Tsavou, Evi

Evi Tsavou is currently an Assistant Professor of Economics at the American University in Bulgaria and a Visiting Fellow at LSE Health, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Evi also serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Economy of Terrorism and Economic Growth at the University of Patras, Department of Economics. Evi’s research interests lie in the areas of Political Economy of Terrorism, Development, and Health. Previously, Evi was an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Ioannina, teaching in the Departments of Economics and Nursing. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Ioannina, specializing in Terrorism, Political Survival, and Political Transitions. Her research has been published in leading journals, including Public Choice, Economic Modelling, and Defence & Peace Economics. Beyond academia, Evi worked as a Research Associate at the Center for Security Studies, Ministry of Citizen Protection, Greece, focusing on terrorism, counterterrorism, and organized crime, and as a Crisis Management Executive at the Department of Public Health, Region of Epirus, Greece.

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, University of Ioannina, Greece
M.Sc. in Economic Analysis and Policy, University of Ioannina, Greece
B.Sc. in Economic Science, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece

Teaching Interests

• Conflict Economics
• Health Economics
• Development Economics
• Microeconomics
• Research Methods

Publications

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Tsavou, E., & Papaioannou, S. K. (2025). Lights are flashing red! Unravelling the persistent effect of terrorism on Africa’s economic activity. Defence and Peace Economics, 1-23. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10242694.2025.2608208

Adam, A., & Tsavou, E. (2024). Assessing the effect of international terrorism on civil liberties using a potential outcomes framework. Public Choice, 200(1), 201–236. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11127-024-01149-1

Adam, A., & Tsavou, E. (2022). Do natural disasters fuel terrorism? The role of state capacity. Economic Modeling, 115, 105950. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264999322001961?via%3Dihub

Adam, A., & Tsavou, E. (2022). One strike and you’re out. . . Dictators’ fate in the aftermath of terrorism. Defense and Peace Economics, 33(5), 585–602. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10242694.2020.1863139