Dr. Nicholas Litsardopoulos | Business, Management and Accounting | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Nicholas Litsardopoulos | Business, Management and Accounting | Research Excellence Award

Research Fellow | Institute for Employment Studies | United Kingdom

Dr. Nicholas Litsardopoulos’s research focuses on labour economics, entrepreneurship, and public policy, with a strong emphasis on self-employment as a career path and its impact on well-being and life satisfaction. His work explores how factors such as gender, location, and experience influence entrepreneurial outcomes and job satisfaction. He has also examined discrimination in career development, including gender and sexual-orientation biases. More recently, his research highlights the role of digital technologies in shaping modern entrepreneurship and labour markets. In addition, he contributes to policy-oriented studies on work, health, and employment sustainability, particularly in the UK context. His projects often integrate longitudinal data analysis and advanced statistical methods. Overall, his research bridges academic theory and real-world policy, offering insights into evolving employment dynamics and inclusive economic development.

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Featured Publications


Self-employment experience effects on well-being: A longitudinal study

– Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2023 (30 citations)


Does the accumulation of self-employment experience impact life satisfaction?

– Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2021 (13 citations)


Great Britain microbusiness white paper

– University of Kent, 2022 (5 citations)


The harmony and conflict arising from couples’ employment status

– Applied Economics Letters, 2022 (4 citations)

Business

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