Eleni Kyrkopoulou works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Identity & Conflict Lab at Yale University and holds a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Piraeus, Department of Economics. In her ongoing research, she uses experimental designs to study how identity and social norm hierarchy impact the social and labor market outcomes of immigrants in Europe. She also employs machine learning and causal inference techniques to disentangle the perceived and actual impact of recent immigration waves on local economies in Greece. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as the Journal of Politics, the IRL Review, and the Journal of Policy Modeling, and has been funded by bodies including the AUEB, the European Union, and the National Bank of Greece. Eleni actively disseminates her research findings through various outlets such as LSE Europp, Yale ICL, To BHMA, Oikonomikos Taxydromos, and ELIAMEP. Previously, Eleni worked as an Associated Researcher at Harvard Business School and held a Post-doctoral Fellow position at the Athens University of Economics and Business. She holds a PhD and an MSc in Economic Theory from the Athens University of Economics and Business, and an MSc in Financial Economics from Cardiff University.

Research interests: Immigration, Brain Gain, Media & Perceptions, Labour market policy, Greece