Santiago Sanchez-Pages

Professor Santiago Sanchez-Pages is a Professor of Economics at King's College London, based in the Department of Political Economy within the School of Politics & Economics. He holds a PhD from Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (2003) and has held positions at the University of Edinburgh and University of Barcelona. His research spans diverse areas including voting behavior, experimental economics, gender economics, and the biological foundations of economic behavior. He is a co-founder of the Quantitative Political Economy Research Group, focusing on bridging economics and political science through quantitative methods.

His notable works include a 2021 book analyzing the representation of economics in cinema, and influential studies on gender differences in competitive environments and strategic reasoning. Sanchez-Pages actively contributes to academic discourse through his blog Nada es Gratis and media commentary on socio-economic issues.

Research interests emphasize behavioral experiments, conflict analysis, and policy evaluation. Recent studies explore topics like corruption in laboratory settings, facial cues influencing cooperation, and the impact of gender stereotypes in strategic games. His work consistently bridges theoretical models with empirical testing.

Teaching focuses on economics principles and science fiction's portrayal of economic theories. He supervises PhD students on topics including quantitative political economy, game theory, and experimental economics. Grants and collaborations are centered on behavioral and experimental research methodologies.