Nikolaos Tzivanakis
Contact
Address: 149 Tottenham Ct Rd, London W1T 7NE
Website: nikostzivanakis.com
Email: n.tzivanakis@ucl.ac.uk
Interests
- Economic Growth and Development
- Political Economy
- Institutions
- Welfare
- Inequalities
- Education
- Informal Economy
- Prosperity
- Policy Design
Positions
Head of Data – Senior Research Fellow, University College London
Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL Aug. 2023 – Present
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance
School of Business and Law, Department of Business, University of East London Jul. 2022 – Aug. 2023
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL Feb. 2022 – Aug. 2023
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Dept. of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Coventry University London Sep. 2018 – Jul. 2022
Teaching and Learning Champion
Coventry University London Sep. 2020 – Jul. 2022
Ethics Lead
Coventry University London Dec. 2021 – Jul. 2022
Lecturer in Economics
Dept. of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Coventry University London Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2018
Teaching Assistant
Cardiff University Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2017
Grants
BENEFITS
Building Economic, Needs-Based and Environmental Evaluation Frameworks for Inclusive Transformation of Social Services in Europe
Funded by EC Horizon Europe (2024-2027)
Role: CoI
UCLB
Citizen Prosperity Index Commercialisation
Funded by UCLB (£30,000)
Role: CoPI
UEL Seed Funding 2023
Equally sceptical: Revisiting asymmetries in political trust
Funded by UEL (£2,000)
Role: PI
UEL Seed Funding 2023
The Size and Development of the Informal Economy in the UK Between 1940 and Present
Funded by UEL (£2,000)
Role: PI
REFUGE-ED
Effective Practices in Education, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for the Integration of Refugee Children
Funded by EC Horizon 2020 (2021-2023)
Role: Senior Researcher under Ethos Lab
ARCHIMEDES
Developing a holistic impact assessment methodology to understand welfare and poverty disparities in Greece and the EU.
Funded by Bodosakis Foundation
Role: CoI
ESRC Wales – DTC
Doctoral scholarship (fees & stipend) from the Economic & Social Sciences Research Council – DTC Wales (2011-2015)
Working Papers
- Crime and Unemployment – The effects of Labour Market Policies and Shadow Economy
with E. Goulas (UoP) and S. Karidis (CU), 2021 (under review) - Unveiling the Shadows: Tracing the Informal Economy in the Balkans (1996–2021)
With A. Asllani and F. Schneider - Europe in Crisis: Political Trust, Corruption and Austerity
With G. Melios, 2020
Selected Projects
- The Shadow Economy in the UK Over the Past Century
With A. Asllani - Institutional Quality and the Impact of Education
- Corruption and Education in European Regions
- Culture, Institutions and Policy Effectiveness During COVID-19 Pandemic
Education
PhD in Economics
Cardiff University, 2013 – 2018
Thesis: “Essays on the Quality of Institutions and Economic Performance”
Advisors: James Foreman-Peck, Peng Zhou
Funding: Full Scholarship from the Economic and Social Research Council
M.Res in Advanced Economics
Cardiff University, 2013
Awarded with Distinction (Top 1% of class)
M.Sc in Economics
Cardiff University, 2012
Dissertation: “Institutions and Economic Growth: A Review of the Literature”
M.Sc in International Economics, Banking and Finance
Cardiff University, 2011
Awarded with Distinction (Top 1% of class)
Dissertation: “The Impact of Economic and Political Institutions on Economic Growth”
B.Sc. in Economics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2009
Awarded with 2:1
Past Positions
Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance
School of Business and Law, Department of Business, University of East London Jul. 2022 – Aug. 2023
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Global Prosperity, UCL Feb. 2022 – Aug. 2023
Senior Lecturer in Economics
Dept. of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Coventry University London Sep. 2018 – Jul. 2022
Teaching and Learning Champion
Coventry University London Sep. 2020 – Jul. 2022
Ethics Lead
Coventry University London Dec. 2021 – Jul. 2022
Lecturer in Economics
Dept. of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Coventry University London Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2018
Teaching Assistant
Cardiff University Sept. 2011 – Dec. 2017
Other Academic Duties
- External Examiner – University of Hertfordshire (January 2024 – Present)
- External Subject Advisor for University of East London (May 2021)
- Book Reviewer – Cengage Learning (September 2018 – Present)
Relevant Training and Awards
- Highest NSS Score (93%) in Coventry University in 2021/22
- Higher Education Academy Senior Fellow (2022)
- Professional Development Course for External Examiners, Advance HE (2022)
- Doctoral Supervision Programme, Coventry University (2021)
- Higher Education Academy Fellow (2020)
- PGCert in Higher Education (2020)
Conference Presentations
2022
- “Innovations in measuring and assessing social impact”, online conference, KMOP
2021
- CITY College, University of York Europe Campus (April)
- Coventry University London (May)
2020
- Coventry University Conference (July)
- Coventry University London (November)
2019
- Coventry University London (February)
2018
- Cardiff Business School Graduate Students’ Workshop (January)
2017
- Welsh Institute For Research in Economics and Development (October)
2016
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (March)
- Cardiff Business School Graduate Students’ Workshop (December)
2015
- Welsh Institute For Research in Economics and Development (February)
- Cardiff Business School Graduate Students’ Workshop (March)
Skills
| Languages | Greek (native), English (fluent), Italian (Basic) |
|---|---|
| Computer | Stata, LaTeX, MS Office, Adobe Spark, R, Python, ArcGIS |
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