Dr Maria KoumentaSenior Lecturer in Work and Labour Market AnalysisEmail: m.koumenta@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0)20 7882 6925Room Number: Room 4.25c, Francis Bancroft Building, Mile End CampusOffice Hours: Tuesday 1.00pm - 3.00pmProfileTeachingSupervisionProfileRoles: Senior Lecturer in Work and Labour Market Analysis Member of the Department of People and Organisations Dr. Koumenta is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Work and Labour Market Analysis. Her research activities are in the fields of labour economics and labour market policy. Dr. Koumenta works on labour market issues relating to pay, pay inequality, gender and ethnic pay gaps and non-standard forms of employment in the labour market. She is one of the world's leading experts on occupational regulation and has various academic articles and policy reports in leading journals on this topic. Her work explores the characteristics and prevalence of occupational regulation and analyses its impact on labour market outcomes such as earnings, skills, employment and migration. She has led various projects funded by the UK government, the European Commission and has provided testimony and policy advice to UK government departments (HM Treasury, BEIS, Department of Health), parliamentary committees, and officials at the European Commission, the World Bank and the OECD. Dr. Koumenta is on the Editorial Board of Work, Employment & Society and the Industrial Relations Journal. She is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Knee Centre for the Analysis of Occupational Regulation, West Virginia University, USA. Maria was awarded her PhD from LSE, where she also worked as a researcher at the Centre for Economic Performance. Publications: Koumenta M, Pagliero M and Rostam-Afschar D. (2022), Occupational Regulation, Institutions and Migrants’ Labor Market Outcomes, Labour Economics, Early view: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102250 Greene A. M., Kirton G., Koumenta M. and Humphris A. (2021). The Gender Representation gap: Implications for Workplace Union Effectiveness. Industrial Relations Journal, 52(1), 40-63. Horton J., Kiosse P.V, Koumenta M and Mitrou E. (2020) The Role of CEOs in the Sustainability of Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Human Resource Management Journal, 31(3), 603-618 Williams, M. and Koumenta M. (2020). Occupational closure and job quality: The case of occupational licensing in Britain. Human Relations, 73(5), 711-736.) Koumenta M. and Pagliero M. (2019). Occupational regulation in the European Union: coverage and wage effects. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 57(4), 818-849. Koumenta M. and Williams M. (2019). An anatomy of zero‐hour contracts in the UK. Industrial Relations Journal, 50(1), 20-40. Books Kleiner M. and Koumenta M. (2022) Grease or Grit? International Case Studies of Occupational Licensing and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality, WE Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Michigan. Abell P. and Koumenta M. (2019) Case Studies and Statistics in Causal Analysis: The Role of Bayesian Narratives In Scientific Discovery in the Social Sciences. 413: 11-25. Humphris A., Kleiner M. and Koumenta M, (2011) Occupational Regulation in the UK and the US: Issues and Policy Implications, in Marden, D. (ed.) Employment in the Lean Years: Policy and prospects for the next decade, Oxford University Press Research and policy reports Koumenta M, Pagliero M and Rostam-Afschar D. (2019) Effects of Regulation on Quality: Evidence from Six EU Countries: Available here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/bfd2b0e8-1943-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1/language-en Koumenta M. and Pagliero M. (2016). ”Measuring prevalence and labour market impacts of occupational regulation in the EU.” Research Report to the European Commission, Available here: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/content/measuring-prevalence-and-labour-market-impacts-occupational-regulation-eu-0_en Koumenta M., Humphris A., Kleiner M. and Pagliero M. (2014) Occupational Regulation in the UK and EU: Prevalence and Labour Market Impact, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, London, Available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/343554/bis-14-999-occupational-regulation-in-the-EU-and-UK.pdf Koumenta M. and Sevilla A. (2014) The High Cost of High Pay: An Analysis of Within Establishment Pay Inequality in the UK, London: The High Pay Centre Bryson A., Forth J., Humphris A., Kleiner M. and Koumenta M. (2011) A Review of Occupational Regulation and its Impact, UK Commission for Employment and Skills, London Areas of supervision expertise: Dr Koumenta is interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of empirical labour economics, work and labour market analysis. You are welcome to contact Dr Koumenta (m.koumenta@qmul.ac.uk) to discuss your proposal and ideas. Current doctoral students Ying Cui, ‘Social Returns to Education – Evidence from China’ Rebecca Florisson, 'Career mobility over the life course.' Yuliya Vanzhulora Tavares, ‘Gig Economy Work and Job Quality’ TeachingPostgraduate: BUSM049: Reward Management BUSM188: People Analytics ResearchSupervisionDr Koumenta is interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of empirical labour economics, work and labour market analysis. You are welcome to contact Dr Koumenta (m.koumenta@qmul.ac.uk) to discuss your proposal and ideas. Current doctoral students: Ying Cui, ‘Social Returns to Education – Evidence from China’ Rebecca Florisson, 'Career mobility over the life course.' Yuliya Vanzhulora Tavares, ‘Gig Economy Work and Job Quality’ PhD supervision completions: Esther Arenas-Arroyo, 'Labour Market Outcomes of Undocumented Migrants.' Awarded 2015.