James Symons-Hicks

I am a Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant at the LSE Centre for Macroeconomics. My research interests are in macroeconomics and household finance.

I will be starting my PhD in Economics at UC Berkeley in Fall 2026.

At LSE, my work focuses on Fiscal Policy, Productivity & Growth, and Family Macroeconomics. I have also worked as a Research Assistant at University College London (UCL) with a focus on financial decision-making and experimental economics.

I completed my MSc Economics at UCL in September 2024 and my BSc Economics at UCL in 2023.