Robyn Smith
Robyn is an Assistant Economist working in Public Policy
Research Interests
- Evolutionary Game Theory/ Evolutionary Graph Theory
- Behavioural Economics
- Consumption (Consumer theory)
- Public Policy including Public Health Policy, Universal Credit
- Online behaviour
Education
- Integrated Masters in Theoretical Physics and Applied Maths (MPhys;First Class) at the University of St Andrews, 2018-2023
- Dissertation topic – Harnessing Influence Networks to Improve the Take Up of Pension Tax Credit.
Employment
Summer 2022: Health Policy Consultant at the City Cancer Challenge, Geneva
Publications
Economic Outlooks
publication
UK Households Should Start Feeling Better Off as Election Looms
07 Feb 2024
UK Economic Outlook
publication
Low to Middle Income Households Facing Seven Years of Falling Living Standards
08 Nov 2023
UK Economic Outlook
Policy, Budgets, & Fiscal Events
publication
Low-Key Budget Unlikely to Unlock Productivity Growth: NIESR’s Response to the Spring Budget 2024
06 Mar 2024
Budget/Fiscal Event Comment
Blog Posts
Blog
How the Chancellor’s Budget Could Help Households and the Struggling Regions
04 Mar 2024
6 min read