Biography
Konstantinos joined King's in 2015 and is currently a Reader in Economics at the Department of Political Economy at King's College London. 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
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Hargreaves Heap, S. P., Manifold, E., Matakos, K. & Xefteris, D., Nov 2022, In: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. 215, 104747. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2022.104747
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Hargreaves Heap, S., Koop, C., Matakos, K., Unan, A. & Weber, N., 9 Dec 2021, In: PLoS One. 16, 12, e0260216. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260216
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Minos, D., Matakos, K., Perdana, A. & Radin, E., 28 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal Of International Development. 34, 1, 27 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.3581
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Matakos, K. & Xefteris, D., 6 Jul 2020, In: Quarterly Journal of Political Science. 15, 3, p. 401-447 47 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1561/100.00018138_app
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Matakos, K. & Xefteris, D., 1 Jul 2020, In: Oxford Economic Papers. 72, 3, p. 829-862 34 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpz048
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Bol, D., Matakos, K., Troumpounis, O. & Xefteris, D., Oct 2019, In: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. 178, p. 1-12 104065. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104065
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Konstantinidis, N., Matakos, K. & Mutlu-Eren, H., 15 Jun 2019, In: The Review of International Organizations . 14, 2, p. 297-333 37 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-019-09355-z
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Matakos, K., Hangartner, D., Dinas, E., Marbach, M. & Xefteris, D., 1 May 2019, In: AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW. 113, 2, p. 442-455 14 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055418000813
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Matakos, K., Dinas, E., Hangartner, D. & Xefteris, D., 29 Mar 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: POLITICAL ANALYSIS. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Matakos, K., Delis, A. & Xefteris, D., 7 Feb 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. p. 1-6 6 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123418000169