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Konstantinos  Matakos

Professor Konstantinos Matakos

Professor of Economics

Research interests

  • Economics
  • Policy
  • Politics

Biography

Konstantinos joined King's in 2015 and is currently a Professor of Economics in the Department of Political Economy. Previously, Konstantinos was a Fellow in Political Science and Political Economy at LSE's Department of Government (2013 - 2015). 

In the past he also held the position of Visiting Asst. Professor in Political Economy at the University of Rochester's Wallis Institute. Konstantinos completed his PhD in Economics at the University of Warwick (2012).

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Research

Konstantinos' primary research fields are Political Economy, Positive Political Science, Public Economics and Applied Microeconomics. In his research, he utilises both formal game-theoretic modelling and systematic empirical analysis. 

His research interests range from political economics and positive political theory to public policy evaluation and design. He is particularly interested in the political economy of redistribution and machine politics, electoral behaviour and formal models of elections. He also studies how electoral institutions evolve endogenously and what are the effects of electoral systems on polarisation and turnout.

The focus of his most recent work is on the linkages between economic and political inequality, the conditions for political and economic development and the effects of electoral and political institutions on electoral competition the structure of the party-system and polarization.

Research areas

  • Political economics
  • Experiments
  • Electoral institutions and party systems
  • Migration and refugees
  • Populism

Teaching

    Research

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    Quantitative Political Economy Research Group

    The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.

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    Social Equity and Social Welfare

    The Social and Social Welfare subgroup delivers theoretically and empirically grounded research focused on gender and income inequality, social policy and social welfare, taxation, and redistribution.

    News

    Climate change could have significant impact on voter behaviour

    Climate change is likely to have a significant effect on the behaviour of voters at the ballot box in the years to come, a new study has shown.

    Climate Change

    Greater role for locals 'could reduce opposition to hosting refugees'

    Opposition to hosting refugees at a regional level could be reduced by ensuring a greater role for local politicians and elected officials, according to a new...

    SPENewsStock

    Organisers of annual migration workshop issue call for papers

    A call for papers has been issued ahead of the annual Economics and Politics of Migration workshop.

    Academic Papers News

    Vaccine is good news for science but bad news for governments

    Trust in governments and elected politicians actually fell following the announcement of positive vaccine results from pharmaceutical giants Pfizer/BioNTech.

    covid vaccine

    COVID-19: Americans overwhelmingly support economic policy reset based on wealth taxes

    The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s political preferences could pave the way for Joe Biden to introduce lasting changes in US economy policy.

    money

    Call for papers issued ahead of second workshop on migration

    The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.

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    Go carefully on relaxing lockdown as majority put health before wealth, new research finds

    Policy makers must tread carefully when relaxing lockdown measures as three quarters of Britons put health before wealth, a paper has found.

    The majority of people prioritised protecting health over the economy.

    Projects focused on Covid-19 pandemic receive funding

    Academics from the School of Politics and Economics (SPE) feature among several project teams to have been backed with funding to investigate different...

    The projects will be looking at various aspects of the pandemic.

    Events

    22AprThe Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration takes in April.

    2nd EBRD and King’s College London Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration

    The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    19NovMigrationWork

    Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration

    An international team of scholars and experts will come together next month for a workshop taking an in-depth look at migration.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Informing the public debate on COVID-19

    Academics from across the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are helping us all better understand the huge societal shifts created by the COVID-19...

    Newspapers Image

      Research

      quantative resized
      Quantitative Political Economy Research Group

      The Quantitative Political Economy research group gathers economists and political scientists that are committed to bridging the two disciplines. The common ground is the study politics and policies with advanced quantitative methods and formal modeling.

      social divisions
      Social Equity and Social Welfare

      The Social and Social Welfare subgroup delivers theoretically and empirically grounded research focused on gender and income inequality, social policy and social welfare, taxation, and redistribution.

      News

      Climate change could have significant impact on voter behaviour

      Climate change is likely to have a significant effect on the behaviour of voters at the ballot box in the years to come, a new study has shown.

      Climate Change

      Greater role for locals 'could reduce opposition to hosting refugees'

      Opposition to hosting refugees at a regional level could be reduced by ensuring a greater role for local politicians and elected officials, according to a new...

      SPENewsStock

      Organisers of annual migration workshop issue call for papers

      A call for papers has been issued ahead of the annual Economics and Politics of Migration workshop.

      Academic Papers News

      Vaccine is good news for science but bad news for governments

      Trust in governments and elected politicians actually fell following the announcement of positive vaccine results from pharmaceutical giants Pfizer/BioNTech.

      covid vaccine

      COVID-19: Americans overwhelmingly support economic policy reset based on wealth taxes

      The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s political preferences could pave the way for Joe Biden to introduce lasting changes in US economy policy.

      money

      Call for papers issued ahead of second workshop on migration

      The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.

      kyle-glenn-nXt5HtLmlgE-unsplash

      Go carefully on relaxing lockdown as majority put health before wealth, new research finds

      Policy makers must tread carefully when relaxing lockdown measures as three quarters of Britons put health before wealth, a paper has found.

      The majority of people prioritised protecting health over the economy.

      Projects focused on Covid-19 pandemic receive funding

      Academics from the School of Politics and Economics (SPE) feature among several project teams to have been backed with funding to investigate different...

      The projects will be looking at various aspects of the pandemic.

      Events

      22AprThe Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration takes in April.

      2nd EBRD and King’s College London Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration

      The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      19NovMigrationWork

      Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration

      An international team of scholars and experts will come together next month for a workshop taking an in-depth look at migration.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Informing the public debate on COVID-19

      Academics from across the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are helping us all better understand the huge societal shifts created by the COVID-19...

      Newspapers Image