Position/Status
Research Associate
Fellow at ADR UK
Associate at Hughes Hall
E-mail Address
km844@cam.ac.uk
Phone
+ 44 (0)1223
Qualifications
- PhD in Economics, University of Sheffield
- Msc in Applied Economics and Data Analysis, University of Essex
- Bsc in Economics, University of Essex
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
Profile
Konstantina is an applied economist specialising in quantitative methods and quasi-experimental research designs. Her research addresses timely topics in education particularly looking at the post-16 education trajectories of young people and inequalities in participation and attainment, and the drivers of it - including socio-economic background, family composition, personality traits, school factors and information advice and guidance. She is also interested in the evaluation of programmes and interventions that aim to improve access to and outcomes from further and higher education.
Konstantina is an Administrative Data Research (ADR) UK Research Fellow funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She uses the newly available Grading and Admissions Data for England (GRADE) to generate better understanding on the impact of the pandemic-driven assessment policies on student educational outcomes.
Twitter: @K_Maragkou
Curriculum Vitae (updated: July 2022)
Academic Area/Links
- ADR UK Research Fellows
- Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER)
- The Edge Foundation
- Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre
Research Topics
- Economics of education
- Quantitative and quasi-experimental methods
- Determinants of educational outcomes
- Evaluation of education programmes and interventions
Publications
Agasisti, T. and Maragkou, K., 2022. Socio-economic gaps in educational aspirations: do experiences and attitudes matter?. Education Economics, pp.1-17.
Redmond, P., Maître, B., McGuinness, S. and Maragkou, K., 2021. A comparative assessment of minimum wage employment in Europe (No. 123). ESRI Research Series.
Maragkou, K., 2020. Socio-economic inequality and academic match among post-compulsory education participants, Economics of Education Review, 79, p.102060
Current Research Projects
- Quantifying pandemic-driven educational assessment modifications: grade predictions, student and school characteristics, and university outcomes (ADR UK-ESRC funded project, with Sonia Ilie)
- Survey design and validation (TASO funded project, with Lauren Bellaera, Sonia Ilie and Hannah Thomson)
- Evaluation of the Cambridge Bursary Scheme (with Sonia Ilie)
- Evaluation of the Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach (neaco) 'Take Your Place' programme (with Sonia Ilie)
- No budge for any nudge: information provision and higher education application outcomes (with Ashton Brown and Sonia Ilie) (working paper available on request)
- Parental investments in private tuition, student test scores and educational outcomes (with Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe)
- Stop Me if I’m Getting Too Technical: Student Mismatch and Earnings Outcomes in Further and Higher Education (with Chiara Cavaglia, Lindsey Macmillan and Gill Wyness) (working paper available on request)
- Evaluation of the Linacre Institute (with Sonia Ilie, Maria Petrillo and Bertha Rohenkohl)
- Skill demand and migration decisions in local labour markets (with Steven McIntosh) (working paper available on request)
- Dickerson, A., Maragkou, K. and McIntosh, S., 2018. The causal effect of secondary school peers on educational aspirations. (working paper: CVER Discussion Papers 017.)
Teaching
- Undergraduate supervision
