Position/Status
Senior Research Associate
Fellow at ADR UK
Associate at Hughes Hall
E-mail Address
km844@cam.ac.uk
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 teacher-predicted grades for university admissions and the pandemic-driven assessment policies on student educational outcomes.
Twitter: @K_Maragkou
Curriculum Vitae (updated: February 2024)
Academic Area/Links
- ADR UK Research Fellows
- Centre for Vocational Education Research (CVER)
- EdTech Hub Fellow
- The Edge Foundation
- Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre
- Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO) Evaluation Panel Member
Research Topics
- Economics of education
- Labour economics
- Applied microeconometrics
Publications
Leckie G. and Maragkou K, 2023. Student socio-demographic and school type differences in teacher predicted grades vs. achieved grades for university admission, Working Paper: Bristol Working Papers in Education No. 04/2023
Ilie, S., Maragkou, K., Brown, A. and Kozman, E., 2022. No Budge for any Nudge: Information Provision and Higher Education Application Outcomes. Education Sciences, 12(10), p.701.
Agasisti, T. and Maragkou, K., 2022. Socio-economic gaps in educational aspirations: do experiences and attitudes matter?. Education Economics, pp.1-17.
McGuinness, S., Redmond, P., Kelly, S., and Maragkou, K., 2022. Predicting the probability of long-term unemployment and recalibrating Ireland’s statistical profiling model, ESRI Research Series (No. 149)
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
Dickerson, A., Maragkou, K. and McIntosh, S., 2018. The causal effect of secondary school peers on educational aspirations, CVER Discussion Papers 017.
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)
- Neaco Annual Reports
- WP: Do I really want my place? The impact of university outreach on application outcomes (analysis complete, early draft available on request)
- Inequalities in private tutoring: Do low educated parents compensate less for their children’s academic skills?, (with Cheti Nicoletti and Birgitta Rabe) (analysis complete, draft forthcoming)
- Affirmative action or undermatch? Understanding the penalties to academic mismatch (with Chiara Cavaglia, Lindsey Macmillan and Gill Wyness)
- Skill demand and migration decisions in local labour markets (with Steven McIntosh) (working paper available on request)
Departmental roles
- Departmental Research Committee Researchers Representative
Teaching
- Undergraduate supervision
