Dr Nick Drydakis

Dr Nick Drydakis


Senior Lecturer in Economics

Location: Lord Ashcroft Building, 3rd floor, Cambridge
Room: LAB 313

UK: 0845 196 5675
International: +44 (0)1245 493131 ext. 5675
Email: nick.drydakis@anglia.ac.uk




Nick is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lord Ashcroft International Business School and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor, Germany. In addition, Nick serves in the Editorial Board (Section Editor) of Developing World Women's Issues: Justice, Law and Health (Sweden).

Before joining LAIBS, he was Lecturer in Labour Economics at the University of Patras, and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Piraeus, Athens University of Economics and Business, Panteion University of Social and Political Science, University of Central Greece, Technological Educational Institute of Athens. Also, Nick was specialist scientist at Hellenic Ministry of Defense. Nick is the Director of the Scientific Centre for the Study of Discrimination - Greece. SCSD is an intra-University center that develops and implements large questionnaire-based data sets and performs social science research on labor and population economics. Nick has advised the Greek government on discrimination and inequality issues.


Current Research Activities


Nick's research interests and activities can be classified into four broad areas. The first and primary research area is the interaction between demographic characteristics and labor market outcomes. The second area is the relation between subjective well-being scales and employment. The third area is immigration and acculturation strategies. The fourth area is health economics and labor relations.

According to the Association of Business Schools' Journal Quality List, Nick's published papers warrant 28 STARS (28* ABS). Based on the REF Definitions of Starred Levels, the quality of his research outcomes for the period 2008-2013 can be characterized as: Internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigor.

Up to 2012 he has published 21 papers in peer-reviewed and ranked journals such as: Labour Economics (Impact Factor: 1.285, 3*ABS), European Journal of Health Economics (Impact Factor: 1.500), Journal of Economics (Impact Factor: 0.581), Journal of Population Economics (Impact Factor: 0.923, 3*ABS), Review of Economics of the Household (Impact Factor: 0.643), International Journal of Intercultural Relations (Impact Factor: 1.735, 1*ABS), Applied Economics (Impact Factor: 0.771, 2*ABS), Feminist Economics (Impact Factor: 1.211, 3*ABS), Applied Economics Letters (Impact Factor: 0.230, 1*ABS), Urban Studies (Impact Factor: 1.280, 3*ABS), Journal of Industrial Relations (Impact Factor: 0.573; 2*ABS), Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (Impact Factor: 1.348), Ethnic and Racial Studies (Impact Factor: 1.361), Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (Impact Factor: 0.328), International Journal of Manpower (Impact Factor: 0.562, 2*ABS), Manchester School (Impact Factor: 0.259, 3*ABS).

Nick is the 2013 Highly Commended Award Winner, at the Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence 2013. His paper entitled: Men's Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction, published in International Journal of Manpower has been selected as:
"It was one of the most impressive pieces of work Emerald Editors have seen throughout 2012".

Nick is econometrics specialist in a three-year EU-funded project (2011-2013) called, PROGRESS: Combating Labour Market Discrimination. Also, Nick was econometrics specialists in a two-year EU-funded project (2011-2012) called, Absorption Alumni Study.

Nick has ten years of teaching expertise in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Statistics and Econometrics. Nick received his BA in Economics in 2003 from University of Crete. In 2005 he received his MSc in Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business. In 2008 he completed his PhD in Labour Economics at the University of Crete.

List of publications (peer-reviewed)

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  • Drydakis Nick (2013, forthcoming). The Effect of Ethnic Identity on the Employment of Immigrants, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer Publication, DOI 10.1007/s11150-012-9142-0.
  • Drydakis Nick (2013, forthcoming). Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Cypriot Labour Market. Distastes or Uncertainty? International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Publication, forthcoming.
  • Drydakis Nick (2013, forthcoming). Bullying at School and Labour Market Outcomes. International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Publication.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Health Impaired Employees' Job Satisfaction New Evidence from Athens, Greece, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor and Francis Publication, 19(8): 789-793.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Sexual Orientation and Labour Relations New Evidence from Athens, Greece, Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Publication, 44(20):2653-2665.
  • Drydakis Nick and Vlassis Minas (2012). Wage Discrimination and Antidiscrimination Policy in Unionized Industries, Journal of Economics, Springer Publication, 105(1): 45-62.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Roma Women in Athenian Firms. Do they Face Wage Bias? Ethnic and Racial Studies, Taylor and Francis Publication, 35(12): 2054-2074.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Ethnic Identity and Immigrants' Wages in Greece, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Elsevier Publication, 36(3): 389-402.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Estimating Ethnic Discrimination in the Labour Market Using Experimental Data, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Taylor and Francis Publication, 12(2): 335-355.
  • Drydakis Nick (2012). Men's Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction, International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Publication, 8(33): 901-917.
  • Drydakis Nick and Vlassis Minas (2011). Corporate Social Responsibility versus Wage Discrimination in Unionized Oligopoly, International Journal of Economic Research, Serial Publications, 2011, 8(2): 91-109.
  • Drydakis Nick (2011). Women's Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Outcomes in Greece, Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Publication, 11(1):89-117.
  • Drydakis Nick (2011). Ill Health and Wage Outcomes: Productivity Penalty and Discrimination Factor, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor and Francis Publication, 18(14):1393-1396.
  • Drydakis Nick (2011). Ethnic Discrimination in the Greek Housing Market, Journal of Population Economics, Springer Publication, 24(4):1235-1255.
  • Drydakis Nick (2011). Greek Unions' Preferences. Measuring Trends in the Field: An Exploratory Note for the Period 2008 - 2009, European Review of Labour and Research, Sage Publication, 17(4): 563-576.
  • Drydakis Nick and Vlassis Minas (2010). Ethnic Discrimination in the Greek Labour Market: Occupational Access, Insurance Coverage, and Wage Offers, Manchester School, Wiley-Blackwell Publication, 78(3): 201-218.
  • Drydakis Nick (2010). Labour Discrimination as a Symptom of HIV: Experimental Evaluation the Greek Case, Journal of Industrial Relations, Sage Publication. 52(2): 201-217.
  • Drydakis Nick (2010). Religious Affiliation and Labour Bias, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Wiley-Blackwell Publication, 49 (3): 472-488.
  • Drydakis Nick (2010). Health-Impairments and Labour Market Outcomes, European Journal of Health Economics, Springer Publication, 11(5): 457-469.
  • Drydakis Nick (2010). Ethnic Differences in Housing Opportunities in Athens, Urban Studies, Sage Publication, 47(12): 2573-2596.
  • Drydakis Nick (2009). Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Labour Market, Labour Economics, Elsevier Publication, 16(4): 364-372.

Keynote Talks

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  • 2013, University of Reading (UK). Presentation: Mental Health and UK Labour Market.
  • 2013, University of Dundee (UK). Presentation: Mental Health and UK Labour Market.
  • 2013, SOAS, University of London (UK). Presentation: Gender Roles and Inequality.
  • 2013, Higher Education Statistics Agency (UK). Presentation: Does the Name of the University Matter? UK Graduates in the Labour Market.
  • 2013, Higher Education Academy (UK). Presentation: Does the Name of the University Matter? UK Graduates in the Labour Market.
  • 2013, Stonewall (UK). Presentation: Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the British Labour Market.
  • 2012, University of Newcastle (UK). Presentation: The Effect of Ethnic Identity on the Employment of Immigrants.
  • 2012, University of Hull (UK). Presentation: The Effect of Ethnic Identity on the Employment of Immigrants.
  • 2012, University of Evry-Val d'Essonne, (France). Presentation: Men's Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction.
  • 2012, Ministry of Education (Greece). Presentation: Bullying at School and Labour Market Outcomes.
  • 2012, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Ethnic Discrimination in the Greek Labour Market
  • 2011, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Job Satisfaction and Productivity.
  • 2010, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Mental Health and Productivity.
  • 2010, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Domestic Violence and Employment.
  • 2009, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Health and Employment.
  • 2010, Ministry of Labor (Greece). Presentation: Ethnic Discrimination and its Consequences.
  • 2009, University of Patras (Greece). Presentation: Housing Discrimination and Affirmative Actions.
  • 2009, University of Ioannina (Greece). Presentation: Housing Discrimination and Affirmative Actions.
  • 2008, University of Sofia (Bulgaria). Presentation: Unions and Wage Discrimination.
  • 2007, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (Italy). Presentation: Corporate Social Responsibility and Wage Discrimination.
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