Dr Vassilis Tselios
Lecturer in Economic Geography
- Email: v.tselios@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 7456
- Fax: +44 (0)191 232 9259
- Address: Room 444
Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
Claremont Bridge
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Research Interests
Vassilis Tselios is an economic geographer with a background in planning and regional development engineering. His research centers around the spatial analysis of socioeconomic phenomena and on applied work in economic geography. More specifically, his fields of research include regional economic growth, labour markets, inequalities, education, well-being and welfare state. From methodological point of view, he has a strong interest in applied spatial and dynamic econometrics (esp. panel data techniques) and in applied multivariate analysis (esp. structural equation models). His methods also include spatial statistics and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Current Work
Project: ‘DYNREG – Dynamic Regions in a Knowledge-Driven Global Economy: Lessons and Implications for the EU’, financed by the EU 6th framework Program for Research and Technology; Project coordinator: Economic and Social Research Institute (ERSI), Dublin, Ireland (Jan 2006 – Dec 2008)
Selected Publications
- Rodriguez-Pose A; Tselios V. Returns to Migration, Education and Externalities in the European Union. Papers in Regional Science 2010.
- Rodriguez-Pose A; Tselios V. Individual Earnings and Educational Externalities in the European Union. Regional Studies 2010, In Press.
- Rodríguez-Pose A; Tselios V. Inequalities in income and education and regional economic growth in Western Europe. The Annals of Regional Science 2010.
- Tselios V. Growth and Convergence in Income Per Capita and Income Inequality in the Regions of the European Union. Spatial Economic Analysis 2009, 4(3), 343-370.
- Rodríguez-Pose A; Tselios V. Education and income inequality in the regions of the European Union. Journal of Regional Science 2009, 49(3), 411-437.
- Tselios V. Income and educational inequalities in the regions of the European Union: geographical spillovers under welfare state restrictions. Papers in Regional Science 2008, 87(3), 403-430.
Qualifications
• PhD in Urban and Regional Planning (Research cluster: Economic Geography and Regional Science), London School of Economics, 2003-2007
• Master (MSc) in Urban and Regional Planning and Development, University of Thessaly (Volos, Greece), 2000-2001
• Diploma in Planning and Regional Development Engineering, University of Thessaly (Volos, Greece), 1995-2000
Memberships
• Spatial Econometrics Association (2007 – present)
• Technical Chamber of Greece (Associations of the Greek Professionals Engineers), Registered & Licensed Professional Planner & Regional Development Engineer (2000 – present)
Honours and Awards
• Greek Government: State Scholarship of Greece (IKY) – PhD studies (2004-2007)
• London School of Economics: Research Studentship (2005-2007)
• University of Thessaly: Scholarship from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (2000-2001)
• Greek Government: State Scholarship of Greece (IKY) – Diploma and MSc studies (1997-1999, 2000-2001)
Undergraduate Teaching
GEO2043: Key Methods for Human Geographers (contributor)
GEO2094: Economics and Social Change Fieldcourse: UK (module leader)
GEO2099: Economic Geography (contributor)
GEO3066: Local and Regional Development (module leader)
Postgraduate Teaching
GEO8002: Local and Regional Development Theory and Policy (contributor)
GEO8007: Local and Regional Development: Methodology, Analysis and Statistics (contributor)
GEO8018: Local and Regional Development and Governance (contributor)