Margaret Simms
Economist
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- What I Do
- Great Part
- Challenges
- Career Highlights
- Proudest Accomplishments
- Impacting Public Policy
- Education
- My Area of Expertise
- Favorites
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Heroes
- Skills From Childhood
- Math Used in Economics
- Importance of Quantitative Skills
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Why an Economist
- Marcus Alexis
- Diversity and Inclusion in Economics
- Disparities
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
- Financial Literacy
- Path to Economic Stability
- Start Saving Early
- Think Ahead, Move Ahead
- Importance of Teamwork
- Advice
Bio
Watch Margaret Simms, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute and Director of their Low Income Working Families Project, discuss the economic studies she and her colleagues have conducted and their impact on shaping public policy. An author and sought after policy expert, she was one of the first African Americans and females to get an advanced degree in economics from Stanford University. She enjoys mentoring, and shares valuable advice on gaining financial literacy and developing good economic strategies at an early age.
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