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Dr. Elizabeth Symons
Room: CBA 2.037 · Keele University · Keele · Staffs · ST5
5BG UK
Tel: +44 (0)1782 733108 · Fax: +44 (0)1782 717577 E-Mail: e.symons@econ.keele.ac.uk
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Elizabeth Symons obtained
her BA in Economics, MSc in Econometrics and PhD degrees from the
University of Southampton. A research assistantship at Manchester
University was followed by at the University College of North Wales
at Aberystwyth before moving to Keele.
Her main research interests
are tax/benefit modelling, labour supply, and wage determination.
Research
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Teaching Interests and Experience
Current Teaching
Semester 1:
Previous Teaching Experience
Microeconomics (Level 3 and Level 2)
Macroeconomics (Level 2)
Economics of Taxation (Level 3)
Labour Economics (Level 3)
Topics in Economic Theory (Level 1)
Quantitative Methods (Level 3 and Level 2)
Econometrics (Level 2)
Introductory Economics (Level 1)
Economics for Finance (Level 1)
Finance Dissertations (Level 2)
Statistics (Levels 1 and 2)
Issues in Contemporary Economics (Level 2)
Topics in Applied Finance (Level 2)
Corporate Finance (Level 3)
Economic Forecasting (Level 3)
Research
Research Interests:
Environmental Taxation; Labour Market Behaviour and Individual Welfare;
Public Cost of Children-in-Care
Research talks:
The Distributional Effects of Carbon and Energy Taxes: The cases of
France, Spain, Italy, Germany and UK
Selected Publications
- 'Child Support Reform and the Labour Supply of UK Lone Mothers',
Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30:2 pp 256-279 (with P.Bingley,
G.Lanot and I.Walker).
- 'The Costs of Recession', Economic Journal. 1994, 104 pp 20-36 (with
K Clarke and DLeslie).
- "Child Support Reform and Lone Mothers', Fiscal Studies, 1994,
15:1 pp81-98 (with P.Bingley and I. Walker).
- 'Carbon Taxes, Consumer Demand and Carbon Dioxide Emission: A Simulation
Analysis for the UK', Fiscal Studies, 1994, 15:2 pp 19-43 (with J.Proops
and P.Gay),
- 'Modelling Consumer Behavioural Response to Commodity Tax Reforms
in Microsimulation Models', Microsimulation and Public Polic , 1996,
Elsevier, ed. A. Harding (with N. Warren).
- 'Modelling Consumer Behavioural Response to Commodity Tax Reforms
in Microsimulation Models', Microsimulation and Public Policy , 1996,
Elsevier, ed. A. Harding (with N. Warren).
- ‘Chapter 14: EU Budget’, Economics of the European Union,
1997, Oxford University Press, ed. M.Artis and N.Lee (with R.C.Bladen-Hovell)
- ‘Child care costs and Lone Mothers' Employment Rates: UK Evidence’,
Manchester School, 2001, Vol 69(2),(with S.Jenkins), .
- ‘The Distributional Effects of Carbon and Energy Taxes: The
Cases of France, Spain, Italy, Germany and UK’, European Environment,
2002, Vol 12, (with J. Proops and S. Speck)
Biography
Education:
- BSc. (Economics and Statistics), Southampton University, 1977-80
- MSc. (Economics and Econometrics), Southampton University, 1980-81
- PhD. (Econometrics), Southampton University, 1982-85
Career:
- Research Assistant, University of Manchester, 1985-87
- Lecturer in Economics, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth,
1987-89
- Lecturer in Economics, Keele University 1989 - 1992
- Senior Lecturer in Economics, Keele University 1992-date
- Research Associate, Institute of Fiscal Studies 1986-date
Curriculum Vita
A Curriculum Vitae is available in pdf here.
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