MARIA KOZLOVSKAYA
Applied Economic Theorist
Senior Lecturer
(Associate Professor)
Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Best new lecturer (2019)
PhD in Economics
awarded by the University of Leicester, UK in 2016
supervised by Martin Kaae Jensen and Chris Wallace
examined by Alessandro Pavan and Fabrizio Adriani
I am interested in Information Acquisition, Industrial Organization and Behavioural Economics. My research uses Game Theory and Laboratory Experiments.
Research
Publications
Work in Progress
Working Papers
"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
Work in Progress
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
Work in Progress
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)
Teaching
Senior Lecturer at Aston University
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester
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)
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Visiting Lecturer at the University of Manchester
Faculty Students’ Outstanding Teaching Award nomination (2019)
Business Economics II (BSc)
Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Microeconomics (MSc)
Intermediate Microeconomics (BSc)
Quantitative Economics (BSc)
Economic Theory and Applications (BSc)
GTA at the University of Birmingham
Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield
Advanced Microeconomics (PhD)
Game Theory (MSc)
Microeconomics (BSc)
Media
Can’t Buy Me Love? The Economics of Gift Giving
Are People Rational? The Importance of Behavioural Economics
Are People Rational? The Importance of Behavioural Economics
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.
Are People Rational? The Importance of Behavioural Economics
Are People Rational? The Importance of Behavioural Economics
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
Wedding Gift Economics
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.
Community Spirit
Wedding Gift Economics
Wedding Gift Economics
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.