Staff Catalogue

NIKOLAOS THEODOROPOULOS

THEODOROPOULOS NIKOLAOS
+357 22893715
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Department of Economics
FEB 02 - Faculty of Economics and Management, 009
University Campus
He has a BSc in Economics (University of York, 1999) and an MSc (2001) and PhD (2006) in Economics (University of Leceister). He then moved to University College London (UCL) as a Senior Research Officer at the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM). He has taught at the University of Leicester (Teaching Fellow) and at the University of Cyprus (Visiting Lecturer). Lecturer (2008-2012),  Assistant Professor (2012-2021), Associate Professor (2021 - ).
 
 
 
Teaching:

ECO 222 - Introduction to Econometrics

ECO 223 - Mathematics for Economists II 

ECO 311 - Labour Economics  

ECO 316 - European Union Economics

ECO 317 - Topics in European Economic Integration

ECO 397 - Research Methods in Economics Ι

ECO 497 - Research Methods in Economics ΙΙ

ECO 612 - Industrial Organization

ΜΒΕ 5302 - Decision Making for Innovative Ventures

Labour Economics : Immigration, Social Interactions, Welfare Programs, Retirement, Education, Human Capital, Labour Market Mobility, Personnel Economics, Wage Differentials, Discrimination, Econometrics, Econometric Analysis of Linked Employer-Employee Data, Survey Design
 
Country Team Leader : SHARE - Cyprus: http://www.share-project.org/  
 
 
 
 
Orcid Personal Profile http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0415-6534 
 
 

1. "Regional Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Across Europe" (2024) forthcoming in Handbook on Inequality and COVID-19 edited by Kenneth Couch, Edward Elgar Publishing (with N. Jolly and G. Voucharas)

2. "Containment Measures and Job Loss: Evidence from SHARE Corona Surveys" (2023) in Social, Health, and Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Epidemiological Control Measures edited by Axel Borsch-Supan et al., De Gruyter (with G. Voucharas)  https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111135779/html?lang=en#overview

3. "Employers and the Gender Wage Gap" (2023) IZA World of Labor, Article 511 doi: 10.15185/izawol.511 (with J. Forth)

4. "Conscription and Educational Outcomes" (2023) Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 36 (4), pp. 2799-2824 (with R. Savcic and D. Xefteris)

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00148-023-00944-2

5. "Health Shocks and Spousal Labor Supply: An International Perspective" (2023) Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 36 (2), pp. 973-1004.  (with N. Jolly) Link: https://rdcu.be/c1ZET

6. "Quality Competition and Worker Training" (2023) Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol. 75 (4), pp. 935-943 (with J. Heywood and J. Sessions)  

Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/boer.12387

7. "The Role of the Workplace in Ethnic Wage Differentials" (2023) British Journal of Industrial Relations, 61, 259-290 (with J. Forth and A. Bryson) Open Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12696  

Press Coverage: The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/ethnic-minority-workers-earn-much-less-than-white-counterparts-within-the-same-firm-new-findings-188024

Press Coverage: Employee Benefits: https://employeebenefits.co.uk/employees-ethnic-minority-earn-10-less/

Press Coverage: Forbes:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2022/09/16/ethnic-minorities-are-paid-less-even-in-the-same-firm/?sh=674e67dd6e5d

8. "Earnings Discrimination in the Workplace" (2022) Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics (with J. Forth) https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_366-1

9. "Are Women Doing it for Themselves? Gender Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap" (2022) Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics,  Vol. 84 (6), pp. 1329-1355 (with J. Forth and A. Bryson)

Open Access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/obes.12509 

Press Coverage: Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/4e4f467a-5bef-44a6-bf19-7442f4b78abb 

Press Coverage: The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/05/08/firms-female-managers-performance-pay-could-end-gender-pay-gap/ 

10. "Who Goes on Disability When Times are Tough? The Role of Work Norms Among Immigrants" (2022) European Economic Review Vol. 143, Article 103983 (with D. Furtado and K. Papps)

Who Goes on Disability when Times are Tough? The Role of Work Norms among Immigrants - ScienceDirect 

11. "Disagreement and Informal Delegation in Organizations" (2021)  International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 74,  Article 102696 (with E. Ekinci) Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167718720301193?via%3Dihub

12. "Hierarchy and  the Employer Size Effect on Wages: Evidence from Britain" (2021)  Economica, Vol. 88 Iss. 351, pp. 671-696 (with C. Green,  J. Heywood) Top Cited Article: Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ecca.12364  

13. "Does Demand for Product Quality Increase Worker Training?" (2018) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 155, pp. 159-177  (with C. Bilanakos, J. Heywood, J. Sessions)  

14. "Does Delegation Increase Worker Training?" (2018) Economic Inquiry, Vol. 56 (2), pp. 1089-1115  (with C. Bilanakos, J. Heywood, J. Sessions)

15. "Do Dominant Firms Provide More Training?" (2017) Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Vol. 26 (1), pp. 67-95 (with C. Bilanakos, C. Green, J. Heywood)

16. "Immigrant Networks and the Take-Up of Disability Programs: Evidence from the United States" (2016) Economic Inquiry, Vol. 54 (1), pp. 247-267 (with D. Furtado) Also included in the the Economic Inquiry Virtual Specialized Issue on Labor/Immigration:
 
17. "Performance Pay and Ethnic Wage Differences in Britain" (2014) Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 66 (3), pp. 798-823 (with C. Green,  J. Heywood)
 
18. "Tenure, Wage Profiles and Monitoring" (2013) Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 38, pp. 105-162 (with J. Sessions)
 
19. "SSI for Disabled Immigrants: Why Do Ethnic Networks Matter?" (2013) American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 103 (3), pp. 462-466 (with D. Furtado)
  
20. "The Effect of Variable Pay Schemes on Workplace Absenteeism" (2012) Research in Labor Economics, Vol. 36, pp. 109-157. (with K. Pouliakas) 
 
21. "Ethnicity and Second Generation Immigrants" (2011) Chapter 15 in The Labour Market in Winter: The State of Working Britain, Oxford University Press, pp. (220-239), (with C. Dustmann, T. Frattini)    
 
22. "Interethnic Marriage Decisions: A Choice Between Ethnic and Education Similarities" (2011) Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 24 (4), pp. 1257-1279 (with D. Furtado)
 
23. "Ethnic Minority Immigrants and Their Children in Britain" (2010) Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 62 (2), pp. 209-233, (with C. Dustmann)  Lead article of the issue and also elected as Editor's Choice Article
 
24. "Why Does Intermarriage Increase Immigrant Employment? The Role of Networks" (2010)  The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, Article 101 (with D. Furtado)
 
 
Working Papers
 
Firm Closures and Labour Market Policies in Europe: Evidence from Retrospective Logitudinal Data. SHARE Working Paper Series: