Margaret C Simms

Biographic Data

ID172454
NAMEMargaret C Simms
GIVEN NAMESMargaret C
FAMILY NAMESimms
SIGNATURESIMMS M C
AFFILIATIONSUrban Institute, Washington, DC, USA
ORCID0000-0001-8552-2622
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS38
TOTAL CITATIONS37
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1972
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX2

  • Research Note

    Open AccessPatrick L Mason, Samuel L Myers et al.ARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2023References: 5

    This research note investigates citation bias using probabilities of zero citations, total citations, and citations per year since publication from Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar for all 759 articles on the economics of race and crime as extracted from EconLit for the period 1970–2020 and reported in previous work by Mason et al. Our citation analysis considers two main variables of interest: (a) whether the article was published in t…

  • In Memoriam

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2022References: 3

  • In Memoriam

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2021

  • The Economics of Race and Crime

    Samuel L Myers Jr, Margaret C Simms et al.BOOKEconomics of Race and Crime2020

    The relationship between crime and the economy has received too little attention from researchers. This volume remedies that deficit, resurrecting several classic writings on this elusive topic by and about blacks, and presenting new contributions by researchers at the frontier of work on the subject. Among the landmark articles included are W.E.B. Dubois' famous examination of crime in Philadelphia, an analysis of black criminal behavior by Walt…

  • The National Economic Association at 50

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2020Cited by: 2

    The National Economic Association was founded as the Caucus of Black Economists in 1969. The organization was formed to address the underrepresentation of Black economists in the American Economic Association and in the profession at large. This article reviews key issues raised and how they were addressed. It also makes suggestions for future directions the NEA might take

  • Diversity in the Dismal Science

    Open AccessMargaret C Simms, Cecilia A ConradARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2019Cited by: 1References: 2

    Efforts to diversify the economics profession have included increasing the number of African Americans and other people of color who enroll in and complete the PhD degree in economics. This article recounts the experiences of African Americans who entered graduate study at Stanford University between 1967 and 1984 and the university’s record of adding to the pool of African American PhD economists

  • Do Racial Disparities in Private Transfers Help Explain the Racial Wealth Gap? New Evidence From Longitudinal Data

    Open AccessSigne‐mary Mckernan, Signe-Mary Mckernan et al.ARTICLEDemography2014Cited by: 30References: 25

    How do private transfers differ by race and ethnicity, and do such differences explain the racial and ethnic disparity in wealth? Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, this study examines private transfers by race and ethnicity in the United States and explores a causal relationship between private transfers and wealth. Panel data and a family-level fixed-effect model are used to control for the endogeneity of private transfers. Private trans…

  • Introduction to Marcus Alexis Special Issue

    Open AccessMargaret C Simms, Omari H SwintonARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2014

  • Special Issue on the Invisible Woman

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2012

    This brief article introduces the special issue on the Invisible Woman

  • Acceptance Remarks Samuel Z. Westerfield Award

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2008

  • Introduction of Bernard E. Anderson Recipient of the 2003 Samuel Z. Westerfield Award

    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…2003

  • Is the Inner City Competitive

    Open AccessMargaret C Simms, Winston J AllenARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1996Cited by: 1References: 1

  • Slipping Through the Cracks

    Elizabeth M Almquist, Margaret C Simms et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1988

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1988

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1988

  • Choice and Circumstance

    John O G Billy, Kristin Anderson Moore et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1988

  • Slipping Through the Cracks

    Barbara R Bergmann, Margaret C Simms et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Human Resources1987

    The problems and special needs of black women are still given inadequate attention in social science anaylses. Too often black women are subsumed under the category of blacks or with little consideration for their unique nneds. This volume focuses on black women as a special group. It includes papers given at a symposium on the economic status of black women, co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and The Review of Black Politi…

  • School-Age Pregnancy and Parenthood

    Peter Uhlenberg, Kristin Anderson Moore et al.REVIEWContemporary Sociology A Journal…1987

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1987

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1987

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1987

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1986

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1986

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1986

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    Open AccessMargaret C SimmsARTICLEThe Review of Black Political…1985