Biography
Dr Konstantinos Myrodias is a Lecturer in International Political Economy at the War Studies Department at King’s and a Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory Centre at the London School of Economics.
Before joining King's, Konstantinos was an ESRC Research Associate at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in London and contributed to the work of the Productivity Commission in the UK.
Dr Konstantinos Myrodias was awarded his PhD in International Political Economy at the London School of Economics.
His current research is focused on International and Comparative Political Economy, trade, growth models, and economic statecraft. His research has been funded by the ESRC, the Hellenic Observatory Centre at LSE, the Onassis Foundation, and the Karelias Foundation.
His monograph, The Political Economy of the Eurozone’s Rollercoaster: Greece and Portugal from the Global Financial Crisis to Covid-19 (foreword by Paul De Grauwe), examines the Eurozone’s responses to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, analysing their effects on national growth models and demonstrating how states mobilise economic instruments to reinforce the prevailing economic order during systemic shocks. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024, the book has been presented to academic audiences in London, New York, Boston, Athens, and Brussels.
Konstantinos’ research has attracted media attention, including coverage in The Guardian and The Times.
Research Interests
- The Political Economy of Financial Crises
- The Political Economy of Growth Models
- Varieties of Capitalism
Konstantinos Myrodias’ research focuses on growth models, economic statecraft, and industrial policy.
Teaching
- Political Economy of Finance and Crises
- Public Policy in Europe
- The Evolution of Insurgence
- Homegrown Radicalisation
- Foreign Policy Analysis in an Age of Great Power Competition
Latest publications
- Myrodias, K. (2025), ‘A Turn to Export-led Growth? Rethinking the Growth Models in Greece and Portugal’, JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 63:1, pp. 246-266, DOI: 10.1111/jcms.13611
- Myrodias, K. (2024), The Political Economy of the Eurozone’s Rollercoaster: Greece and Portugal from the Global Financial Crisis to Covid-19, London: Palgrave Macmillan, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42198-3
- Myrodias, K. (2023), ‘UK Industrial Policy in the era of Covid-19’, in Paul Mortimer-Lee & Adrian Pabst (eds.), Covid-19 and Productivity, Occasional Paper LXII, London: The National Institute of Economic and Social Research. https://www.productivity.ac.uk/research/priorities-for-2023-the-uk-productivity-commission/