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Simon Heß is a Senior Lecturer at Vienna University of Economics and Business, specializing in development economics and applied econometrics. His work bridges empirical research with policy evaluation, focusing on rural development, environmental economics, and public health. He actively contributes to methodological advancements in statistics and geospatial analysis through software development.
- Key Research Areas: Development economics, public health economics, environmental economics, network analysis, and transportation policy.
- Recent Projects: Investigates kinship networks in local governance, evaluates vaccination impacts on dementia, and analyzes e-scooter safety using cross-European data.
- Methodological Focus: Software tools for randomization inference (Stata) and geocoding APIs.
Notable Activities: Presented at the University of Groningen and University of Oxford, participated in the "Networks and Development" conference in Naples, and hosted visiting researchers like Ariel BenYishay. His recent publications in Nature, Review of Economic Studies, and Journal of Development Economics reflect interdisciplinary collaborations spanning epidemiology, urban mobility, and ecological conservation.
