Maria Kozlovskaya

 Publications

"A Representation Theorem for Guilt Aversion" (with Martin Kaae Jensen) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 125 (2016): 148-161. 

 
"Public Good Provision Mechanisms and Reciprocity"(with Antonio Nicolo) - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 167 (2019): 235-244

Working Papers

"Industrial Espionage in Duopoly Games" - lead article

 "A Difficulty in Characterising Mixed Strategy in a Market Game" (with Ralph Bailey & Indrajit Ray) 

"Are Payoff Maximisers More Pro-Social? Evidence from a Prisoner's Dilemma Experiment" - available at SSRN 

"Expertise Disclosure in Markets for Credence Goods"  (with Matteo Foschi & Alexandros Rigos

Work in Progress

 Industrial Espionage under a Time Constraint (with  Martin Kaae Jensen and Chris Wallace)

Fake News & Election Outcomes (with Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez and Luisanna Onnis)

Are Music Consumers Killing the Market? Demand for Music and Property Rights (with Maria Escriva, Enrique Fatas and Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez)

National Best New Lecturer Award from the Economics Network (2019)

Current Role: Senior Lecturer at Aston University

Students' Union Academic Award Winner (2023)

Excellent Learning & Teaching Award nomination (2020)

Behavioural Economics (BSc)

Behavioural Economics and Policy (MSc)

Past modules:

Applied Topics in Economics (BSc)

Mathematics for Economics (BSc)

Business, Government and Society (BSc)

Economic Environment of Business (MSc)

Previous role: Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester

Faculty Students’ Outstanding Teaching Award nomination (2019)

Business Economics II (BSc)

Previous role: Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield

Excellence in Student Support Award nomination (2017)

Microeconomics (MSc)

Intermediate Microeconomics (BSc)

Quantitative Economics (BSc)

Economic Theory and Applications (BSc)

Previous role: GTA at the University of Birmingham

Advanced Microeconomics (PhD)

Game Theory (MSc)

Microeconomics (BSc)

Test Your Community Spirit! A Playful Workshop for Children

Festival of Social Science, 01/11/2025

I was awarded a competitive £500 grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to design and deliver a public Economics event for families as part of UKRI’s Festival of Social Science 2025. The festival brought together 41 universities across more than 300 sites nationwide to showcase cutting-edge research to the public. 

How Much Money Should You Give for a Wedding Gift? An Economist and Historian Weigh in

ABS Radio National  02/06/2023
I was interviewed by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the optimal amount of a wedding gift. An article based on the interview had the audience of more than 500,000.

Community Spirit

European Researcher's Night 29/09/2017

I played the public good provision game with local families at the Researcher's Night - an event which happened simultaneously across 300 cities in Europe. The version of the game we played was based on my own research on social dilemmas.

Are People Rational? The Importance of Behavioural Economics

The Economic Review 11/2016

I disseminate research results among younger audiences by writing for an A level magazine, subscribed to by many schools and colleges across the UK.

Wedding Gift Economics

BBC Radio 4 More or Less: Behind the Stats 19/08/2016

Based on the article in The Convesation, I was invited to give a talk at the BBC Radio 4.

Can’t Buy Me Love? The Economics of Gift Giving

The Conversation 17/05/2016

In an article read by 5000 people, I explain what determines the size of a wedding gift from Economics standpoint. The discussion is linked to my JEBO publication, which is referenced in the text. 

m.kozlovskaya@aston.ac.uk