Athanasios Chymis

Research Fellow

Research Area: Agricultural Economics, Industrial Organization

Research Interests: My current research focuses on Agricultural Economics, Rural Development, Business Economics, Business Ethics. In particular I study the level of competitiveness of sectors of the Greek agri-food industry as well as Corporate Social Responsibility. I also teach Microeconomics.

Current research:

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Credentials

• Ph.D. Agricultural Economics. University of Missouri-Columbia. USA (2007).

• D.E.A (M.A.). Economie du Développement Agricole Agro-alimentaire et Rural. Université de Montpellier I, France (2000).

• B.A. Agricultural Economics. Agricultural University of Athens. Greece (1997).

Honors and Awards

• Studying Abroad Scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) (acad. years 2002-2005)

• John Bies Travel Award Scholarship, University of Missouri-Columbia (Mar. 2006)

• Ronald Coase Institute Fellowship (Sep. 2005)

Professional Experience

• Research Fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) (since 2008).

• Visiting Lecturer, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (winter term 2008).

• Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics. University of Missouri-Columbia  (acad. year 2006).

• Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics. University of Missouri-Columbia (acad. years 2002 – 2005).

Formal Classroom Assignments

• Market Structure. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (winter term 2008).

• Introductory Microeconomics. University of Missouri-Columbia (acad. year 2006); assessment score: 4.3/5

Publications & Research Output

Refereed Articles in Journals

• “Asymmetric Information in Cattle Auctions: The Problem of Revaccinations.” (2007). Agricultural Economics, 36(1): 79-88. (Co-authored with H. James, S. Konduru, V. Pierce, R. Larson.)

Books, Monographs

• Reconciling Friedman with Corporate Social Responsibility: How Market Competition affects Corporate Social Performance. (2007). University of Missouri-Columbia. Also published by Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller. (2008).

Research in Progress

• “The Relationship between Market Competition and Corporate Social Performance: An Insight from M. Friedman.” (Co-authored with H. James.)

• “Are Happy People Ethical People? Evidence from North America and Europe.” (Co-authored with H. James.)

• “How can Mancur Olson’s theory on Groups and Selective Incentives inform the Corporate Social Responsibility debate?”

• “Development Revisited; Material vs. Immaterial.”

Participation in Professional Meetings and Conferences

• “An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Market Pressure and Firm’s Stakeholder Responsiveness.” International Association for Business and Society. Merida, Mexico (Mar. 2006). Published in the Conference Proceedings, pp. 72-76. (Co-authored with D. Greening and H. James.)

Other Professional Activities

Referee for Professional Journals

• Agricultural Economics

• Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

Referee for Conferences

• Academy of Management annual meetings, Atlanta (Aug. 2006) and Philadelphia, (Aug. 2007), USA.

• International Association for Business and Society annual meeting Florence, Italy (June 2007).

Memberships

• American Agricultural Economics Association

• Academy of Management

• International Association for Business and Society

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