K. Markou (Constantina) MSc
PhD candidate / Junior lecturer - Economic Theory and Policy
Heyendaalseweg 141
6525 AJ NIJMEGEN
Postbus 9108
6500 HK NIJMEGEN
Constantina Markou joined the Department of Economics in 2022 as a Ph.D. Candidate and Junior Lecturer. She holds an M.Sc. in Economics from Radboud University, where she graduated Cum Laude, specializing in economic behavior and policymaking.
Her master's thesis, which explored the use of well-being statistics in Dutch policymaking, received both the Master's Thesis Prize from the Dutch Court of Audit and the GLOCAL Thesis Prize from the Institute for Management Research.
Constantina earned her B.Sc. and her M.Sc. in Economics from Radboud University. Before transitioning to economics, she completed her LL.B. at the University of Cyprus, specializing in EU and international law, subsequently passing the bar and obtaining her license to practice law.
Her research investigates how our perception of the future influences prosocial decision-making, drawing on insights from economics, psychology, and neuroscience. Alongside her research, she teaches both content-driven and method-focused courses, including Statistics and Economics of Well-being.