Dr Simon Lodato

| Name | Dr Simon Lodato |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Economics |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | Accounting, Finance & Economics |
| Email address | s.lodato@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7536-527X |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
Biography I am Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University London. My research primarily focuses on political economy, applied economic theory and policy evaluation.
Teaching I am currently teaching Microeconomics and Quantitative Methods.
Supervision
| Doctoral Researcher | Award | Status | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Ayub Khan Mehar | PhD by Public Works | Research Project final stages | Supervisor | Sep 2024 - Present |
Education and qualifications
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Research outputs
The unelected hand? Bureaucratic influence and electoral accountability
Lodato, S., Mavridis, C. and Vaccari, F. 2026. The unelected hand? Bureaucratic influence and electoral accountability. The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization. https://doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewag003When efficient help is perceived as greed: experimental evidence
Angelovski, A., Güth W., Lodato, S. and Mavridis, C. 2025. When efficient help is perceived as greed: experimental evidence. Public Choice. 205 (1-2), pp. 219-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-025-01270-9What makes a legislator promote or thwart trade liberalization in developing democracies?
Lodato, S., Dockendorff, A. and López Giral, D. 2025. What makes a legislator promote or thwart trade liberalization in developing democracies? Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional. 68 (1). https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7329202500102Political entrepreneurs and interest groups in the CPTPP ratification process in Chile: A case of politicization?
López, D., Dockendorff, A. and Lodato, S. 2024. Political entrepreneurs and interest groups in the CPTPP ratification process in Chile: A case of politicization? World Affairs. 187 (4), pp. 437-447. https://doi.org/10.1002/waf2.12042Distributional effects of immigration and imperfect labour markets
Costas-Fernández, J. and Lodato, S. 2024. Distributional effects of immigration and imperfect labour markets. Economics Letters. 242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111832Industrial clusters and economic performance in Brazil
Cravo, T., Lodato, S., Pires, C. and Piza, C. 2013. Industrial clusters and economic performance in Brazil. Washington, D.C., United States Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). https://doi.org/10.18235/0011532Constituency service and representation in Chile: the effects of remoteness and social deprivation
Dockendorff A. and Lodato, S. 2024. Constituency service and representation in Chile: the effects of remoteness and social deprivation . Representation: Journal of Representative Democracy. 60 (3), pp. 545-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2023.2237028When do interest groups lobby legislators in strong presidential systems?
Dockendorff, A. and Lodato, S. 2024. When do interest groups lobby legislators in strong presidential systems? Legislative Studies Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/lsq.12419Inequality, poverty and the composition of redistribution
Costas-Fernandez, J. and Lodato, S. 2022. Inequality, poverty and the composition of redistribution. Social Choice and Welfare. 59 (4), pp. 925-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-022-01415-5Regulation to redistribute well-being: political incentives in poor countries
Lodato, S. 2018. Regulation to redistribute well-being: political incentives in poor countries. Essex Seminar. University of Essex, UK Aug 2018The welfare effects of political money in regulation
Lodato, S. 2018. The welfare effects of political money in regulation. Essex Internal Seminar. University of Essex, UK Feb 2018A comparative analysis of IDB approaches supporting SMEs: assessing results in the Brazilian manufacturing sector
Pires, J., Lodato, S., Cravo, T. and Vellani, S. 2014. A comparative analysis of IDB approaches supporting SMEs: assessing results in the Brazilian manufacturing sector. Washington, D.C., United States Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). https://doi.org/10.18235/00106921905
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