Professor Emmanouil Mentzakis
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Professor Mentzakis is an applied economist working with experimental and non-experimental methodologies. His work mainly focuses on micro-econometric applications on health and environment, experimental studies on other-regarding preferences and the elicitation of preferences through discrete choice experiments.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, July 2009
- MSc, University of York, United Kingdom, August 2004
- BSc, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, August 2003
Employment
- Professor of Economics, City, University of London, United Kingdom, February 2023 - present
- Professor, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, June 2022 - February 2023
- Senior Analytical Lead, NHS England, United Kingdom, October 2019 - August 2020
- Associate Professor, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, October 2014 - June 2022
- Senior Lecturer, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, January - October 2014
- Lecturer, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, September 2012 - January 2014
- Lecturer, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, September 2010 - September 2012
- Post-doc, McMaster University, Canada, September 2008 - September 2010
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Conference papers and proceedings (2)
- Araya, D., Paraje, G., Hancock, T. and Mentzakis, E. Preferences of individuals who smoke and do not smoke on cigarette plain packaging and price: A discrete choice experiment in Chile. .
- Wang, T., Brede, M., Ianni, A. and Mentzakis, E. Detecting and Characterizing Eating-Disorder Communities on Social Media. WSDM 2017: Tenth ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining.doi:10.1145/3018661.3018706
Journal articles (51)
- Barr, B., Anselmi, L., Urwin, S., Mentzakis, E., Sutton, M., Wang, S.... Cookson, R. (2026). Accounting for unmet need in equitable healthcare resource allocation: Synopsis. Health and Social Care Delivery Research pp. 1-38. doi:10.3310/gjbb1722
- Urwin, S., Anselmi, L., Mentzakis, E., Lau, Y.-.S. and Sutton, M. (2024). Adjusting the risk-adjustment: accounting for variation between organisations in the responsiveness of their expenditure to need. Social Science & Medicine, 361. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117346
- Rodríguez-Lesmes, P., Góngora-Salazar, P., Mentzakis, E., Buckley, N., Gallego, J.M., Guindon, G.E.... Paraje, G. (2024). Would plain packaging and health warning labels reduce smoking in the presence of informal markets? A choice experiment in Colombia. Social Science & Medicine, 354, pp. 117069-117069. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117069
- Thomas, R.L. and Mentzakis, E. (2024). The direct and spillover effects of diabetes diagnosis on lifestyle behaviours. Health Economics, 33(5), pp. 952-970. doi:10.1002/hec.4803
- Özer, M., Fidrmuc, J., Mentzakis, E. and Özkan, Ö. (2024). Does Education Affect Religiosity? Causal Evidence from a Conservative Emerging Economy. CESifo Economic Studies, 70(1), pp. 34-50. doi:10.1093/cesifo/ifae003
- Guindon, G.E., Mentzakis, E. and Buckley, N.J. (2024). Cigarette packaging, warnings, prices, and contraband: A discrete choice experiment among smokers in Ontario, Canada. Economics & Human Biology, 52. doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101340
- Henriquez, J., Iommi, M., McGuire, T., Mentzakis, E. and Paolucci, F. (2023). Designing feasible and effective health plan payments in countries with data availability constraints. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 90(1), pp. 33-57. doi:10.1111/jori.12372
- Meusel, V., Mentzakis, E., Baji, P., Fiorentini, G. and Paolucci, F. (2023). Priority setting in the German healthcare system: results from a discrete choice experiment. International Journal of Health Economics and Management. doi:10.1007/s10754-023-09347-y
- Ng, K.Y.B., Evans, R., Morgan, H., Mentzakis, E. and Cheong, Y.C. (2022). Discrete choice experiment exploring women’s preferences in a novel device designed to monitor the womb environment and improve our understanding of reproductive disorders. BMJ Open, 12(4), pp. e058419-e058419. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058419
- Archangelidi, O., Cullinan, P., Simmonds, N.J., Mentzakis, E., Peckham, D., Bilton, D.... Carr, S.B. (2022). Incidence and risk factors of cancer in individuals with cystic fibrosis in the UK; a case-control study. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21(2), pp. 302-308. doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2021.07.004
- De Zarate, M.O., Mentzakis, E., Fraser, S.D.S., Roderick, P., Rutter, P. and Ornaghi, C. (2022). Price versus clinical guidelines in primary care statin prescribing: a retrospective cohort study and cost simulation model. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 115(3), pp. 100-111. doi:10.1177/01410768211051713
- Wu, H., Mentzakis, E. and Schaafsma, M. (2022). Exploring Different Assumptions about Outcome-Related Risk Perceptions in Discrete Choice Experiments. Environmental and Resource Economics, 81(3), pp. 531-572. doi:10.1007/s10640-021-00638-x
- Gilbert, A.W., Mentzakis, E., May, C.R., Stokes, M. and Jones, J. (2022). Patient preferences for use of virtual consultations in an orthopaedic rehabilitation setting: Results from a discrete choice experiment. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 27(1), pp. 62-73. doi:10.1177/13558196211035427
- Munro, A., Prieto, J., Mentzakis, E., Dibas, M., Mahobia, N., Baker, P.... Elkington, P. (2021). Powered Respirators Are Effective, Sustainable, and Cost-Effective Personal Protective Equipment for SARS-CoV-2. Frontiers in Medical Technology, 3. doi:10.3389/fmedt.2021.729658
- Mentzakis, E. and Sadeh, J. (2021). Experimental evidence on the effect of incentives and domain in risk aversion and discounting tasks. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 62(3), pp. 203-224. doi:10.1007/s11166-021-09354-9
- Sequeira, A.R., Mentzakis, E., Archangelidi, O. and Paolucci, F. (2021). The economic and health impact of rare diseases: A meta-analysis. Health Policy and Technology, 10(1), pp. 32-44. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.02.002
- Mentzakis, E., Tkacz, D. and Rivas, C. (2020). A proof-of-concept framework for the preference elicitation and evaluation of health informatics technologies: the online PRESENT patient experience dashboard as a case example. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 20(1). doi:10.1186/s12911-020-1098-z
- Hurley, J., Mentzakis, E. and Walli-Attaei, M. (2020). Inequality aversion in income, health, and income-related health. Journal of Health Economics, 70, pp. 102276-102276. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2019.102276
- Ryan, M., Mentzakis, E., Matheson, C. and Bond, C. (2020). Survey modes comparison in contingent valuation: Internet panels and mail surveys. Health Economics, 29(2), pp. 234-242. doi:10.1002/hec.3983
- Gilbert, A.W., Jones, J., Stokes, M., Mentzakis, E. and May, C.R. (2019). Protocol for the CONNECT project: a mixed methods study investigating patient preferences for communication technology use in orthopaedic rehabilitation consultations. BMJ Open, 9(12), pp. e035210-e035210. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035210
- Wang, T., Brede, M., Ianni, A. and Mentzakis, E. (2019). Characterizing dynamic communication in online eating disorder communities: a multiplex network approach. Applied Network Science, 4(1). doi:10.1007/s41109-019-0125-4
- Rivas, C., Tkacz, D., Antao, L., Mentzakis, E., Gordon, M., Anstee, S.... Giordano, R. (2019). Automated analysis of free-text comments and dashboard representations in patient experience surveys: a multimethod co-design study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(23), pp. 1-160. doi:10.3310/hsdr07230
- Wang, T., Mentzakis, E., Brede, M. and Ianni, A. (2019). Estimating Determinants of Attrition in Eating Disorder Communities on Twitter: An Instrumental Variables Approach. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(5), pp. e10942-e10942. doi:10.2196/10942
- Mentzakis, E., García-Goñi, M., Sequeira, A.R. and Paolucci, F. (2019). Equity and efficiency priorities within the Spanish health system: A discrete choice experiment eliciting stakeholders preferences. Health Policy and Technology, 8(1), pp. 30-41. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2019.01.003
- Hasanova, R., Mentzakis, E., Paolucci, F. and Shmueli, A. (2018). Beyond DRG: The effect of socio-economic indicators on inpatient resource allocation in Australia. Health Policy and Technology, 7(3), pp. 302-309. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2018.07.001
- Wang, T., Brede, M., Ianni, A. and Mentzakis, E. (2018). Social interactions in online eating disorder communities: A network perspective. PLOS ONE, 13(7), pp. e0200800-e0200800. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0200800
- Archangelidi, O. and Mentzakis, E. (2018). Body-weight and psychological well-being in the UK general population. Journal of Public Health, 40(2), pp. 245-252. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdx054
- Shmueli, A., Golan, O., Paolucci, F. and Mentzakis, E. (2017). Efficiency and equity considerations in the preferences of health policy-makers in Israel. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 6(1). doi:10.1186/s13584-017-0142-7
- Ryan, M., Mentzakis, E., Jareinpituk, S. and Cairns, J. (2017). External Validity of Contingent Valuation: Comparing Hypothetical and Actual Payments. Health Economics, 26(11), pp. 1467-1473. doi:10.1002/hec.3436
- Hurley, J., Mentzakis, E., Giacomini, M., DeJean, D. and Grignon, M. (2017). Non-market resource allocation and the public’s interpretation of need: an empirical investigation in the context of health care. Social Choice and Welfare, 49(1), pp. 117-143. doi:10.1007/s00355-017-1053-9
- Baji, P., García-Goñi, M., Gulácsi, L., Mentzakis, E. and Paolucci, F. (2016). Comparative analysis of decision maker preferences for equity/efficiency attributes in reimbursement decisions in three European countries. The European Journal of Health Economics, 17(7), pp. 791-799. doi:10.1007/s10198-015-0721-x
- Mentzakis, E., Roberts, B., Suhrcke, M. and McKee, M. (2016). Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking. Health Economics, 25(3), pp. 337-356. doi:10.1002/hec.3143
- Roupa, Z., Vasilopoulos, A., Hatzoglou, C., Gourgoulianis, K., Kefaliakos, A., Mechili, E.-.A.... Diomidous, M. (2016). The Effect Of Family And Social Environment On Smoking Behaviour In Adolescence. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 12(2), pp. 62-62. doi:10.19044/esj.2016.v12n2p62
- Paolucci, F., Mentzakis, E., Defechereux, T. and Niessen, L.W. (2015). Equity and efficiency preferences of health policy makers in China—a stated preference analysis. Health Policy and Planning, 30(8), pp. 1059-1066. doi:10.1093/heapol/czu123
- Pechey, R., Burge, P., Mentzakis, E., Suhrcke, M. and Marteau, T.M. (2014). Public acceptability of population-level interventions to reduce alcohol consumption: A discrete choice experiment. Social Science & Medicine, 113, pp. 104-109. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.05.010
- Mentzakis, E., Ryan, M. and McNamee, P. (2014). Modelling Heterogeneity and Uncertainty in Contingent Valuation: an Application to the Valuation of Informal Care. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 61(1), pp. 1-25. doi:10.1111/sjpe.12032
- Mentzakis, E., Paolucci, F. and Rubicko, G. (2014). Priority setting in the Austrian healthcare system: results from a discrete choice experiment and implications for mental health. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 17(2), pp. 61-73
- Fumagalli, E., Mentzakis, E. and Suhrcke, M. (2013). Do political factors matter in explaining under- and overweight outcomes in developing countries? The Journal of Socio-Economics, 46, pp. 48-56. doi:10.1016/j.socec.2013.06.002
- Mentzakis, E. and Mestelman, S. (2013). Hypothetical bias in value orientations ring games. Economics Letters, 120(3), pp. 562-565. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2013.06.019
- Mentzakis, E., Suhrcke, M., Roberts, B., Murphy, A. and McKee, M. (2013). Estimating the causal effect of alcohol consumption on well-being for a cross-section of 9 former Soviet Union countries. Social Science & Medicine, 89, pp. 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.019
- Hurley, J. and Mentzakis, E. (2013). Health-related externalities: Evidence from a choice experiment. Journal of Health Economics, 32(4), pp. 671-681. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2013.03.005
- Miller, F.A., Mentzakis, E., Axler, R., Lehoux, P., French, M., Tarride, J.-.E.... Slater, B. (2013). Do Canadian Researchers and the Lay Public Prioritize Biomedical Research Outcomes Equally? A Choice Experiment. Academic Medicine, 88(4), pp. 519-526. doi:10.1097/acm.0b013e31828577fe
- Mentzakis, E., McNamee, P., Ryan, M. and Sutton, M. (2012). Valuing Informal Care Experience: Does Choice of Measure Matter? Social Indicators Research, 108(1), pp. 169-184. doi:10.1007/s11205-011-9873-y
- Mirelman, A., Mentzakis, E., Kinter, E., Paolucci, F., Fordham, R., Ozawa, S.... Niessen, L.W. (2012). Decision-Making Criteria among National Policymakers in Five Countries: A Discrete Choice Experiment Eliciting Relative Preferences for Equity and Efficiency. Value in Health, 15(3), pp. 534-539. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2012.04.001
- Mentzakis, E., Ryan, M. and McNamee, P. (2011). Using discrete choice experiments to value informal care tasks: exploring preference heterogeneity. Health Economics, 20(8), pp. 930-944. doi:10.1002/hec.1656
- Mentzakis, E., Stefanowska, P. and Hurley, J. (2011). A discrete choice experiment investigating preferences for funding drugs used to treat orphan diseases: an exploratory study. Health Economics, Policy and Law, 6(3), pp. 405-433. doi:10.1017/s1744133110000344
- Mentzakis, E. (2011). Allowing for heterogeneity in monetary subjective well-being valuations. Health Economics, 20(3), pp. 331-347. doi:10.1002/hec.1592
- Mentzakis, E. and Delfino, D. (2010). Effects of air pollution and meteorological parameters on human health in the city of Athens, Greece. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 40(1/2/3), pp. 210-210. doi:10.1504/ijep.2010.030894
- Mentzakis, E., McNamee, P. and Ryan, M. (2009). Who cares and how much: exploring the determinants of co-residential informal care. Review of Economics of the Household, 7(3), pp. 283-303. doi:10.1007/s11150-008-9047-0
- Mentzakis, E., McNamee, P. and Ryan, M. (2009). Who cares and how much: exploring the determinants of co-residential informal care. Review of Economics of the Household, 7(3), pp. 305-305. doi:10.1007/s11150-009-9050-0
- Mentzakis, E. and Moro, M. (2009). The poor, the rich and the happy: Exploring the link between income and subjective well-being. The Journal of Socio-Economics, 38(1), pp. 147-158. doi:10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.010