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Address: Amerikis 11, Athens 10672, Greece

Curriculum Vitae

Academic Credentials

·        Ph. D. in Economic Studies, Department of Economic Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece (2008).

·        Master of Science (Msc.) in Economic Studies, Department of Economic Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece (2000).

·        Bachelor of Arts in Economic Studies, Department of Business and Economics, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (1998).

Honors and Awards

·        Greek State Scholarship’s Foundation, Master Scholarship (1999-2000).

Professional Experience

·        Research Fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research, Athens, Greece.  (Since May 2009).

Formal Classroom Assignments                   

University of Macedonia, Department of Technology Management (Winter semester 2008 - 2009)

·        Introduction to Economics

Publications & Research Output

Refereed Articles in Journals

·        “Productivity and Quality Changes for Public Hospitals in Greece”. (Forthcoming). Operational Research. (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

·         “A Comparison of Alternative Parametric Efficiency Estimates Using Rank-sum Test Statistic”. (2009). International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics (1.2): 195-209. (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

·        “Measuring and Explaining Technical Efficiency of Greek Public Hospitals”. (2008). Empirical Economics Letters (7.1): 17-23. (Co-authored with Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou.)

Books, Monographs

·        Thesis Title. “Measurement and Analysis of Productivity and Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Greece” (2008). Department of Economic Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece.

Contribution in KEPE collaborations regarding Development Plans and related projects

For the Greek Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping

·        “The Competition Level in Greek Economy”. (2010). Author of the chapter on topic “The Health Sector” (pp. 311-386). The study was coordinated by Κ. Kanellopoulos. Athens.

·        “The Regional Dimension of National Strategic Reference Framework”. (2010). Author of the chapters “The Regional Operational Programs” (Volume Α, ch. 10, pp. 84-85, 87-94), “The Finance Progress of Programs and the Margins of Regional Re-planning” (Volume Α, ch. 11, pp.  95-101 and 103) and (Volume Β, pp. 48-77).  The study was coordinated by P. Prodromidis. Athens.

Other Scholarly Publications

·        “The Malmquist Productivity Index and its Decomposition: A Case of Greek Public Hospitals”. (Forthcoming). In a Volume in Honors of Prof. I. Vartholomaios, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus. (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas and Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou.)

·        “Efficiency and Quality in Hospital Care Services”. (Forthcoming). In a Volume in Honours of Prof. P. Livas, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus.  (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas and Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou.)

·         “Adding-up and the Consumer Habits in the AIDS Model”. (2003). In a Volume in Honors of Prof. A. Lazaris, Department of Economics, University of Piraeus. (pp. 101-118). (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

·         “Rank-sum Test Comparison of Alternative Parametric Efficiency Estimates of Greek Public Hospitals”. (2008). Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Economics, Technological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, Kastoria, Greece. (pp. 483-492). (Co-authored with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

·        “Measuring Technical Efficiency with a Non-neutral Stochastic Frontier Function”. (2005). Proceedings of the 17^th Hellenic Conference on Statistics, Greek National Statistical Foundation, Leukada, Greece. (pp. 225-233). (Co-authored with Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou.)

·        “Analyzing Food Demand in Greece, 1960-1995”. (2004). Proceedings of the 7^th Hellenic Conference on Agricultural Economics, Athens, Greece. (pp. 443-456). (Co-authored  with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

·        “Measuring the Technical Efficiency of Greek Hospitals Using a Stochastic Production Frontier”. (2003). Proceedings of the 16^th Hellenic Conference on Statistics, Greek National Statistical Foundation, Kavala, Greece. (pp. 213-220). (Co-authored with Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou.)

·        “Theoretical Properties of the AIDS Model and Different Methods of Autocorrelation Correction: An Application to Food Demand in Greece, 1960-1995”. (2002).   Proceedings of the 15^th Hellenic Conference on Statistics, Greek National Statistical Foundation, Ioannina, Greece. (pp. 143-151). (Co-authored  with Prof. K. Velentzas.)

Papers Submitted for Publication

·          Explaining Capacity and Efficiency Variations across Greek Public Hospitals: A System-wise Two-stage DEA Approach

Research in Progress

·        Parametric Estimates of Technical Efficiency for Public Hospitals in Greece.

·        Health Care Systems Efficiency: An Analysis of OECD countries.

·        Health Care Expenditures  as Determinants of Health Outcome in Greece

·        Evaluating the financial performance of public hospitals in Greece

Participation in Professional Meetings and Conferences, Workshops

·        “Analyzing the Capacity Utilization and Optimal Input Usage of Public Hospitals in Greece: A Two Stage DEA Approach”. International Conference on Applied Economics, Athens, Greece. (August 2010).

·        “Capacity Utilization and Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Greece”. 8^th European Conference on Health Economics, Helsinki, Finland. (July 2010).

·        “Capacity Utilization and Optimal Input Usage for Greek Public Hospitals”. 5^th Hellenic Conference on Management, Economics and Health Policy, National School of Public Health, Athens, Greece. (December 2009).

·        “Productivity and Quality Changes for Public Hospitals in Greece”. 51^th Operational Research Conference, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. (September 2009).

·        “Estimating Productivity and Quality Malmquist Index for Public Hospitals in Greece”. Ioannina Meeting on Applied Economics and Finance, Ioannina, Greece. (June, 2009).

·        “A Stochastic Analysis of Technical and Scale Efficiency: A Case of Greek Public Hospitals”. 7^th European Conference on Health Economics, Rome, Italy. (July, 2008).

·         “Technical and Scale Efficiency of Greek Public Hospitals, 1999-2003”. North American Productivity Workshop, New York, USA. (June, 2008).

·        “A Parametric Decomposition of the Output-Oriented Malmquist Productivity Index for Public Hospitals in Greece”. Ioannina Meeting on Applied Economics and Finance, Ioannina, Greece. (June, 2008).

·        “Rank-sum Test Comparison of Alternative Parametric Efficiency Estimates of Greek Public Hospitals”. International Conference on Applied Economics, Kastoria, Greece. (May, 2008).

·        “Health Care Systems Efficiency: An Analysis of OECD Countries”. 10^th Conference of the Portuguese Health Economics Association, Lisbon, Portugal. (November, 2007).

·        “Measuring Technical and Scale Efficiency of Greek Public Hospitals”. 10^th Conference of the Portuguese Health Economics Association, Lisbon, Portugal. (November, 2007).

·        “A Parametric Decomposition of Malmquist Productivity Index for Hospitals in Greece”. 3^rd Hellenic Workshop on Productivity and Efficiency Measurement, Patras, Greece. (June, 2006).

·        “An Extended Decomposition of Malmquist Productivity Index: The Case of Greek Public Hospitals”. UK Efficiency and Productivity Analysis Network – UKEPAN Conference, Leicester, United Kingdom. (February, 2006).

·        “A Parametric Decomposition of the Output-Oriented Malmquist Productivity Index for Public Hospitals in Greece”. Ninth European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Brussels, Belgium. (June 2005).

·        “Technical and Scale Efficiency of Greek Public Hospitals: A Comparison Using Stochastic Frontier and Data Envelopment Analysis”. North American Productivity Workshop, Toronto, Canada. (June, 2004).

·        “Measuring Technical Efficiency with a Non-neutral Stochastic Frontier Function”. 17^ο Hellenic Conference on Statistics. Leukada, Greece. (April, 2004).

·        “Evaluating the Performance of Greek Hospitals: A Stochastic Frontier Production Approach”. 2^nd Hellenic Workshop on Productivity and Efficiency Measurement, Patras, Greece. (May, 2003).

·        “Measuring the Technical Efficiency of Greek Hospitals Using a Stochastic Production Frontier”. 16^o Hellenic Conference on Statistics. Kavala, Greece. (April, 2003).

·        “Analyzing Food Demand in Greece, 1960-1995”. 7^th Hellenic Conference on Agricultural Economics. Athens, Greece. (November, 2002).

·        “Theoretical Properties of the AIDS Model and Different Methods of Autocorrelation Correction: An Application to Food Demand in Greece”. 15^th Hellenic Conference on Statistics. Ioannina, Greece. (May, 2002).

Other Research [Work]

·        “Quality and Productivity of Public Hospitals in Greece”. “Pythagoras II-Funding of Research Groups in the University of Macedonia» Project: to be implemented within the framework of the Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training II (EPEAEK II)”. University of Macedonia. Prof. Kostas Velentzas. (2005-2007)

·        “Measuring and Analyzing Productivity and Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Greece”, “HRAKLEITOS – Research Scholarships in the University of Macedonia» Project: to be implemented within the framework of the Operational Programme “Basic Research (EPEAEK II)”. University of Macedonia. Prof. M. Hatziprokopiou. (2002-2007)

Other Professional Activities

Referee for Professional Journals and Conferences

·        Operational Research: An International Journal

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