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
- Key Concepts in Contemporary Political Economy
- Macroeconomics component of the core module Principles of Economics
Research
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 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.
Centre for British Democracy
The Centre for British Democracy is interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.
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.
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...
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.
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-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.
Call for papers issued ahead of second workshop on migration
The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.
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.
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...
Events
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.
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...
Research
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 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.
Centre for British Democracy
The Centre for British Democracy is interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.
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.
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...
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.
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-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.
Call for papers issued ahead of second workshop on migration
The Department of Political Economy is jointly organising a second major workshop on migration.
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.
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...
Events
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.
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...