Academic Credentials

PhD. Economics and Finance, University of Cambridge, UK (2004).
MPhil. Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK (2000) (ranked 3^rd out of 30 students).
MSc. Economics University of York, UK (1996).
BSc. International Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (1995), GPA: 8.5/10.

Honors and Awards

Oxford Journal Scientific Committee. Nominated for the Award of “Oxford Journal Distinguished Research Professor”, October 2007.
McGraw-Hill Publishing Best Paper Award in Economics and Finance, July 2006.
Harvard University, Harold Pollman Fellowship (on merit) 2004 – 2005.
University of Cambridge, Cambridge Political Economy Award, 2003 – 2004.
The British Foreign Office, British Chevening/De La Rue Scholarship (on merit), 2002 – 2003.
University of Cambridge, Harold Samuel Scholarship (for academic excellence), 2000-2002.

Professional Experience

Research Fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research (2007 - present).
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University, USA (2004 – 2006).
Lecturer in Finance, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK (2002 – 2003).
Teaching Assistant in Finance, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, UK (2000 – 2002).

Publications & Research Output

Refereed Articles in Journals

“An Empirical Estimation of Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies”, (2006), Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 21-40. (Co-authored with K. Patel.)
“Default Risk of Corporate Entities: A critical Assessment”, (2007), International Corporate Rescue Vol. 4, Issue 2, pp. 99-105.
“The Banking Policy Transmission Mechanism through Interest Rates: The Case of Bulgaria, Greece and France”, (2007), International Journal of Economics, Vol. 1, Issue 2, December. (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)
“Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies: Is there a Macro-economy Effect?”, (2007), Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 99-117.
“The Determinants of Bankruptcy for the UK Real Estate Companies: A Probit Approach”, International Journal of Business & Economics (forthcoming).

Books, Monographs

Credit Risk Analysis of the UK Real Estate Companies, (2004), Ph.D. dissertation, University of Cambridge.

Other Scholarly Publications

“The Greek Real Estate Market for the Interested Foreign Investors: Prospects and Problems”, (2008), [in Greek: H Ελληνική Αγορά Ακινήτων για τους Ενδιαφερόμενους Ξένους Επενδυτές: Προοπτικές και Προβλήματα], Agora Without Frontiers, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 194-211. (Co-authored with K. Kalfamanoli.)

Discussion Papers

“Bank Lending, Real Estate Bubbles and Basel II”, (2008), Discussion Paper No 98, Athens: KEPE. (Co-authored with Y. Panagopoulos.)

Papers Submitted for Publication

Bank Lending, Real Estate Bubbles and Basel II. (Co-authored with Y. Panagopoulos.)
How Important are Interest Rate Pass-Through Adjustments in the Eurozone and USA (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)
Trends, Prospects and Weaknesses of the Greek Real Estate Market. (Co-authored with K. Kalfamanoli.)

Research in Progress

The Effect of Real Estate Industry on Regional Economic Growth: the Case of Greece. (Co-authored with N. Benos and S. Karagiannis.)
An Empirical Investigation of the Bankruptcy Probability of Selected Greek and British Listed Companies. (Co-authored with K. Lazaridou.)
The Emerging BRIC Economies: Evidence from the Interest Rate Transmission Mechanism. (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)

Participation in Professional Meetings and Conferences

“Bank Lending, Real Estate Bubbles and Basel II”, Oxford Business & Economics Conference, Oxford University, U.K (June 22-24, 2008). (Co-authored with Y. Panagopoulos.)
“The Emerging BRIC Economies: Evidence from the Interest Rate Transmission Mechanism”, European Economics and Finance Society 2008 Conference on Globalised Labour & Capital Markets, National Resources and Shifts in Economic Power, Prague, Czech Republic (May 22-25 2008). (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)
“The Banking Policy Transmission Mechanism through Interest Rates: The Case of Bulgaria, Greece and France”, XVI International "Tor Vergata" Banking and Finance Conference, Tor Vergata Campus, Rome, Italy, (December 5-7, 2007). (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)
“The Banking Policy Transmission Mechanism through Interest Rates: The Case of Bulgaria, Greece and France”, International Conference on Applied Business and Economics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece (October 4^_6, 2007). (Co-authored with S. Karagiannis and Y. Panagopoulos.)
“An Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Takeovers and Mergers for the UK Real Estate Market” International Conference on Measurement Error: Econometrics and Practice, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, U.K., (July 9-11, 2007). (Co-authored with K. Tatsiramos.)
“An Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Takeovers and Mergers for the UK Real Estate Market”, 14^th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference, Cass Business School, London, UK (June 27-30, 2007). (Co-authored with K. Tatsiramos.)
“An Econometric Analysis of the Determinants of Takeovers and Mergers for the UK Real Estate Market”, Oxford Business & Economics Conference, Oxford University, U.K (June 24-26, 2007). (Co-authored with K. Tatsiramos.)
“Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies: Is there a Macro-economy Effect?” 10^th International Conference of the Economic Society of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece (November 9-11, 2006).
“Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies: Is there a Macro-economy Effect?”, 5^th Global Conference on Business and Economics, Cambridge, UK (July 6-8, 2006).
“Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies: Is there a Macro-economy Effect?”, Annual Research Meeting of the International Advisory Board, Real Estate Academic Initiative, Harvard University, USA (April 20-21 2005).
“An Empirical Estimation of Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies”, Maastricht-Cambridge Symposium 2004 in Real Estate Finance and Investment, Maastricht, the Netherlands (5-7 June 2004). (Co-authored with K. Patel.)
“An Empirical Estimation of Default Risk of the UK Real Estate Companies”, The American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, International Real Estate Conference, Cancun, Mexico (May 6-8, 2001). (Co-authored with K. Patel.)

Other Professional Activities

Interviewer, admissions of undergraduates in Economics, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge (2002-2003 and 2003-2004).

Memberships

Fellow of the Cambridge European Society, University of Cambridge, UK (2000-present).
Member of the Marshall Economics Society, University Cambridge, UK (2000-present).
Member of the Economic Chamber of Greece (1999-present).

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