Academic Credentials

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Essex, United Kingdom (2002).

• M.Sc. in Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece (1995).

• B.A in Economics, University of Piraeus, Greece (1992).

Further Educational Training 

• Monetary and Credit Issues, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, United Kingdom (1993).

• Marketing-Management, Central Union of Champers of Greece (1993).

• Contemporary Methods in Finance, Greek Association of Business Administration (1992).

Honors and Awards

• Scholarship in Economics by the (Greek) State Foundation of Scholarships (IKY) (1996-2000).

• Scholarship by the Athens University of Economics and Business (1993-1995).

Professional Experience

• Research Fellow, Centre for Planning & Economic Research (June 2003-today).

Publications & Research Output

Books, Monographs

• Financial Markets and Intermediaries, Economic Growth and Welfare. (2002). Ph.D. dissertation, University of Essex.

Contributions in KEPE Collaborations regarding Development Plans and related projects

• The Greek 2004 Competitiveness Report. [In Greek: Έκθεση για την Ανταγωνιστικότητα, 2004.] (2005). Author of the chapter on Financial System (pp.99-101). The study was coordinated by Dr. S. Handrinos. Athens: Greek Ministry of Development.

Papers Submitted for Publication

• Taylor’s Rule and the Greek Monetary Policy: 1980-2000. (Co-authored with I. Venetis)

• Finance and Economic Growth: The Case of Greece, 1960-2005.

Research in Progress (to be submitted for publication)

• Financial Institutions, Liquidity Provision, Welfare, and Economic Growth: An Overview of the Literature.

• Financial Markets, Liquidity Provision and Economic Growth.

• Liquidity Creation under the Coexistence of Financial Markets with Banks: Welfare and Growth Implications.

Research in Progress (at an early stage)

• Financial Markets and Economic Growth: The Role of Education and Educational Policies in Determining the Sign and the Size of Financial Markets’ Growth Effect.

• Financial Development, Income Distribution, Rent Seeking, and Economic Growth.

• Financial Development, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth.

• Equity Culture and the Public’s Attitudes toward Economic Policy.

• Greece in the process of the European Financial Integration.

Participation in Professional Meetings and Conferences

• “Financial Markets, Liquidity Provision, and Economic Growth.” Series of Seminars Organized by the Department of Economics in the University of Crete, Greece (May, 2003).

Other Unpublished Work  

• ‘Monetarism and the New Classical School: Similarities and Differences’. [In Greek: Ο Μονεταρισμός και η Νέα Κλασσική Σχολή: Ομοιότητες και Διαφορές.] (June 1992). University of Piraeus.

• ‘Factoring as a Channel of Finance of Commercial Firms’. [In Greek: Το Factoring ως κανάλι χρηματοδότησης των εμπορικών επιχειρήσεων.] (January 1993). Central Union of Chambers of Greece.

• ‘EMU And Greece’. [In Greek: Η Ευρωπαϊκή Νομισματική Ένωση και η Ελλάδα.] (November 1993). Economic Chamber of Greece. (In collaboration with Vasiliki Galekou).

• ‘Estimation of the Production Function of the Olympic Airways’. [In Greek: Εκτίμηση της Συνάρτησης Παραγωγής της Ολυμπιακής Αεροπορίας.] (September 1994). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘The European Monetary System’. [In Greek: Το Ευρωπαϊκό Νομισματικό Σύστημα.] (January 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘Unanticipated Money, Prices, and Output’. (February 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business. (In collaboration with Vayia Mania.)

• ‘Analysis of the Demand of Goods and Services of Entertainment and Education in Greece: An Application of the Almost Ideal Demand System’. [In Greek: Ανάλυση της Ζήτησης για Αγαθά και Υπηρεσίες Ψυχαγωγίας και Εκπαίδευσης στην Ελλάδα: Μια εφαρμογή του Almost Ideal Demand System.] (February 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘Implicit Contracts and the Labour Market: A Survey of the Literature’. [In Greek: Έμμεσα Συμβόλαια και Αγορά Εργασίας].(May 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘Multiple Time Series Analysis: A review of the Literature’. (June 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘Regional Economic Policy in GreeceQ Past, Present, and Future’. [In Greek: Περιφερειακή Οικονομική Πολιτική Στην Ελλάδα: Παρελθόν, Παρόν και Μέλλον.]. (June 1995). Athens University of Economics and Business.

• ‘Should IMF Continue its Finance Injections to Russia?’. (November 1999). University of Essex.

• ‘Free Trade and Protectionism: The Case of Trade Disputes between the EU and US’. (September 2000). University of Essex.

Other Professional Activities

Assessor/Reviewer of Books - Monographs

• Centre for Planning & Economic Research (four monographs).