Miguel A. Flores S.

Miguel Flores

Assistant Professor in Economics and Programme Director for Work Placements at the National College of Ireland.

My research lies at the intersection of economics and higher education, focusing on university-to-work transitions, work-integrated learning, and graduate outcomes. I am interested in understanding how higher education experiences shape graduates' labour market outcomes and how these outcomes differ across student groups.

A growing strand of my research examines inequalities in higher education and graduate outcomes, focusing on underrepresented students and students with disabilities. My work seeks to inform policies and practices that promote inclusive transitions from education to employment.

Prior to this work, my research examined market competition, consumer behaviour, and energy markets.

Current research project

Research Ireland New Foundations Award: Enhancing university-to-work transition of students with disabilities through work placements: assessing barriers and facilitators in Irish higher education.

Email: miguel.flores@ncirl.ie Google Scholar: here ORCID: here ResearchGate: here LinkedIn: here Curriculum Vitae (pdf): here

Manuscripts under Review

Unequal access to work-integrated learning: Misalignment, barriers, and inclusion for students with disabilities.
Supportive learning environments and the quality of work placements (with P. Arsenis).

Journal Articles

University-to-work transition and work placements: Evidence of heterogeneous pay dynamics (with P. Arsenis). Higher Education Research & Development, 2024; 43(8): 1689-1703. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2024.2385357
Do professional year placements matter for job quality? The case of economics graduates. (with P. Arsenis) Studies in Higher Education, 2024; 49(1): 178-191. DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2023.2225540
Determinants of students' salaries in the professional training year. (with P. Arsenis) Teaching in Higher Education, 2023; 28(4): 758-771. DOI: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1863345
Assessment choice and student voice with UDL. (with M. Kehoe and C. Thompson) The AHEAD Journal, 2022; 14. ISSN 2009-8286.
Enhancing graduate employability skills and student engagement through group video assessment. (with P. Arsenis and D. Petropoulou) Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2022; 47(2): 245-258. DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2021.1897086
Confidence and gender differences within a work-integrated learning programme: evidence from a UK higher education institution. (with P. Arsenis) Higher Education Research & Development, 2021; 40(5): 947-963. DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2020.1798888
Student academic performance and professional training year. (with P. Arsenis) International Review of Economics Education, 2019; vol 30, article 100129. DOI: 10.1016/j.iree.2018.03.004
The role of attitudes and marketing in consumer behaviours in the British retail electricity market. (with C. Waddams) The Energy Journal, 2018; 39(4): 153-179. DOI: 10.5547/01956574.39.4.mflo
Cash incentives and unhealthy food consumption. (with J. Rivas) Bulletin of Economic Research, 2017; 69(1): 42-56. DOI: 10.1111/boer.12085
Shopping hours and price competition with consumer loyalty. (with T. Wenzel).The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2016; 16(1): 393-407. DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0063

Book Chapters

University-to-work transition and work placements: evidence of heterogeneous pay dynamics. (with P. Arsenis) C. Nägele, B. Esmond, N. Kersh, & B.E. Stalder (Eds.), Trends in vocational education and training research, vol. VII. Proceedings of the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Vocational Education and Training Network (VETNET), pp. 11-16. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13236193
Work placements and graduate outcomes: self-selection bias and employability metrics. (with P. Arsenis) Norton et al. (Eds): Lighting the Labyrinth: enhancing student success through the 3Es, Advance HE, 2024. ISBN: 978-1-7385242-0-4.
Skills developed by economic students during their professional training year. (with B. Elmenofy) Karen Gravett et al. (Eds): Enhancing student-centred teaching in higher education, Palgrave Macmillan, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35396-4_11
Consumer activity in the British retail electricity market: cluster analysis approach. (with C. Waddams) Beneyto Perez et al. (Eds): Fostering Growth in Europe: Reinforcing the Internal Market, CEU, 2014. ISBN: 978-84-15949-79-4.

Working papers

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