Programme Director for Work Placement; Assistant Professor in Economics

miguel.flores@ncirl.ie

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Education

• PhD in Economics, University of Leicester, 2013.
• MA in Economics, Georgetown University (coursework - Ilades, Chile), 2006.
• BA in Economics, National University of Cordoba, Argentina, 2001.

Esteem and Recognition

• Member of the Editorial Board, journal Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education. Since February 2024.
• Member of the Academic Council, National College of Ireland. Since September 2023.

Teaching qualifications and membership

• Associate, The Economics Network, 2019.
• Senior Fellow, The UK Higher Education Academy, 2019.
• Graduate certificate in learning and teaching, University of Surrey, 2017.

Research Publications

Journal Articles

• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2024) "University-to-work transition and work placements: evidence of heterogeneous pay dynamics". Higher Education Research & Development: 1-15. ISSN 1469-8366. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2024.2385357
• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2024) "Do professional year placements matter for job quality? The case of economics graduates". Studies in Higher Education, 49(1): 178-191. DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2023.2225540
• Flores, Miguel, Kehoe, Michele and Thompson, Conor (2022) "Assessment Choice and Student Voice with UDL". The AHEAD Journal, 14. ISSN 2009-8286.
• Arsenis, Panagiotis, Flores, Miguel and Petropoulou, Dimitra (2022) "Enhancing graduate employability skills and student engagement through group video assessment". Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 47 (2). pp. 245-258. ISSN 1469-297X. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2021.1897086
• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2021) "Confidence and gender differences within a work-integrated learning programme: evidence from a UK higher education institution". Higher Education Research & Development, 40(5): 947-963. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2020.1798888
• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2020) "Determinants of students' salaries in the professional training year". Teaching in Higher Education, 28(4): 758-771. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1863345
• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2019) "Student academic performance and professional training year". International Review of Economics Education, 30, article no. 100129. ISSN 1477-3880. DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2018.03.004
• Flores, Miguel and Waddams Price, Catherine (2018) "The role of attitudes and marketing in consumer behaviours in the British retail electricity market". The Energy Journal, 39(4). pp. 153-179. ISSN 1944-9089. DOI: 10.5547/01956574.39.4.mflo
• Flores, Miguel and Rivas, Javier (2017) "Cash incentives and unhealthy food consumption". Bulletin of Economic Research, 69(1). pp. 42-56. ISSN 1467-8586. DOI: 10.1111/boer.12085 
• Flores, Miguel and Wenzel, Tobias (2016) "Shopping hours and price competition with consumer loyalty". The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 16(1). pp. 393-407. ISSN 1935-1682. DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0063

Book Chapters

• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2024) "Work placements and graduate outcomes: self-selection bias and employability metrics". Norton et al. (Eds.): Lighting the Labyrinth: enhancing student success through the 3Es, Advance HE. ISBN 978-1-7385242-0-4
• Arsenis, Panagiotis and Flores, Miguel (2024) "University-To-Work Transition and Work Placements: Evidence of Heterogeneous Pay Dynamics". In: Trends in vocational education and training research. Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), VII . Vocational Education and Training Network (VETNET), pp. 11-16.
• Flores, Miguel and Elmenofy, Bardees (2020) "Skills developed by economic students during their professional training year". In: Enhancing student-centred teaching in higher education, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 169-184. ISBN: 978-3-030-35396-4. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35396-4_11 
• Flores, Miguel and Waddams Price, Catherine (2014) "Consumer activity in the British retail electricity market: cluster analysis approach". In: Fostering Growth in Europe: Reinforcing the Internal Market, CEU, pp. 351-365. ISBN: 978-84-15949-79-4