Simon D. Halliday

Teaching, research, and open textbooks in economics, civic thought, and public purpose.
Johns Hopkins / SNF Agora / CES Associate Research Professor and Associate Director

At the Center for Economy and Society, I work across teaching, research, and institution-building in moral and political economy.

Economics as a way to understand civic life

Teaching, research, and open textbooks for power, progress, and public purpose.

I build courses, books, videos, and research projects about how people cooperate, bargain, learn, and make decisions inside institutions.

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Featured work Books, teaching resources, and research projects
Microeconomics: Competition, Conflict, and Coordination book cover Textbook Microeconomics Competition, Conflict, and Coordination, with Samuel Bowles. A textbook about how markets, institutions, power, and cooperation shape economic life.
Solar panels in a desert landscape Open textbook Understanding Our Economy Open economics for everyday life, useful skills, and modern principles.
Research PPE and Civic Thought Programs A dashboard and paper on programs in American higher education. Teaching videos Short economics explanations and course material.

Current work

Courses, books, research, and public-facing economics.

Teaching People, Power, and Pay Workplace economics, institutions, bargaining, incentives, and distribution. Course site Progress A first-year seminar on economic, technological, and civic progress. Research Behavioral and economics education research Fairness, observability, civic thought, social preferences, and teaching. Writing Notes and essays Course-adjacent writing, older posts, and public notes.
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