Personal profile
Biography
Before joining UoM, he was a researcher at UCL, and Heriot-Watt University, having completed his MA and PhD at the University of Leeds.
Research interests
Sotirios' reseach interests lie primarily in the fields of real estate, urban, transport, and environmental economics, and interrelated aspects thereof. He is currently focused on the methodological development of house price models. He is also dedicated to applied research, with expertise in spatial, panel and cross-sectional econometrics, choice experiments, non-market valuation, food and drink retail, and transportation noise.
Teaching
Programme director of the MSc Real Estate online
Leading:
Urban and Environmental Economics (PLAN10352)
Real Estate Modelling (PLAN60572/PLAN44052)
Real Estate Modelling DL (PLAN71061, PLAN71062)
Collaborating:
Planning and Env Managament PGT Dissertation units
Dissertation UG (PLAN30000)
SEED PGR Research Modules
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leeds
1 Sept 2003 → 26 Feb 2008
Award Date: 9 Jun 2008
Master of Arts, Transport Economics, University of Leeds
2001 → 2002
Award Date: 20 Dec 2001
Areas of expertise
- HA Statistics
- Spatial Econometrics
- HB Economic Theory
- Hedonic House Prices
- Housing Policy
- HE Transportation and Communications
- transport demand
- Aviation Noise
- GV Recreation Leisure
- Food and drink venues
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Urban Institute
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
Keywords
- urban economics
- environmental economics
- transport economics
- real estate economics
- spatial econometrics
- spatial panel models
- non-market valuation
- transportation noise
- choice models
- Food and drink venues
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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‘Deserts’ and ‘hotspots’: the evolution of centrality, accessibility, and socio-economic impacts in bar and restaurant location patterns
Wood, J., Thanos, S. & Nanda, A., 1 Jul 2025, In: Applied Geography. 180, 103666.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do developer obligations stimulate or stifle housing supply? The case of community infrastructure Levy in England
Nanda, A., Thanos, S. & Valtonen, E., May 2026, In: Cities. 106913.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Measure not by the scale of perfection”: fixed-effects versus peers in hedonic valuation of spatial amenities
Thanos, S. & Dubé, J., 2022, (Unpublished) SSRN.Research output: Preprint/Working paper › Preprint
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Forced Homeward: The Covid-19 Implications for Housing
Nanda, A., Thanos, S., Valtonen, E., Xu, Y. & Zandieh, R., 1 Jan 2021, In: Town Planning Review. 92, 1, p. 25-31 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Imagining a Post-Covid-19 World of Real Estate
Carson, S., Nanda, A., Thanos, S., Valtonen, E. & Xu, Y., 26 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Town Planning Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
Open AccessFile953 Downloads (Pure)
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The Manchester Real Estate and Urban Economics (MREUE) group
Thanos, S. (Researcher), Nanda, A. (Researcher), Gandhi, S. (Researcher), Nase, I. (Researcher), Tandel, V. (Researcher), Valtonen, E. (Researcher), Xu, Y. (Researcher), Wood, J. (PGR student), Huang, S. (PGR student), Wang, R. (PGR student) & Liu, X. (PGR student)
1/09/22 → …
Project: Research
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Research computing server for PEM
Thanos, S. (PI), Kingston, R. (CoI), Wong, C. (CoI), Nanda, A. (CoI), Zheng, H. (CoI), Pinto, N. (CoI), Schulze Baing, A. (CoI), Thornhill, I. (CoI), Acheampong, R. A. (CoI), Gandhi, S. (CoI) & Vlastaras, V. (CoI)
17/05/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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Food and Drink Retail Location Patterns: A feasibility study
Thanos, S. (PI) & Nanda, A. (CoI)
1/05/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Community Infrastructure Levy: modelling the adoption decisions and housing market impacts (AWARD)
Valtonen, E. (PI), Nanda, A. (CoI) & Thanos, S. (CoI)
1/03/21 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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The societal cost of flooding: environmental management, damage costs, housing markets, and behavioural issues.
Thanos, S. (PI), Mell, I. (PI) & Connelly, A. (PI)
1/11/17 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
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The Canadian Journal of Regional Science (Journal)
Thanos, S. (Assistant editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
Impacts
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Delivering 1.5 million new homes: Land Value Capture - Written Evidence to Parliamentary Inquiry
Thanos, S. (Participant), Nanda, A. (Participant) & Valtonen, E. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Policy
Datasets
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Athens Housing Data, 1995-2001
Thanos, S. (Creator), University of Manchester, 29 Mar 2023
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b14ml15lnon9lzk/AAAOeAX-zMABIxIBr8R_wqr3a?dl=0
Dataset
Press/Media
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From pubs to plates: Manchester research shows Britain’s social life is shifting
Wood, J., Thanos, S. & Nanda, A.
11/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Homeowners who bought in the 2007 property boom overpaid by 45 per cent
2/10/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Guardian - Research in brief - Highlighting Thanos and White (2014) findings
28/11/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Soaring energy costs hitting tenants harder than homeowners
30/05/13
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment