Ep 9: Tanya Wilson

08/31/21 • 38 min

How Did I Get Here? from Discover Economics

Tanya joined the Adam Smith Business School in August 2018. Previously she was an Early Career Fellow at the University of Stirling working on the Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS) project.

Tanya was awarded her PhD in 2015 from Royal Holloway University of London.

Tanya’s main research area is Family Economics, where she has investigated topics such as the impact of local labour market conditions on the incidence of domestic violence and the influence of education on the propensity for early motherhood, juvenile crime and marital sorting.
Tanya is a member of the School's Applied Economics research cluster.

Areas of expertise:

Family Economics
Labour Economics
Applied Economics

Tanya joined the Adam Smith Business School in August 2018. Previously she was an Early Career Fellow at the University of Stirling working on the Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS) project.

Tanya was awarded her PhD in 2015 from Royal Holloway University of London.

Areas of expertise:

Family Economics
Labour Economics
Applied Economics

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