Daniel Simon

Associate Professor

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Phone:: (812) 856-0492
Email:: simond@indiana.edu
Room Number:: 231

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1999
M.B.A., University of Maryland, 1994
B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989

Courses

Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public & Environmental Policies
Microeconomics and Public Affairs
Public Management Economics

Biography

Daniel Simon does research that focuses on firm strategy, nonprice competition, and customer satisfaction. Simon's recent research examines the causes and consequences of firms' pollution emissions. He teaches microeconomics courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a course in cost-benefit analysis.

Simon joined O'Neill in 2010 following nine years at Cornell University in the Department of Applied Economics and Management. Prior to Cornell, he was on the faculty in the Department of Management at Texas A&M University. Simon earned his MBA as well as a Ph.D. in Strategic Management at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business.

Highlights

Glueck Best Paper Award, Business Policy and Strategy Division, 2005 Annual Meeting, Academy of Management
Outstanding Reviewer, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Business Policy & Strategy Division (2003)
Outstanding Faculty, Alpha Kappa Psi, Lambda Chi chapter, Texas A&M University (2000)
Payne Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement as a Doctoral Student, Smith School of Business, University of Maryland (1999)

In the News

"Flight delay? Lost luggage? Don't blame airline mergers, Indiana University research shows" - IU Newsroom, May 23, 2017
"TSA PreCheck: Will it shorten security lines at airports?" - The Christian Science Monitor, June 25, 2016

Selected Works

“Do incumbents improve service quality in response to the threat of entry? Evidence from airlines’ on-time performance,” (with J. T. Prince), Management Science (July 17, 2014)
“Customer satisfaction, competition, and firm performance: An empirical investigation,” (with M. Gomez), Managerial and Decision Economics, 35(6): 371-386 (2014)
“Is dual agency in real estate a cause for concern?” (with J. Prince and V. Kadiyali), The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 48(1): 164-195 (2012)
“Gender bias in power relationships: Evidence from police traffic stops,” (with G. Blalock, J. DeVaro, and S. Leventhal),“ Applied Economics, 43(29): 4469-4485 (2011)
“Internal and external influences on adoption decisions in multi-unit firms: The moderating effect of experience,” (with M. Lieberman), Strategic Organization, 8: 132-154 (2010)
“The price precision effect: Evidence from laboratory and market data,” (with V. Kadiyali), Marketing Science, 29(1): 175-190 (2010).
“Do all firms benefit equally from downstream FDI? The moderating effect of local suppliers’ capabilities on productivity gains,” (with G. Blalock), Journal of International Business Studies, 40: 1095-1112 (2009)
“The impact of post 9/11 airport security measures on the demand for air travel,” (with G. Blalock and V. Kadiyali), Journal of Law and Economics, 50: 731-755 (2007)