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Dr Elizabeth Symons

Title:	Senior Lecturer
Phone:	+44 (0)1782 733108
Email:	e.symons@keele.ac.uk
Location:	Darwin 1.55
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I obtained my BA in Economics, MSc in Econometrics and PhD degrees from the University of Southampton. A research assistantship at Manchester University was followed by a lectureship at the University College of North Wales at Aberystwyth before moving to Keele.

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Tax/benefit modelling
Labour supply
Wage determination

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'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)