for policy makers and practioners in the international development sphere. Currently his research interests include an analysis of the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia, and an experimental evaluation of fuel-efficient cook stove use and adoption behavior in southwestern Uganda.

Andrew received a Master's of Public Administration in International Development from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2004. His thesis was on reducing maternal mortality in Afghanistan. Prior to his Master's degree, Andrew studied biology at Taylor University and spent time working on earthquake relief and rehabilitation in El Salvador in 2002.

Before entering the PhD program, Andrew spent seven years working in Ethiopia and Honduras in various senior level NGO management positions. He is married to Laura Rodriguez and they have an amazing and energetic daughter named Isabella. Outside of family and work, Andrew is interested in all things related to baseball and is using his time in Ithaca to learn from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to become an expert amateur birder.

Publications

  1. The Effect of Marketing Messages and Payment Over Time on Willingness to Pay for Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves. Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine, and Andrew M. Simons. [forthcoming, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization]
  2. Does Peer Use Influence Adoption of Efficient Cookstoves?: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda. Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, David I. Levine, Andrew M. Simons. Journal of Health Communication, (2015) 20(S1): 55-66.
  3. Comparing Methods for Signal Analysis of Temperature Readings from Stove Use Monitors. Andrew M. Simons, Theresa Beltramo, Garrick Blalock, and David I. Levine. Biomass and Bioenergy, (2014) 70: 476-488.
  4. Filling the Phosphorus Fertilizer Gap in Developing Countries. Andrew M. Simons, Dawit Solomon, Worku Chibssa, Garrick Blalock, and Johannes Lehmann. Nature Geoscience, (2014) 7(1): 3-3.

Media Coverage

  1. World Bank Development Impact Blog: "PacDev 2014: So Many Evaluations Packed Into So Little Time"

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