Research

RESEARCH

Research & Working Papers

My research focuses on food security, political economy, agricultural economics, applied econometrics and the interaction between economic behaviour, markets and household welfare. Current working papers and ongoing research projects are listed below.

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WORKING PAPER

The Concentration of Food Insecurity in Greece

Stefanos Stavrianos, Pavlos Karanikolas, Stavros Zografakis, Chrisovaladis Malesios · 2026

This study examines the distribution and concentration of food insecurity in Greece using household-level data from successive Household Budget Surveys between 2008 and 2024. The analysis investigates disparities across income groups, socioeconomic characteristics and regions, combining expenditure-based measures of food vulnerability with distributional and concentration indicators.

FOOD SECURITY FOOD INSECURITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INEQUALITY CONCENTRATION HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY GREECE
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

The Real Income Trap

Stefanos Stavrianos, Pavlos Karanikolas, Stavros Zografakis, Chrisovaladis Malesios · 2026

This research develops a theoretical framework for examining the persistence of real-income losses under inflation. Using concepts from game theory and strategic interaction, the study explores how the responses of households, firms and other economic agents may generate or reinforce conditions in which nominal adjustments fail to restore purchasing power, creating a persistent real-income trap.

INFLATION REAL INCOME PURCHASING POWER GAME THEORY STRATEGIC INTERACTION POLITICAL ECONOMY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE

Papers listed as working papers or research in progress are preliminary and may be revised substantially before publication.