I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn. I joined the University of Glasgow in 2018, following an Early Career Fellowship at the University of Stirling. I was awarded my PhD in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2015.
My research lies primarily in Family and Labour Economics, with interests in how labour market conditions, education, and social policy shape individual and household outcomes. My work has examined the impact of local labour markets on domestic violence, the influence of education on early motherhood and marital sorting, and the role of financial constraints and gender in entrepreneurship decisions. More recently, I have studied the long-term effects of exposure to universal healthcare and the dynamics of low-paid employment. My recent Nuffield Foundation-funded project “Women in Multiple Low-Paid Employment” investigates how low-paid women combine multiple jobs and care responsibilities and the implications for wellbeing and economic security.
I have contributed expert evidence to Scottish Parliament Inquiries on the gender pay gap, Scotland’s economic performance, and ethnicity pay gap reporting. She is President-Elect of the Scottish Economic Society, Associate Editor of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy, and recipient of the Royal Economic Society Prize (2016) and the Sir Alec Cairncross Prize (2017). My research and commentary have featured widely in media, including the BBC, STV, The Conversation, and major newspapers.
Contact me: tanya.wilson@glasgow.ac.uk
Tanya Wilson 