Current Position & Affiliations
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Planning & Economic Research (KEPE) (spring 2007 - present).
Adjunct Faculty, Hellenic Open Univ. (HOU) (acad. years 2017-18, 2019 - present), and Open Univ. of Cyprus (OUC) (acad. years 2017-19, 2023 - present).
Previous Academic Appointments & Professional Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Athens Univ. of Economics & Business (AUEB) (acad. years 2013-16, springs-summers of 2016-19).
Policy Advisor (secondment), Office of the Deputy Minister for Development & Competitiveness (summer 2012 - fall 2013).
Visiting Associate Professor, AUEB (acad. years 2010-13).
Visiting Assistant Professor, Univ. of Cyprus (acad. year 2008-09), AUEB (acad. year 2003-04).
Research Fellow, KEPE (2004 - spring 2007).
Lecturer, National Univ. of Ireland – Univ. College Cork, Dept. of Economics (acad. years 1999-2003).
Other Professional Memberships & Offices
Editor, South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics (SEEJE) (2026)
Secretary General of Greece's national statistical society, namely, the Greek Statistical Institute (2018, 2019).
Vice-Chair of the OECD's Territorial Policy Development Committee (2006-08) and of its Working Party on Territorial Indicators (2005-08).
Academic Credentials
Ph.D. Economics. Univ. of Essex (2001).
M.A. History. Pennsylvania State Univ. (1996).
M.A. Economics. Pennsylvania State Univ. (1993).
B.A. Athens Univ. of Economics & Business (1990).
Honors and Awards
Award by the Academy of Athens (2008).
Fellowship by the A.Onassis Foundation (1994-97).
Merit Scholarships by the Greek National Scholarship Foundation (1987-90) and Halkiopoulos Fund of the Athens Univ. of Economics & Business (1987, 1989).
Publications
Articles in ABS/ΑJG and ABDC-indexed journals
"An Empirical Analysis of the Recent Inflation in Greece." 2024. Empirical Economics Letters, 23.12: 79-87.
"Α quantitative analysis of agricultural production in Greece, 2004-2016." 2020. Agricultural Economics Review, 20.1: 13-27. (Co-authored with L. Zangelidis.)
"The issue of fixed book pricing: Evidence based on the Greek experience." 2019. Cyprus Economic Policy Review, 13.2: 102-120. (Co-authored with A. Kontolaimou and I. Konstantakopoulou.)
"Τhe regional division of Greece and the functional economic areas estimated from the 2011 commuting patterns." 2018. European Planning Studies, 26.10: 1980-1998.
"Analyzing local incomes in Greece by fitting space with an econometrics driven method."2017. Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 15.1: 1-16.
"Price discovery under crisis: Uncovering the determinant factors using efficient Bayesian model selection methods." 2015. Empirical Economics, 49.3: 859-879. (Co-authored with A. Petralias.)
"Approaching the female labor supply from the unpaid work and non-work functions." 2014. International Journal of Manpower, 35.5: 643-670.
"Greece in recession: Economic predictions, mispredictions, forecast suggestions and policy recommendations." 2013. Cyprus Economic Policy Review, 7.2: 53-80. (Co-authored with A. Petralias and S. Petros.)
"Modeling male and female employment policy in Greece from local data." 2012. Economic Modelling, 29.3: 823-839.
"Analysing Local Employment and Unemployment in Greece under Conventional Zoning Regimes and Partitions Extracted from the Data." 2010. European Spatial Research and Policy, 17.1: 61-91.
"Determining the Labour-Market Areas of Cyprus from the 2001 Commuting Flows." 2009. Cyprus Economic Policy Review, 3.2: 57-72.
"Economic Environment, Policies and Inflation in the Roman Empire up to Diocletian’s Price Edict." 2009. Journal of European Economic History, 38.3: 567-605.
"Returns to Education: The Greek Experience, 1988-1999." 2008. Applied Economics, 40.8: 1023-1030. (Co-authored with K. Prodromidis.)
"Functional Economies or Administrative Units in Greece: What Difference does it make for Policy?" 2006. Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 18.2: 144-164.
"Estimating women's time use: based on British survey evidence from 1986-7." 2005. Applied Economics, 37.13: 1505-1521.
"Re-estimating Female Domestic Work: Based on the British Survey Evidence from 1986-7." 2004. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 51.3: 443-449.
Articles in other EconLit-indexed journals
"Causes of the recent inflation in Greece and suggestions for the future." 2024. South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 22.1: 31-46.
"Estimating the impact of capital in a multisectoral production setting in Greece." 2023. South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 21.2: 75-94.
"Analyzing the Economic Output and Human Loss Patterns across the EU and Neighboring States during the Pandemic." 2021. South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 19.2: 107-127.
"Business size, numbers, production value and productivity trends in manufacture and mining-quarrying across the EU, 2008-2017."2020. European Research Studies Journal, 23.4: 82-106. (Co-authored with D. Papathanasiou and A. Zovoili.)
"Large fire disaster and the regional economy: Τhe 2007 case of the Peloponnese." 2019. South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 17.1: 7-31. (Co-authored with F. Economou and G. Skintzi.)
"Estimating the household demand for olive oil in Greece." 2017. South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 15.1:33-45. (Co-authored with I. Kountouri.)
"Mapping the sectoral concentration of the workforce across EU Regions, 2009-2013." 2016. Regional Science Inquiry, 8.1: 85.-98. (Co-authored with E. Vgenopoulou and G. Economou.)
"Some mixed evidence of economic transformation from Greece: Workforce patterns and shifts during the recession (2008-2013)."2015. Advances in Economics and Business, 3.12: 15-24.
"Analyzing the unleaded gasoline retail price patterns in Greece: Apr.2011-Dec.2012." 2014. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 12.2: 215-241. (Co-authored with A. Petralias and S. Petros.)
"Analyzing the Greek election results of 2000 under different spatial structures." 2014. Regional Science Inquiry, 6.1: 59-79.
"The spatial and temporal patterns of declared income across Greece: 2001-8." 2012. Regional Science Inquiry, 4.3: 183-190.
"Identifying Spatial Labor Markets in Greece from the 2001 Travel-to-Work Patterns." 2010. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 8.1: 111-128.
Books
The Statistical Tool Used in the EU to Estimate Fair Import Prices, Under Scrutiny. 2024. Athens: KEPE. (Co-authored with P. Lappas.)
The Evolution of Personal Incomes across Greece: 2001-08. 2014. Athens: Stamoulis.
The Spatial Distribution of Male and Female Employment and Unemployment in Greece. 2008. Studies Series, 66. Athens: KEPE.
A Regional Analysis of Declared Incomes in Greece. 2006, reprinted 2007. Studies Series, 63. Athens: KEPE.
Five more in Greek: three with English abstracts about policy planning in disaster affected areas (1, 2, 3), and two textbooks in the form of courses in modern economic science and on the art of research.
Chapters in edited volumes
“Business Directions at a Time of Crisis - Some Evidence from Greece.” 2026. Industrial Policy, Innovation, and Complexity: Comparative Analysis, Trends, and Prospects. Edited by M. Tzouvelekas, G. Zarotiadis, and N.Varsakelis. Hersey, PA: IGI Global Scientific, pp. 155-192.
“Threats and uncertainties: Outlook for 2026.” 2025. The state of the Greek Economy at the end of 2025. Edited by P. Petrakis. Athens: KEPE, pp. 89-90.
“Sectoral Production in Greece During 2010-2018: Some Post-Pandemic Planning Implications.” 2023. Handbook of Research on Socio-Economic Sustainability in the Post-Pandemic Era. Edited by J. Oleński, J. Sachs, M. Susai, Υ. Τsekouras, and A. Gjonça. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Scientific, pp. 50-80.
“Post-recession economic policy challenges for Western Greece: fragmentation, production, well-being, development prospects.” 2021. Special Issues on Regional Entrepreneurship & Innovation Planning. Perspectives from Western Greece and Apulia. Edited by V. Missos, P. Prodromídis and I. Reziti. Patras & Athens: Regional Development Fund of Western Greece & KEPE, pp. 1-17. (Co-authored with F. Economou.)
“Developing e-services and data collections to improve the business climate in Western Greece.” 2021. Special Issues on Regional Entrepreneurship & Innovation Planning. Perspectives from Western Greece and Apulia. Edited by V. Missos, P. Prodromídis and I. Reziti. Patras & Athens: Regional Development Fund of Western Greece & KEPE, pp. 105-131. (Co-authored with A. Chymis, F. Economou, A. Kontolaimou, P. Lappas, K. Loizos, V. Missos, I. Reziti, G. Skintzi.)
“Pilot analyses of micro data collected in 2020 via an entrepreneurship & innovation questionnaire.” 2021. Special Issues on Regional Entrepreneurship & Innovation Planning. Perspectives from Western Greece and Apulia. Edited by V. Missos, P. Prodromídis and I. Reziti. Patras & Athens: Regional Development Fund of Western Greece & KEPE, pp. 151-193. (Co-authored with P. Lappas.)
“Paid and unpaid female work: substitutes or complements? Some evidence from Britain.” 2012. Policy Studies for the Greek and International Economy. Edited by N. Vettas, Th. Lianos and N. Baltas. Economic Policy Studies Series, 12. Athens: Athens Univ. of Economics and Business, pp. 147-168.
“The evolution and composition of the agricultural labour force in Greece: 1998-2008.” 2011. Essays in Economics: Applied Studies on the Greek Economy. Edited by S. Savva-Balfoussia, P. Hatzipanayotou and K. Kanellopoulos. Athens: KEPE, pp. 535-576.
“Modeling Local Income Distribution in Greece.” 2008. Modern Perspectives on Regional Economics and Policy in Greece. Edited by H. Coccosis and Y. Psycharis. Heidelberg: Springer (Physica-Verlag), pp.73-98.
“Developing a Course in Business Economics.” 2002. Advancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning through a Reflective Portfolio Process. Edited by N. Lyons, A. Hyland and N. Ryan. Cork: Univ. College Cork, pp. 47-54. (Reshaped into “From Filling-in for a Course to Developing a Programme in Business Economics,” Social Science Research Network, 2003).
Seven more in Greek (often with English abstract) about the labor market areas of Greece, employment & unemployment at the regional & local level in Greece, workforce patterns across regions & sectors in Greece, regional variations in total factor productivity in Greece, W.Greece’s functional areas & large infrastructure projects, W.Greece’s European Entrepreneurial Region awarded plan, the edible oils & fats sector in Greece.
Articles in affiliated institutional scientific journals (KEPE and Hellenic Open University)
"Greece’s recent economic performance and post-pandemic prospects." 2023. Greek Economic Outlook, 51: 60-73.
"The quest for economic development and growth through the aggregate supply." 2022. Greek Economic Outlook, 49: 56-70.
"The impact of workers’ education on production in Greece, 2010-18." 2022. Hellenic Open Business Administration Journal, 8.1-2: 75-87.
"Economic output and human losses in Greece during the pandemic." 2021. Greek Economic Outlook, 45: 74-79.
"Developments in the labor markets and sectors of the business economy during 2008-2017 in Greece." 2021. Greek Economic Outlook, 45: 86-110.
"Patterns and shifts in EU business numbers, size and performance in the manufacturing and energy sectors during 2007-2016." 2020. Greek Economic Outlook, 42: 70-84. (Ιn collaboration with K. Bakri, C. Malakates, F. Mermigkas, A.N. Nikolaou, E. Papadopoulou, P. Pavlou, E. Skotoris.)
"Who benefited from the 2014 fixed book price amendment in Greece?" 2020. Hellenic Open Business Administration Journal, 6.2: 67- 92.
"On the measurement and the multidimensional analysis of productivity in Greece." 2019. Greek Economic Outlook, 40: 74-84.
"Evidence of intraregional heterogeneity in employment, unemployment and non-participation in the workforce: the case of Western Greece." 2015. Greek Economic Outlook, 28: 35-36.
"The evolving unemployment-GDP relationship and the allocation of the EU’s 2014-20 national development program funds." 2013. Greek Economic Outlook, 21: 33-39. (Co-authored with A. Petralias and S.Petros.)
"The issue of Greece’s predicted 2013 real GDP and some initial estimates of its range." 2013. Greek Economic Outlook, 21: 74-87. (Co-authored with A. Petralias and S.Petros.)
Four more in Greek about the pricing strategies of telecoms operators in Greece, the sectoral concentration & specialization of EU regions, sectoral & regional employment in Greece, employment & unemployment patterns in Greece.
Conference proceedings
“From design to delivery: integrating short video-lectures in a business economics course with AI-generated narration.” 2025. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN25). Palma, Spain: IATED, pp. 2178–2188. (Co-authored with A. Avraamidou, F. Economou and S. Lambis.)
“An empirical analysis of the recent inflation in Greece.” 2024. International Conference on Business and Economics - Hellenic Open University. Athens, pp. 1-10.
“How state aid during the pandemic affected businesses - entrepreneurial views from Greece.” 2024. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of ASECU: Strengthening economic resilience in the condition of disintegrated markets and global crises. Teslić, Bosnia & Herzegovina: Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, pp. 33-48.
“The tool employed by the EU to estimate the fair import prices of the UK, under scrutiny.” 2023. International Conference on Business and Economics - Hellenic Open University. Athens, pp. 1-9. (Co-authored with P. Lappas.)
“Estimating the economic effects of capital on sectoral production in Greece and the need to think of new production paradigms.” 2023. Man and his Creations, foresighting the Future - 2nd International Interathenian Conference. Athens: Athens calls Athens & Κοralli, pp. 26-28.
“Price discovery under crisis: Uncovering the determinant factors of prices using efficient Bayesian model selection methods.” 2014. Proceedings of the 26th Panhellenic Statistics Conference. Piraeus, pp. 322-335. (Co-authored with A. Petralias.)
“Analyzing the evolution of personal incomes across Greece: 2001-2008.” 2013. Proceedings of the 25th Panhellenic Statistics Conference. Volos, pp. 336-346.
“Treating the regression misspecification problem, through space. Analyzing employment and unemployment evidence from Greece.” 2012. Proceedings of the 24th Panhellenic Statistics Conference. Patras, pp. 387-396.
“Functional Economies or Administrative Units in Greece: What Difference Does it Make for Policy?” 2007. 46th Congress of the European Regional Science Association. A Selection of Papers. Edited by H. Coccosis and Y. Psycharis. Volos, vol.1, pp. 63-84.
Seven more in Greek about the creation of a local economy observatory, the role of libraries on economics research, the evolution of local incomes in Greece, bank financing of production in Greece, the impact of labor, capital, government spending and investment on the regional product of Greece, the factors affecting the retail price of gasoline in Greece.
Discussion papers
Distributed optimization in public economics via decentralized public finance: A proposal for the spatial distribution of public goods and services. 2025. Athens: KEPE Discussion Paper Series, 162. (Co-authored with I. Papastaikoudis, J. Watson and Ι. Lestas.)
Α quantitative analysis of agricultural production in Greece, 2004-2016. 2020. KEPE Discussion Paper Series, 155. (Co-authored with L. Zagkelidis.)
Price discovery under crisis: Uncovering the determinant factors of prices using efficient Bayesian model selection methods. 2014. ELIAMEP Crisis Observatory Research Paper Series, 12. (Co-authored with A. Petralias.)
Greece in recession: Economic predictions, mispredictions and policy implications. 2013. London School of Economics and Political Science Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, 75. (Co-authored with A. Petralias and S. Petros.)
Deriving Labor Market Areas in Greece from commuting flows. 2008. Athens: KEPE Discussion Paper Series, 99.
Functional Economies or Administrative Units in Greece: What Difference Does it Make for Policy? 2006. KEPE Discussion Paper Series, 86.
Another View on an Old Inflation: Environment and Policies in the Roman Empire up to Diocletian's Price Edict. 2006. Athens: KEPE Discussion Paper Series, 85.
Seven more in Greek about the derivation of Labor Market Areas in Greece II, key aspects for Greece’s economic development, the regional allocation of the National Strategic Reference Framework resources, bank financing of production in Greece, the factors affecting the retail price of gasoline in Greece, the evolution of prices in Greece, the economic results from the operation of stores on Sundays. The latter was used in the formulation of the law in the summer of 2013.
A Plan
Western Greece’s entrepreneurship development plan. 2016. The plan was prepared for the region of Western Greece in collaboration with F. Economou, and earned Western Greece the European Entrepreneurial Region Award for 2017 by the EU Committee of the Regions.
Coordination of Research Grants, Projects & Policy Studies
Regional policy projects
The economic impact of a temporary closure of the lake Polyfytos bridge (in progress). For the Region of Western Macedonia.
Economic & production development planning in disaster affected areas (in progress). For the Greek Ministry for Climate Crisis & Civil Protection.
New avenues for development and innovation in flood-affected Karditsa (2022-23). For the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for State Aid & Recovery from Natural Disasters.
Phasing out coal in the energy sector in Megalopolis (2020–22). For the Region of the Peloponnese.
Development of e-services and tools to support entrepreneurship and innovation in Apulia and Western Greece (2019–20). For the Region of Western Greece under the Greece–Italy INTERREG Program 2014–20.
Regional Development Plan of Western Greece 2014–2020 (2015–17). For the Region of Western Greece.
Ministry-commissioned studies
Assessing the impact of NSRF funding on entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece (2023). Conducted in collaboration with Data RC for the Greek Ministry of Development & Investments.
Special study on the macroeconomic impact of the Greek Recovery and Resilience Plan (2021). For the Greek Ministry of Finance.
Special study on the cost of public procurement procedures (2021). For the Greek Ministry of Finance.
Market Definition and Analysis Project – Pilot Study (2013–14). For the Greek Ministry of Development & Competitiveness.
The regional dimension of the National Strategic Reference Framework (2009–10). For the Greek Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness & Shipping.
Teaching Experience
at the AUEB (Athens Univ. of Economics & Business), HOU (Hellenic Open Univ.), NUI-UCC (National Univ. of Ireland – Univ. College Cork), OUC (Open Univ. of Cyprus) and UCY (Univ. of Cyprus)
Microeconomics (introductory, intermediate): OUC (acad. years 2017-19), AUEB (acad. years 2010-19).
Macroeconomics (introductory, intermediate): OUC (acad. year 2017-18). AUEB (acad. years 2010-15), UCY (acad. year 2008-09).
Mathematics (introductory): UCY (acad. year 2008-09), NUI-UCC (acad. years 1999-2003).
Econometrics (intermediate): NUI-UCC (acad. years 2000-01).
Business Administration (introductory, intermediate): AUEB (acad. year 2003-04, in cooperation with J. Ladopoulos).
Business Economics (postgraduate): OUC (acad. years 2023-25).
Industrial Organization & Business Strategy (postgraduate): NUI-UCC Cork (acad. years 1999-2003).
Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, European Businesses (intermediate): HOU (acad. years 2017-18, 2019-25).
Regional Development & Inequalities (intermediate): HOU (acad. year 2025-26).
Seminar on Critical Thinking in Economics: NUI-UCC (acad. years 2000-02).
Research Methodology: UCY (acad. year 2008-09). NUI-UCC (acad. year 1999-2000).
Research Methods & Instruments (postgraduate): OUC (acad. years 2024-26).
Most recent teaching evaluations (1-5 scale): 4.8 (acad. year 2022-23), 5.0 , 4.6 (acad. year 2023-24), 4.9, 4.8, 4.2 (acad. year 2024-25).
Research Supervision
MA thesis supervision: Maria Machaira (2024, OUC), Athanasia Zovoili, Dimitrios Papathanassiou (2020, OUC), Evaggelia Iakovidou (2019, OUC), Eirini Stavropoulou, Ourania Karypidou (2018, OUC), Jennifer Dennehy, Ann Heally, Garret Wade (2002, NUI-UCC), Brian Lane, Marise Robinson (2001, NUI-UCC).
Other supervisions, e.g., of Luca Lodi (2017, KEPE intern) distinguished at the 7th ASECU Youth International Conference and Summer School, Konstantinos Bakri (2020, AUEB), awarded 1st prize at the 9th ASECU Youth International Conference and Summer School.
Academic & Professional Service
Coordination of publications
Series Editor (2024–present). Studies on the Local Development of Disaster-Affected Areas. Athens: KEPE.
Editorial Board Member (2016–present). Regional Science Inquiry, journal of the Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists.
Volume Editor (2021). Special Issues on Regional Entrepreneurship & Innovation Planning. Perspectives from Western Greece and Apulia. Patras & Athens: Regional Development Fund of Western Greece & KEPE. (In collaboration with V. Missos and I. Reziti.)
Volume Editor (2001–2002). Economic Observer, a postgraduate economics research journal, NUI-UCC: The volumes of 2001 and 2002.
Other administrative
Program Coordinator, KEPE's Educational Program (2013- present). It includes: student visits to the Centre, events introducing economics students to applied economic research and the practices of economic planning; and the placement of Greek and other EU university students as interns at KEPE to develop research skills and gain practical experience in data calibration, econometric analysis, and applied economics.
Module Coordinator, MBA course on Business Economics (2023–present). OUC.
Chair, Economics Students’ Careers Support Committee (2001–2003). NUI-UCC.
Program Coordinator, Postgraduate Program for the Higher Diploma in Economic Science (2001–2003). NUI-UCC.
President, International Student Council (1995–1996). Pennsylvania State University. Ex officio member and student representative on administrative advisory boards, including the Dean Search Committee.
Evaluation panels
MA dissertation committees: 19 at the OUC (in 2018-20 and 2024), 7 at the NUI-UCC (in 2001-02).
Best paper by a young statistician (postgraduate student, candidate for a postgraduate or doctoral degree, new doctor). Hellenic Statistical Institute (in 2018 and 2019).
Best work by a young economist (undergraduate, postgraduate, candidate for a doctoral degree). Association of Economics Universities of Southern and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Zone (in 2017 and 2025).
Best paper by a young economist (PhD candidates and students in Greek universities). KEPE (in 2015).
Refereeing & Reviewing Activity
For academic journals
Agricultural Economics Review. Applied Economics. Environment and Planning. International Journal of Manpower. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology. PLOS One. Social Science Research. South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics.
Aeihoros (in Greek). Greek Economic Outlook. Proceedings of the Panhellenic Statistics Conferences (in Greek and English).
Invited book and monograph reviews
“The Moving Frontier. The Changing Geography of Production in Labour-Intensive Industries,” edited by L. Labrianidis, published by Ashgate. (2008). South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics (7): 261-264 (2009).
“Foreign Direct Investment and the Regional Economy,” authored by J. Jones and C. Wren, published by Ashgate (2006). South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics (6): 99-103. (2008).
