Professor Dr. Konstantina Maragkou

Biography

Konstantina Maragkou is a applied economist specializing in quantitative methods and quasi-experimental research designs, focusing on education. Her work addresses timely topics in education, particularly concerning post-16 education trajectories for young individuals and the inequalities in participation and attainment driven by various factors, including socio-economic background and school influences. She is a Research Fellow at the Administrative Data Research UK, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, where she utilizes the newly available Grading Admissions Data for England to evaluate the impact of pandemic-driven assessment policies on educational outcomes. Her research interests encompass economics in education, labor economics, and applied microeconometrics, and she is actively involved in various projects aimed at improving access and outcomes in higher education. Additionally, Konstantina contributes to undergraduate teaching, supervising courses on quantitative educational research. Her publication record includes several working papers and journal articles on topics such as socio-demographic differences in teacher-predicted grades and the impact of information provision on higher education application outcomes.

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