Dr Monastiriotis is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute (LSE). He is Director of the LSE Research Unit on Southeast Europe and holds affiliations with LSE’s Department of Geography and Environment and the Hellenic Observatory.

His research focuses on economic policy and performance at the regional, national and supra-national levels, with emphasis on labour markets, economic growth and the macro-economy. Geographically his research specialises on South East Europe (Greece and Western Balkans), the UK and the European Union.

Dr Monastiriotis has published numerous articles in economics and regional science journals, including ‘Regional Studies’, the ‘Journal of Regional Science’, the ‘British Journal of Industrial Relations’ and ‘Oxford Economics Papers’.

He also has strong media and consultancy experience and has received various distinctions, including the Moss Madden Medal in Regional Science (2008).

Expertise: applied spatial econometrics and GIS; Greece and South East Europe; Greek macro-economic policy and performance; labour market flexibility; regional labour markets; regional policy and performance; spatial economics; unemployment; wage and income disparities

LSE Consulting projects:

• Final Evaluation Report – Western Balkans: 21st Century Schools Programme
  July 2022

  Client: British Council
  Authors: Will Bartlett, Marina Cino Pagliarello, Vasilis Monastiriotis and Ivana Prica

• Baseline Study - Western Balkans: 21st Century Schools Programme
  December 2020
  
  

  Client: The British Council
  Authors: Will Bartlett, Marina Cino-Pagliarello, Ivana Prica and Vassilis Monastiriotis

• Implementation of the Partnership Principle and Multi-level Governance in 2014-2020 ESI Funds
  July 2016
  
  Client: European Commission - DG Regional and Urban Policy
  Consortium lead: Sweco
  Authors: Simona Millio & Vassilis Monastiriotis

• From University to Employment: Higher Education Provision and Labour Market Needs In the Western Balkans
  February 2016
  
  Client: European Commision – DG for Education and Culture 
  Authors: Niccolo Durazzi, Will Bartlett, Milica Uvalić, Vassilis Monastiriotis & Tanguy Sene