Simon Quinn

Simon Quinn is a researcher working at the intersection of labour economics and development economics, with a particular interest in the role of firms and other organisations. Simon completed a dual degree in Economics and Law at the University of Queensland before coming to Oxford in 2005 as a Rhodes Scholar. Simon completed the MPhil in Economics in 2007 and the DPhil in Economics in 2010; his doctoral research was on "Bank Credit and Legal Status in Moroccan Manufacturing", and was supervised by Professor Marcel Fafchamps. Since then, Simon has pursued post-doctoral research in development economics, with a focus on markets, firms and institutions in Africa; he is also interested in several methodological issues concerning discrete choice and coarse information.