Research Fellow, ISER, University of Essex Senior Research Officer, ISER, University of Essex (Aug Sept. 2017: maternity leave)

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1 CHRYSA LEVENTI Institute for Social & Economic Research (ISER) University of Essex Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) cleventi (at) essex.ac.uk EMPLOYMENT October 2017 Oct to date June 2013 Sept Research Fellow, ISER, University of Essex Senior Research Officer, ISER, University of Essex (Aug Sept. 2017: maternity leave) EDUCATION Feb Sept Feb Jan Oct Sept Oct Sept Ph.D. in Economics Athens University of Economics & Business (AUEB) Distributional Implications of Public Policies in Greece Preparatory Ph.D. coursework year, AUEB M.Sc. in Economic and Social Policy Analysis University of York, Dpt. of Economics and Related Studies B.Sc. in International and European Economic Studies, AUEB (Grade: 8.46/10 - top 1%) PUBLICATIONS 2017 Distributive effects of the Crisis in the European Periphery (with M. Matsaganis). In: Cantillon B., Goedemé T. and Hills J. (eds.) Improving Poverty Reduction in Europe. Oxford University Press (forthcoming). Nowcasting risk of poverty in the EU (with O. Rastrigina, H. Sutherland and J. Navicke). In: Atkinson A.B., Guio A.C. and Marlier E. (eds.) Monitoring Social Inclusion in Europe. Eurostat, Luxembourg, DOI: / Estimating the distributional impact of the Greek crisis ( ) (with M. Matsaganis). OECD Economics Department Working Papers No 1312, Paris: OECD. Redistribution in Greek retirement benefits: theory and practice (with M. Matsaganis). Social Security Law Review 1(651) 75-81, ISSN (in Greek). 1/7

2 2014 The distributional impact of austerity and the recession in Southern Europe (with M. Matsaganis). South European Society and Politics 19 (3) Poverty and inequality during the Great Recession in Greece (with M. Matsaganis). Political Studies Review 12 (2) Fairly sharing the social impact of the crisis in Greece (with V. Koutsogeorgopoulou, M. Matsaganis and J.D. Schneider). OECD Economics Department Working Papers No 1106, Paris: OECD The distributional impact of the Greek crisis in 2010 (with M. Matsaganis). Fiscal Studies 34 (1) The crisis and tax evasion in Greece: what are the distributional implications? (with M. Matsaganis and M. Flevotomou). CESifo Forum 13 (2) The impact of the crisis on income distribution (with M. Matsaganis). In: Social policy and social cohesion in Greece in conditions of economic crisis, Athens: Bank of Greece, ISBN (in Greek) Pathways to a universal basic pension in Greece (with M. Matsaganis). Basic Income Studies 6 (1) WORK IN PROGRESS The changing distribution of incomes in Southern Europe (with M. Matsaganis, A. Parma and C. Ranci) The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in African countries (with K. Gasior, G. Wright and M. Noble). Assessing the effects of social transfers on financial poverty (with H. Sutherland). WORKING PAPERS, RESEARCH NOTES 2017 Reducing poverty and inequality through tax-benefit reform and the minimum wage: the UK as a case-study (with A.B. Atkinson, B. Nolan, H. Sutherland and I. Tasseva). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM13/17, University of Essex. Improving poverty reduction in Europe: what works (best) where? (with H. Sutherland and I. Tasseva). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM8/17, University of Essex Convergence of minimum benefit schemes in eight European countries: evidence at the micro level (with M. Makovec, O. Rastrigina and H. Sutherland). Paper for the European Commission (Contract Nr. VC/2015/1069). 2/7

3 Effective policies for combating extreme poverty in Greece (with M. Matsaganis, E. Kanavitsa and M. Flevotomou). Policy Report for dianeosis Research Organization. Scenarios for reducing poverty in Belgium, Greece and the United Kingdom (with T. Goedemé, H. Sutherland, P. De Agostini, M. Matsaganis, D.Vandelannoote and G. Verbist). ImPRovE Working Paper No 16/14, University of Antwerp. Redistribution in Greek retirement benefits (with M. Matsaganis). Policy Analysis Research Unit (PARU) Newsletter 9/2016, AUEB. HHoT: a new flexible Hypothetical Household Tool for tax-benefit simulations in EUROMOD (with T. Hufkens, O. Rastrigina, K. Manios, N. Van Mechelen, G. Verbist, H. Sutherland & T. Goedemé). InGRID Working Paper, D22.2, Leuven. Baseline results from the EU28 EUROMOD ( ) (with S. Vujackov). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM3/16, University of Essex. The importance of income-tested benefits in good times and bad: lessons from EU countries (with O. Rastrigina and H. Sutherland). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM2/16, University of Essex. Nowcasting: estimating developments in median household income and risk of poverty in 2014 and 2015 (with O. Rastrigina, S. Vujackov and H. Sutherland). Research Note 1/2015, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission Ex ante poverty and fiscal evaluation of a guaranteed minimum income programme in Greece (with M. Matsaganis). World Bank Report No 97840, Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. Nowcasting risk of poverty and low work intensity in Europe (with O. Rastrigina and H. Sutherland). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM9/15, University of Essex. Nowcasting: estimating developments in the risk of poverty and income distribution in 2013 and 2014 (with O. Rastrigina and H. Sutherland). Research Note 1/2014, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission. X` Disentangling annuities and transfers: redistribution in Greek retirement benefits (with M. Matsaganis). Conference paper presented at the 6 th ECINEQ Meeting Income distribution in Greece ( ) (with M. Matsaganis). PARU Newsletter 8/2014, AUEB. Poverty and inequality : available estimates and data (with M. Matsaganis). PARU Newsletter 7/2014, AUEB. Baseline results from the EU27 EUROMOD (with H.X. Jara). EUROMOD Working Paper Series EM18/14, University of Essex. Distributive Effects of the Crisis and Austerity in Seven EU Countries (with M. Matsaganis). ImPRovE Working Paper No 14/04, University of Antwerp. A note on EU27 child poverty rates (with H.X. Jara). Research Note for Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). 3/7

4 2013 Nowcasting: estimating developments in the risk of poverty and income distribution in 2012 and 2013 (with J. Navicke, O. Rastrigina, H. Sutherland, E. Ozdemir and T. Ward), Research Note 1/2013, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission. Poverty in Greece: trends in 2013 (with M. Matsaganis), PARU Newsletter 5/2013, AUEB. EUROMOD Country Report: Greece (with M. Matsaganis and P. Tsakloglou). Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex. The distributional effects of fiscal consolidation in nine E.U. countries (with S. Avram, F. Figari, H. Levy, J. Navicke, M. Matsaganis, E. Militaru, A. Paulus, O. Rastrigina and H. Sutherland). Research Note 1/2012, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission Simulating a guaranteed minimum income for Greece (with M. Matsaganis). PARU Newsletter 3/2012, AUEB. Distributional implications of tax evasion in Greece (with M. Matsaganis). PARU Newsletter 2/2012, AUEB. Poverty amidst the crisis in Greece (with M. Matsaganis and E. Kanavitsa). PARU Newsletter 1/2012, AUEB The distributional effects of austerity measures: a comparison of six E.U. countries (with T. Callan, H. Levy, M. Matsaganis, A. Paulus and H. Sutherland). Research Note 2/2011, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission. Inequality, poverty and the crisis in Greece (with M. Matsaganis). European Trade Union Institute policy brief, European Economic & Employment Policy, Issue Modelling the distributional effects of austerity measures: the challenges of a comparative perspective (with H. Levy, M. Matsaganis, A. Paulus and H. Sutherland). Research Note 8/2010, Social Situation Monitor, European Commission. PARTICIPATION IN FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS InGRID-2 project (Inclusive Growth Research Infrastructure Diffusion). Coordinators: G. Van Gyes and M. Ramioul. Financed by the EU H2020, Net-SILC3 project (Network for the analysis of EU-SILC). Co-ordinator: E. Marlier. Financed by Eurostat, SOUTHMOD simulating tax and benefit policies for development. Coordinator: J. Pirttila. Financed by UNU-WIDER, /7

5 Application of Microsimulation Models in the Analysis of Taxes and Social Benefits in Croatia. Principal Investigator: I. Urban. Financed by the Croatian Science Foundation, Effective policies against poverty in Greece. Principal Investigator: M. Matsaganis. Financed by dianeosis, Oct 2015 Jan InGRID project (Inclusive Growth Research Infrastructure Diffusion). Coordinators: G. Van Gyes and M. Ramioul. Financed by the European Commission, 7 th Framework Programme, ImPRovE project (Poverty reduction in Europe: social policy and innovation). Coordinator: B. Cantillon. Financed by the European Commission, 7 th Framework Programme, EUROMODupdate2 project. Co-ordinator: H. Sutherland. Financed by the European Commission, DG-EMPL, Net-SILC2 project (Network for the analysis of EU-SILC). Co-ordinator: E. Marlier. Financed by Eurostat, EUROMODupdate project. Co-ordinator: H. Sutherland. Financed by the European Commission, DG-EMPL, Strengthening the welfare state in Western Greece: the role of guaranteed minimum income. Principal Investigator: M. Matsaganis. Financed by the Region of Western Greece, Aug 2012 Oct Simulating the distributional effects of the crisis in Greece. Principal Investigator: M. Matsaganis. Financed by the AUEB Basic Research Funding Program P.E.V.E. 3, Disentangling annuities and transfers in Greek retirement benefits. Principal Investigator: M. Matsaganis. Financed by the AUEB Basic Research Funding Program P.E.V.E. 2, Poverty targeting and the design of policies towards groups at high risk of social exclusion. Principal Investigator: P. Tsakloglou. Financed by the European Social Fund Coordination and Monitoring Authority, June 2009 Oct Ask First (public health campaign). Co-ordination: NGO Praksis. Financed by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, July 2008 Sept TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant for the Winter & Summer School in Cross Country Microsimulation (May 2016; Feb 2015; Feb 2014), ISER, University of Essex. Instructor for the EUROMOD-HHoT Winter School: Using EUROMOD for model family simulations (Jan. 2016), University of Antwerp. Teaching Assistant for Microeconomic Theory (Fall 2011; Fall 2009), AUEB, Department of International and European Economic Studies (DIEES). Teaching Assistant for Statistics (Spring 2010; Spring 2008), AUEB, DIEES. 5/7

6 SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship under the Ph.D. Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II, cofinanced by the European Union and Greek national funds ( ). Scholarships and awards for academic excellence by the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (academic years 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 34 th IARIW General Conference, Dresden, Aug th World Congress of the International Microsimulation Association (IMA), Sept th ECINEQ Meeting, Luxembourg, July European Commission - DG EMPL Conference on European Micro-simulation Modelling for Policymaking, Brussels, May nd Annual Conference of the Crisis Observatory of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens, Dec European Meeting of the IMA, Maastricht, Oct International Conference on Comparative EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (Net-SILC2), Lisbon, Oct rd IARIW General Conference, Rotterdam, Aug th SEEK conference, Mannheim, May st ImPRovE conference, Brussels, Nov International Economic Association (IEA) and International Statistical Institute (ISI) Strategic Forum, Rome, July FEPS/TASC Autumn Conference, Dublin, Oct nd IARIW General Conference, Boston, Aug Greek Politics Specialist Group conference, Glasgow, Dec th International Conference of the Hellenic Social Policy Association, Athens, Nov th Annual ESPAnet Conference, Valencia, Sept th Conference on Research on Economic Theory & Econometrics (CRETE), Milos, July nd National Conference on Applied Economics, Volos, April th International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), Sao Paulo, June SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS 1 st dianeosis Policy Lab, Arachova, July /7

7 Seminario de Profesores, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, April CSP Lunch Seminar, Centre for Social Policy Herman Deleeck, University of Antwerp, Jan InGRID Expert Seminar on Minimum Income Protection in Europe, Nov European Commission (EC) Working Group on Living Conditions, Luxembourg, June EC Social Protection Committee, Indicators Sub-group, Brussels, May Workshop on Microsimulation Modelling, CASE-LSE, London, March EUROMOD Research Workshop, Lisbon, Oct AUEB Investigates workshop, AUEB, Athens, April Eurostat/Net-SILC2 workshop on the Use of Registers in the Context of EU-SILC, Vienna, Dec nd Microsimulation Research Workshop, Bucharest, Oct FestAmbiente International Festival, Vicenza, June Post-crisis EU economic and social policy doctoral workshop, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Sept Ph.D. Seminar Series, AUEB, DIEES, May 2012; April 2011; April Bank of Greece Seminar Series, Athens, May 2011; Nov ADDITIONAL TRAINING 7 th Winter School on Inequality and Social Welfare Theory, Alba di Canazei, Italy, Jan nd RECWOWE Executive Short Course on Pension reforms in Europe: beyond parametric changes, Paris, Jan Internship at the Institute of International Economic Relations (assistant researcher, elaboration of EuropeAid projects), Oct 2004 May REFEREEING Referee for the Review of Income and Wealth, International Tax and Public Finance, International Journal of Microsimulation, International Review of Administrative Sciences. PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Computer skills: Languages: Stata, proficient user of the tax-benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD Greek (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), German (intermediate level) 7/7