Maria Koumenta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4272928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Koumenta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Koumenta |
| SIGNATURE | KOUMENTA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1347-032X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 158 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Occupational Licensing, Intergenerational Occupational Persistence and Social Mobility
We study the relationship between occupational regulation and intergenerational occupational persistence. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study (2009–2024), we find that individuals are significantly more likely to enter a licensed occupation if a parent also worked in one, with the effect strongest in occupations where regulatory hurdles and economic rents are higher. No comparable effect is observed for certification and accreditation, and …
Social Class Origin and Job Quality among Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations in the United Kingdom
Building on research establishing social class origin pay gaps within higher managerial and professional occupations, using a national survey of 3336 higher managerial and professional workers in the United Kingdom, this article documents social class origin gaps in an index of non-pay aspects of job quality. This study finds that those from lower social class origins have a greater propensity to cluster within those higher managerial and profess…
Ethnicity disparities in job control in the United Kingdom
Despite widely‐reported ethnicity disparities in pay and occupational attainment, little is known about how different ethnic groups fare in job control—a crucial component of job quality with significant implications for well‐being and health. Drawing on two large‐scale representative datasets in the United Kingdom (1992–2022), we find that workers from all Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups conditionally report significantly lower j…
The gender representation gap
This article investigates how the gender of workplace representatives has implications for three dimensions of union effectiveness: (i) responsiveness to members, (ii) opportunity to influence management and (iii) ability to bring about change. Utilising original analysis of the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study, we examine three core elements of workplace employment relations processes that cut across the three dimensions: (i) workplace …
Occupational closure and job quality
The notion of job quality has been at the forefront of academic and policy-debates, best crystallized in the pursuit to create more but also better jobs as a route to economic prosperity. Motivated by the need to better understand how occupational-level structures shape job quality, we derive predictions from the occupational closure literature to explore how occupational licensing – the strongest and fastest growing form of closure – shapes job …
Investigating the Structure and Meaning of Public Service Motivation across Populations
The growth in international research on public service motivation (PSM) raises a number of important questions about the degree to which the theory and research developed in one country can contribute to our understanding of PSM in other counties. To help address this issue, this study revisits the conceptual and operational definitions of PSM to address weaknesses previously noted in the literature. Although some important steps have been taken …
Investigating the Structure and Meaning of Public Service Motivation across Populations
The growth in international research on public service motivation (PSM) raises a number of important questions about the degree to which the theory and research developed in one country can contribute to our understanding of PSM in other counties. To help address this issue, this study revisits the conceptual and operational definitions of PSM to address weaknesses previously noted in the literature. Although some important steps have been taken …
Occupational closure and job quality
The notion of job quality has been at the forefront of academic and policy-debates, best crystallized in the pursuit to create more but also better jobs as a route to economic prosperity. Motivated by the need to better understand how occupational-level structures shape job quality, we derive predictions from the occupational closure literature to explore how occupational licensing – the strongest and fastest growing form of closure – shapes job …
Investigating the Structure and Meaning of Public Service Motivation across Populations
The growth in international research on public service motivation (PSM) raises a number of important questions about the degree to which the theory and research developed in one country can contribute to our understanding of PSM in other counties. To help address this issue, this study revisits the conceptual and operational definitions of PSM to address weaknesses previously noted in the literature. Although some important steps have been taken …
Occupational closure and job quality
The notion of job quality has been at the forefront of academic and policy-debates, best crystallized in the pursuit to create more but also better jobs as a route to economic prosperity. Motivated by the need to better understand how occupational-level structures shape job quality, we derive predictions from the occupational closure literature to explore how occupational licensing – the strongest and fastest growing form of closure – shapes job …
The gender representation gap
This article investigates how the gender of workplace representatives has implications for three dimensions of union effectiveness: (i) responsiveness to members, (ii) opportunity to influence management and (iii) ability to bring about change. Utilising original analysis of the 2011 Workplace Employment Relations Study, we examine three core elements of workplace employment relations processes that cut across the three dimensions: (i) workplace …
Ethnicity disparities in job control in the United Kingdom
Despite widely‐reported ethnicity disparities in pay and occupational attainment, little is known about how different ethnic groups fare in job control—a crucial component of job quality with significant implications for well‐being and health. Drawing on two large‐scale representative datasets in the United Kingdom (1992–2022), we find that workers from all Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups conditionally report significantly lower j…
Social Class Origin and Job Quality among Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations in the United Kingdom
Building on research establishing social class origin pay gaps within higher managerial and professional occupations, using a national survey of 3336 higher managerial and professional workers in the United Kingdom, this article documents social class origin gaps in an index of non-pay aspects of job quality. This study finds that those from lower social class origins have a greater propensity to cluster within those higher managerial and profess…
Occupational Licensing, Intergenerational Occupational Persistence and Social Mobility
We study the relationship between occupational regulation and intergenerational occupational persistence. Using the UK Household Longitudinal Study (2009–2024), we find that individuals are significantly more likely to enter a licensed occupation if a parent also worked in one, with the effect strongest in occupations where regulatory hurdles and economic rents are higher. No comparable effect is observed for certification and accreditation, and …
Political science (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Labour economics (3 works) · Quality (philosophy) (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works)