Stamatopoulos Theodoros
Professor in Economics

University of West Attica
School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences
Department of Accounting and Finance
Ancient Olive Grove, P. Ralli & Thivon 250, Egaleo 12241, Athens.

E-mail
stamth@uniwa.gr  or  stamth@stamatopoulos.edu.gr 

Phone
210-5381789

Office Address
Δ316

Academic Qualifications
1999 Ph.D. in Economics. University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Hellas (Greece).
Thesis title: «Trade Balance, Hellenic Currency (GRD) and European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)».
1987

M.A. in Economics, Diplôme d’ Etudes Approfondie (D.E.A.) «Economie et Finances Internationales». Centre de  Recherche en Développement Economique et Finance Internationales (GREQAM/DEFI), Aix-Marseille University, Aix-Marseille, France.
Mémoire de D.E.A.: «L’Evolution de la Situation de la Drachme depuis le Flottement et dans une Perspective du Système Monétaire Européen (S.M.E.)».
1985 B.A. in Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Hellas.


Teaching and Research Interests
Teaching interests:
  • International Economics and Policy; Economics and Policy of International Integration; Political Economy; Applied Economics and Econometrics.
Research interests:
  • International Economics and Policy; Political Economy; Applied Economics and Econometrics, Philosophy in Economics.


Publications
2026a

The Geoeconomics of the Geopolitics of Maritime Security: The Crisis in the Middle East and the Red Sea. (forthcoming)
In Andrzej Soboń; Vlad Dumitrache; Eleftherios Thalassinos and Simon Grima  (Eds.) CONTEMPORARY STUDIES IN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS: Managing Collective Defense in Terms of Transatlantic Solidarity under the Current Increased Defense Expenditures, Cyber Security, and Risks (TBA...). EMERALD. https://doi.org/... TBA.
with Nikos Deniozos.
2025d

Optimizing Maritime Security Strategies: A Methodological Approach Using AHP and SWOT
European Research Studies Journal, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3, 552-568, 2025 
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/4060
with Nikos Deniozos.
2025c Public-Private Partnerships and Gross Domestic Product Growth: Evidence from the Eurozone
European Research Studies Journal, Volume XXVIII Issue 2, 1049-1058
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/4028 
with Dimitrios Papadomanolakis, Stavros Arvanitis and Aggelos Kotios.
2025b

Sustainability of Public Social Spending: Asymmetric Effects and Financialization
Sustainability, 17(7), 3047; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17073047 
Special Issue Risk Management Challenges for Sustainability and Wellbeing—2nd Edition
with Dionysios Kyriakopoulos and John Yfantopoulos.
2025a

Rethinking Political Risk: History and Prospects
European Research Studies Journal, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1, 224-248, 2025
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/3899,
with Augustine C. Arize, Charles J. Berendt, and John Malindretos.
2024b

Optimizing Maritime Security Decisions: Integrating Regret Theory, Expected Value, and Bayesian Probability for Risk Assessment. 
European Research Studies Journal, Volume XXVII, Issue 4, pp. 390-412; 
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/3587;
with N. Deniozos.
2024a

Financial Fragility and Public Social Spending: Unraveling the Endogenous Nexus. 
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2024, 17(6), 235; 
https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm17060235 
with D. Kyriakopoulos, and J. Yfantopoulos.
2023a

Digital Transformation, Strategic Resilience, Cyber Security and Risk Management:
EMERALD Volume 111B. Subject: Accounting & financeFinancial risk/company failureRisk management/analysis. 
DOI 10.1108/S1569-37592023111B.

Publication date 2023-09-28. Book series: Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysis. Editors
Simon Grima; Eleftherios Thalassinos; Graţiela Georgiana Noja; Theodore V. Stamatopoulos; Tatjana Vasiljeva; Tatjana Volkova. Series copyright holder Emerald Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-80455-262-9. eISBN 978-1-80455-261-2. Book series ISSN 1569-3759.
2022b

Social Security Payments and Financialization: Lessons from the Greek Case.
Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2022, 15(12), 615. DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15120615
with D. Kyriakopoulos, and J. Yfantopoulos.
2022a

Cash Holdings in the Global Hotel Industry: Do Managers Act with Bounded Rationality when they cannot Find Optimal Solutions? 
Contemporary Economics, pp. 443-459.
DOI: 10.5709/ce.1897-9254.493.
2021

Public Debt and Economic Growth: A Review of Contemporary Literature.
South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 19(1): 33-50,
with N.Filippakis.
2018

Is there a non-linear relationship of market value with cash and ownership?,
SPOUDAI - Journal of Economics and Business, 68 (1): 3-25.
with S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis.
2017

Cash and Ownership on Firms’ Market Value: Evidence from Greek Panel Data.
International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 5 (1): 70-91. DOI: 10.35808/ijeba/120 
With S.Arvanitis, and M.Hatzimarkaki.
2016

The risk of the sovereign debt default: the Eurozone crisis 2008-2013.
Applied Economics, 49 (38): 3782-3796. 
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2016.1267851
With S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis.
2015d

The Trilemma and the Eurozone: A Pre-announced Tragedy of the Hellenic Debt Crisis.
International Journal of Economics and Business Administration, 3 (3): 27-40. 
DOI: 10.35808/ijeba/77  
with E.I.Thalassinos.
2015c

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis and the Role of Credit Swaps. 
Chapter book in The WSPC Handbook of Futures Markets (eds) A.G. Malliaris and W.T. Ziemba, in memory of Late Merton H. Miller (Nobel 1990) World Scientific Handbook in Financial Economic Series Vol. 5, Chapter 20, pp. 605-639. ISBN: 978-981-4566-91-9, (DOI: 10.1142/9789814566926_0020).
With E.I.Thalassinos and P.E.Thalassinos.
2015b

On the Inhuman Act of Tax Evasion: Is there a Progress in Economic Scientific Knowledge?,
International Journal of Business, Humanities and Technology, 5 (3): 66-80.
Also available at SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2710325
With D.Terzakis and S.Vrontaki.
2015a

Corporate Governance in Shipping: an Overview,
Maritime Policy and Management,  43 (1): 19-38,
https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2015.1009185
with E.N.Giannakopoulou and E.I.Thalassinos.
2012

Dynamic Approach of Capital Structure of European Shipping Companies,
International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 5 (3): 33-63.
with S.Arvanitis, I.Tzigkounaki and E.Thalassinos.
2011

Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from the Hellenic Maritime Sector 1995-2002.
European Research Studies Journal XIV (1): 93-104. 
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/313 
with S.Arvanitis and E.Thalassinos.
2010

Exchange rate pass-through, exchange rate disconnect and exchange rate regimes,
Applied Economics Letters, 17 (7): 717-722.   
https://doi.org/10.1080/17446540802298050
with Harilaos F. Harissis.
2003

Hellenic Export Prices and European Monetary Integration, 1970-1995.
81eme Colloque International de l’Association d’Econometrie Appliquee (AEA) «Taux de Change – Exchange Rates»,
Marseille, 2003 March 6 & 7, France.
Proceedings in CD and on the AEA.
2001b

Globalization and Capital Markets.
International Conference “Globalization: Illusions and Reality,
University of Piraeus, 30/11 – 1/12/2001, Piraeus.
Proceedings pp. 285-298.
with H.F.Harissis.
2001a

Trade Balance and Exchange Rate for a Small Open Economy during the EMS: The Hellenic Case 1983:01-1995:12.
European Research Studies Journal, IV (3-4): 121-139. 
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/68
2000

Prices and Exchange Rate of Hellenic Drachma (GRD), during 1981-1995: Are they Dependent on those of EU-partners?.
European Research Studies Journal, III (1-2): 105-121. 
DOI: 10.35808/ersj/44
1999

Hellenic Export Prices and Cointegration.
12th Hellenic Conference in Statistics, Greek Statistical Institute,  
Spetses island, Greece, 15-18 April 1999,
Proceedings pp. 516-530.
1997

Short Run Exchange Rates Forecasting: The Case of GRD/USD.
Bulletin of the University of Piraeus, Department of Maritime Studies, Essays in Honor of Late Professor Β.Ν.Metaxas, pp.559-574.
with H.F.Harissis.
1993b

Modeling stock prices of the banking sector in the Athens Stock Exchange.
International Symposium in Applied Economics,
University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece, 2-4/6/1993.
Proceedings Vol. I. pp. 333-349.
with S.H.Arvanitis and H.F.Harissis.
1993a

Forecasting Stock Market Expenditures Using the Dynamic Generalized Linear Expenditure System.  
6th International Symposium on “Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis”,
Chania, Crete, Hellas, 3-6/5/1993,
Proceedings Vol. II, pp. 949-66.
with D.Terzakis and D.Tserkezos.


Conferences
2025b

"Homo Oeconomicus and Human Existence: a Critical Review of Economic Reality",
with G., Papakonstantinou, f. N., Loudovikos, and N., Theocharakis.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 21st edition, Organized physically and virtually at the Arab Open University in Kuwait on Novmber 3rd to 5th 2025. 
Conference Programme.
2025a

"Could There Ever be Progress with Financialized Economy and Nihilistic Societies? The Fruitful Perspective of the Cosmosystemic Gnoseology",
with G., Maragkou, G., Contogeorgis, and J., Malindretos.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 21st edition, Organized physically and virtually at the Arab Open University in Kuwait on Novmber 3rd to 5th 2025. 
Conference Programme.
2024e "Asymmetric Effects on Public Social Spending"
with D., Kyriakopoulos and J., Yfantopoulos.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 20th edition, Organized physically and virtually at the University of Szczecin, Poland, 12-14/09/2024.
Conference Programme.
2024d "Homo Economicus: A Counterpoint"
with G., Papakonstantinou, f. N., Loudovikos, and N., Theocharakis.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 20th edition, Organized physically and virtually at the University of Szczecin, Poland, 12-14/09/2024.
Conference Programme.
2024c "Cosmosystemic Gnoseology in Public Sector Political Economy"
with G., Maragkou, G., Contogeorgis, and J., Malindretos.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 20th edition, Organized physically and virtually at the University of Szczecin, Poland, 12-14/09/2024.
Conference Programme.
2024b "The Geoeconomics of the Geopolitics of Maritime Security: The Crisis in the Middle
East and Red Sea"
with N., Deniozos.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 20th edition, Organized physically and virtually at the University of Szczecin, Poland, 12-14/09/2024.
Conference Programme.
2024a "Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Efficiency on Economic Growth in the Eurozone"
with D., Papadomanolakis, S., Arvanitis and A., Kotios.
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE) 20th edition, Organized physically and virtually at the University of Szczecin, Poland, 12-14/09/2024.
Conference Programme.
2023

"Financial fragility hypothesis and social security systems: what have we learned from the paradigmatic Greek case?",
with D. Kyriakopoulos and J. Yfantopoulos.
Hybrid International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
The Department of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 18-20/10/2023. 
Conference Program.
2022b

“ Social Secutiy Payments and Financialization: Lessons from the Greek case.”, 
with D. Kyriakopoulos, and J. Yfantopoulos.
Hybrid International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
hosted by the University of Malta, Malta, and co-organized with the International Strategic Management Association, 20-22/10/2022. 
Conference Program.
2022a

“ On the problem of choosing a method of procuring infrastructure assets and services: a lterature review on Public-Private P artnerships”, 
with D. Papadomanolakis.
Hybrid International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
hosted by the University of Malta, Malta, and co-organized with the International Strategic Management Association, 20-22/10/2022. 
Conference Program.
2021b

“Twin Deficits Hypothesis Reviseted: Economic Policy Lessons for the Fragility of the EMU”,
virtual International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
hosted by the William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA, and co-organized with the University of West Attica, Athens, Greece and the International Strategic Management Association, 3-5/11/2021. 
Conference Program.
2021a

“The Economics without Philosophy make no sense”,
virtual International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
hosted by the William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA, and co-organized with the University of West Attica, Athens, Greece and the International Strategic Management Association, 3-5/11/2021. 
Conference Program.
2020b

"CASH HOLDINGS IN THE GLOBAL HOTEL INDUSTRY”,
virtual International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
University of Szczecin, Poland, 7-9/10/2020.
Conference Program.
2020a

“Public Debt and Economic Growth: a Contemporary Literature Review”,
(with N.Filippakis), 
virtual International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
University of Szczecin, Poland, 7-9/10/2020.
Conference Program.
2019

“Economic Policy Uncertainty and Cash Holdings in Shipping 2001-2017”, 
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Hellas (Greece), 21-23/10/2019,
Conference Program. Proceedings.
2016d

"Profitability, Cash Holdings and Ownership Concentration: Evidence from Greek Panel Data",
(with M.Chatzimarkaki, S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Enterprise Systems Accounting and Logistics (ICESAL), Athens, Hellas (Greece), 30-31/5/2016.
Conference Program.
2016c

"Corporate cash holdings and firm value: Evidence from Greek Panel Data" ,
(with E.Chronakis, S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Enterprise Systems Accounting and Logistics (ICESAL), Athens, Hellas (Greece), 30-31/5/2016.
Conference Program.
2016b

"Ownership Concentration and Dividend Policy: Evidence from Greek Panel Data" ,
(with M.Kostaki, S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Enterprise Systems Accounting and Logistics (ICESAL), Athens, Hellas (Greece), 30-31/5/2016.
Conference Program.
2016a

"Capital and Ownership Structure over Corporate Growth: Evidence from Greek Panel Data" ,
(with E.Koukoulas, S.Arvanitis, and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Enterprise Systems Accounting and Logistics (ICESAL), Athens, Hellas (Greece), 30-31/5/2016.
Conference Program.
2014b

«Endogeneity and the Dynamics of Credit Default Swaps: Empirical Evidence for the Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis 2008-2013»,
(with S.H.Arvanitis and E.I.Thalassinos), 
The Athenian Policy Forum, Toronto, Canada, 13-14/06/2014.
Conference Program.
2014a

«Sticky Cost Behavior in Small, Medium and Large Firms in Greece», 
(with S.H.Arvanitis), 
The Athenian Policy Forum, Toronto, Canada, 13-14/06/2014.
Conference Program.
2013

«Market Pricing of Sovereign Risk in the Euro-Area: Self-fulfilling Expectations, Credit Rating Agencies, and Asymmetries»,
(with S.H.Arvanitis and E.I.Thalassinos), 
International Conference on Applied Business & Economics, CUNY, New York, 2-4/10/2013.
Conference Program.
2012f

«Audit Committee, External Audit and Quality of Financial Statements»,
(with E.Magripli, and C.Siriopoulos),
11th Conference of the Hellenic Finance & Accounting Association (H.F.A.A.),
Athens, Hellas (Greece), 14-15/12/2012.
Conference Program.
2012e

«Cash Conversion Cycle and Profitability: Evidence From Greek Industrial Enterprises listed on the Athens Stock Exchange»,
(with S.H.Arvanitis and D.Alexakis),
11th Conference of the Hellenic Finance & Accounting Association (H.F.A.A.), 
Athens, Hellas (Greece), 14-15/12/2012.
Conference program.
2012d

«Corporate Governance in Shipping: An Overview»,
(with E.Giannakopoulou, and E.Thalassinos),
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics,
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 11-13/10/2012.
Conference Program. Proceedings (only abstracts).
2012c

«Culture and Tax Evasion»,
(with S.Vrontaki, and D.Terzakis), 
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics,  
University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, 11-13/10/2012.
Conference program. Proceedings (only abstracts).
2012b

«The Trilemma and the Eurozone: A Pre-announced Tragedy of the Hellenic Debt Crisis», 
(with E.Thalassinos), 
11th Athenian Policy Forum, Macedonia, Kassandra, Chalkidiki, Hellas (Greece), 1-3/07/2012.
Conference Program.
2012a

«Pedia-Culture and Tax Evasion: An Extensive Literature Review of the Relationship»,
(with S.Vrontaki, and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Enterprise Systems Accounting and Logistics,
Chania, Crete, Hellas (Greece), 3-5/06/2012.
Conference Program.
2011b

«The Challenge of the Current Global Systemic Crisis: Epistemological Issues on Economics»,
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Hellas (Greece), 29-30/10 & 1/11/2011.
Conference Program. Proceedings (only abstracts).
2011a

Workshop Co-Chair on «Social Security Systems: Trends and Prospects after the Crisis»,
Capsis Astoria Hotel, Heraklion, Crete, Hellas (Greece), 21-22/01/2011,
organized by the MSc "Accounting and Auditing", Accounting Dept. (ex-Techonological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete), Hellenic Mediterranean University.
2010b

«Corporate Governance, Structure and Profitability: Evidence from Hellenic Listed Firms»,
(with S.Arvanitis and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
Pedro Barrie de la Maza Foundation, in A Coruña, Spain, 9–11/09/2010.
Conference Program. Proceedings (only abstracts).
2010a

«Gender Wage Gap»,
(with S.Arvanitis and D.Terzakis),
International Conference on Applied Business and Economics (ICABE),
Pedro Barrie de la Maza Foundation, in A Coruña, Spain, 9–11/09/2010.
Conference Program. Proceedings (only abstracts).
2009

"Measuring Exchange Rate Pass-Through for a Candidate Country of the Eurozone",
2nd International Conference: Quantitative and Qualitative Methodologies in the Economic and Administrative Sciences. T.E.I. of Athens, Athens, Hellas (Greece), 25-27 of May 2009.
Proceedings.
2008b

«Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Exchange Rate Regimes»,
(with H.F.Harissis),
7th European Economic and Finance Society Annual Conference (EEFS)
University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic, 22-25/5/2008.
Conference Program.
2008a

« Gender Wage Gap: Evidence from the Hellenic maritime sector 1995-2002»,
(with S.Arvanitis and E.Thalassinos),
Eastern Economic Association Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, USA, 7-9/3/2008.
Conference Program.
2007c

«Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Managed Float: Revised Estimations»,
(with H.F.Harissis),
6th Annual Conference of Hellenic Finance and Accounting Association,
University of Patras, Hellas (Greece), 14-15 December 2007.
Conference Program.
2007b

« Decomposing Gender Wage Gap in Hellenic Tourism Industry »,
(with S.H.Arvanitis),
International Conference on Applied Business & Economics (ICABE),
University of Piraeus, 4-6 October 2007, Hellas (Greece).
Conference program. Proceedings (only abstracts) pp. 56.
2007a

«Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Managed Float in a Small Open Economy»,
(with H.F.Harissis),
International Conference on Applied Business & Economics (ICABE),
University of Piraeus, 4-6 October 2007, Hellas (Greece).
Conference program. Proceedings (only abstracts) pp. 57


Authored textbooks
1998

Θαλασσινός, Ε., και Θ.Β.Σταματόπουλος, Διεθνή Οικονομικά, ΑΘ.ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗΣ, Αθήνα.
1996

Θαλασσινός, Ε., Θ.Β.Σταματόπουλος και Χ.Χαρίσης, Επιχειρησιακή Στατιστική, ΑΘ.ΣΤΑΜΟΥΛΗΣ, Αθήνα.


Master’s Theses Supervision
2020-

"POLYNOI" Repository of the University of West Attica (Supervisor Professor Theodoros Stamatopoulos).
2004-2019 https://apothesis.lib.hmu.gr/browse?type=advisorName;
Repository of the Hellenic Mediterranean University of Crete (Supervisor Professor Theodoros Stamatopoulos).


Academic research associations' member
2023/02 Μέλος Society for the Advencement of Socio-Economics
2018/02

Μέλος Human Development and Capability Association
2018/01

Μέλος International Atlantic Economic Society

Member of the month, September 2021. IAES file.
2000-8/2015

Ερευνητικός εταίρος Centre de Recherche en Développement Economique et Finance Internationale, DEFI/GREQAM, Aix-Marseille University, France.
1999-

Μέλος Ελληνικού Στατιστικού Ινστιτούτου.
1987-

Μέλος Ελληνικού Οικονομικού Επιμελητηρίου.
RePEc

Συγγραφέας-Μέλος Research Papers in Economics (ενημερώνει για ετεροαναφορές).
ORCID

ORCID Id
Google Scholar

Stamatopoulos Theodoros (ενημερώνει για ετεροαναφορές)


PhD Dissertations & Postdoc Research
2025

Geopolitical aspects in Shipping Indusrty,

by Post-Doctoral Researcher Nikos Deniozos,
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece, Dept. of Accounting and Finance.
Supervisor.
2024/05

Political economy of the financialized public sector,
by PhD candidate Georgia Maragkou,
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece, Dept. of Accounting and Finance.
Supervisor. 
The other two members of the advisory committee are Emeritus Prof. G. Contogeorgis (Panteion U. of Athens, Greece), and Prof. J. Malindretos (William Paterson U. of New Jersey, USA).
2024/05 Essays on the quality of life: economy and Greek civilization,
by PhD candidate Georgia Papakonstantinou,
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece, Dept. of Accounting and Finance.
Supervisor. 
The other two members of the advisory committee are Prof. f. N.-Loudovikos (U.of Ioannina, Greece), and Prof. N. Theocharakis (National and Kapodistrian U. of Athens, Greece).
2022/07

Social Security Systems and the Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis,
by PhD candidate Dionysios Kyriakopoulos,
National and Kapodistrian Universtity of Athens,
Member of the Supervision Committee. Supervisor Emeritus Prof. J. Yfantopoulos.
2022/04

Public-Private Partnerships: factors of economic appraisal,
by PhD candidate Dimitios Papadomanolakis,
University of West Attica, Athens, Greece, Dept. of Accounting and Finance.
Supervisor.
The other two members of the advisory committee are Prof. A. Kotios (U. of Piraeus, Greece), and Prof. S. Arvanitis (Hellenic Mediterranean U., Crete, Greece). 


Social interventions
2025-11-28

«Δημόσιο Πανεπιστήμιο υπό Πίεση: Υποχρηματοδότηση, Μισθολογική Υποτίμηση και Θεσμικές Προκλήσεις». (Greek public universities' challenges)

Ανοικτή Διαδικτυακή Εκδήλωση, ΕΣΔΕΠ – Πα.Δ.Α. και ΣΔΕΠ – ΕΜΠ, 28-11-2025/16.00.

Video. Slides.
2025-05-24

Οικονομικά Συστήματα και Ελευθερία. (Economic Systems and Freedom). Workshop with Professor and former Rector of Panteion University. κ. George Contogeorgis.

"University Dialogues" press release by UNIWA

Video. Slides.
2025-03-04

Η Ευρώπη μπροστά στα αδιέξοδα της και η Ελλάδα. ("Europe in the face of its deadlocks and Greece". In Greek)

Discussion with Professor Nikitas Chiotinis at the welcoming "Society of Values". 
2025-

Columnist in SLpress.
SLpress Online daily Greek newspaper. 
2024

Workshop "EU Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF): Its contribution to economic and social reforms in Greece," with speakers from the European Commission (Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, DG-ECFIN) Ms. Eirini Vlachaki and Mr. Vasileios Nikitas. The discussion was moderated by Professor Th. Stamatopoulos at the Conference Center of the 2nd Campus of the University of West Attica/Ancient Eleonas, Friday, January 26, 2024, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Summary, Video.
2023

Workshop "Payment Systems and the Electronic Secondary Securities Market," with speakers from the Bank of Greece, Ms. S. Papagiannidou, Director, and D. Pierrakos, Executive of the Payment and Settlement Systems Directorate, and a discussion coordinated by Professor Th. Stamatopoulos, at the Conference Center of the 2nd Campus of the University of Athens/Ancient Eleonas, Saturday, June 10, 2023, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Summary, Photos: 1η , 2η, 3η. 
2022/11

Workshop on "Dynamics and Prospects of the Greek Economy in an Uncertain International Economic Environment," with a presentation by the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece, Professor Th. Pelagidis, Papei, and round table discussion with Professor Emeritus G. Bitros, OPA, and Professor E. Thalassinos, Paphos University, at the Conference Center of the 2nd Campus of the University of Cyprus/Ancient Eleonas, Saturday, November 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Summary , Photos: 1η , 2η, 3η, 4η, 5η, 6η.  Video
2021- Columnist in  στην Huffpost.
HUFFPOST διαδικτυακή ημερήσια εφημερίδα. 
2018

"Making sense of Financialization", 
with Prof. C.Androulidakis, University of Crete,
April 24th, Kamaris' Amphitheatre, Heraklion Main Campus, T.E.I. of Crete. 
Slides (Economics) and Notes (Philosophy) in Greek.
2011b

«The responsibility of the banks in the current economic crisis», ENIMEROSSI the magazine of T.E.I. Crete.
2011a

«Social Security Systems: Trends and Prospects after the Crisis», Chairman of the Conference, Capsis-Astoria Hotel, Heraklion, Crete, 21-1-2011. Proceedings in CD and in MSc Accounting and Auditing website.
2010

«The Graduate Program in Accounting and Auditing, T.E.I. Crete», ENIMEROSSI the magazine of T.E.I. Crete.
2007f

«Geography of the Hellenic external trade of goods», KERDOS, 25-5-2007, p. 54.
2007e

«Deregulation in international trade and economic reforms», KERDOS, 30-3-2007, p. 56.
2007d

«Quality and innovation is the answer in the goods’ market globalization», KERDOS, 16-3-2007, p. 42.
2007c

«Greek external trade pattern», KERDOS, 2-3-2007, p. 38.
2007b

«Competition in the Hellenic exports and targets of competitiveness», KERDOS, 23-2-2007, p. 54.
2007a

«Hellenic government and home businesses leave traditional external markets», KERDOS, 16-2-2007, p. 54.


Courses taught
  • UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA
    • Undergraduate Program in Accounting and Finance, Egaleo, Athens, Hellas (Greece), 2020/9 -
      1. Microeconomic Theory and Policy, 1st sem.
      2. Maritime Economics and Finance, 5th sem.
      3. Macroeconomic Theory and Policy, 2nd sem.
      4. International Finance, 6th sem. (2020-21).
      5. Financial Derivatives, 8th sem. (2020-21).
    • Graduate Programs in
  1. Maritime Economics and Policy, 1st sem.
  2. Macroeconomic Policy and the Economics of International Integration, 1st sem.
  3. Research Methods in Economics, Epistemology, 2nd sem.
  • HELLENIC MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY
    • Undergraduate Program in Accounting and Finance, Heraklion, Crete, Hellas (Greece)
       2004/2-2020/9, 1990/9-1997/8.
      1. Contemporary Political Economy.
      2. International Economics.
      3. European Economic Integration.
      4. Foreign Exchange Markets and Trading.
      5. International Financial Management and Banking
      6. Microeconomics.
      7. Business Economics.
      8. Macroeconomics.
      9. National Accounts – Social Accounting.
      10. Business Statistics I.
      11. Applied Econometrics I.
      12. Applied Econometrics II.
      13. Decision Analysis.
      14. Supervision of Theses.
    • Graduate Program “Accounting and Auditing” in collaboration with the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Hellas (Greece), Dept. of Accounting and Finance.
  1. Contemporary Macroeconomics and International Finance.
  2. Taxation in Public Economics.
  3. Statistics and Econometrics.
  4. Supervision of Theses.
  • UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS
    • Undergraduate Program in Maritime Studies, Piraeus, Hellas (Greece)
       1994/9-2014/8.
      1. International Economics.
      2. Business Statistics.
      3. Quantitative Methods in Shipping and Transports.
    • Graduate Program in Shipping,
  1. International Economics.
  2. Quantitative Methods in Shipping and Transports.
  3. Supervision of Theses.


Administrative work
9/2009 - 8/2016 Founder and Director of the first Postgraduate Studies Program (MSc) at the Technological University of Crete, School of Management and Economics. Department of Accounting, MSc in Accounting and Auditing. Collaborations with other universities, such as the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, with which we ultimately proceeded to convert the aforementioned MSc program into a joint program between our universities, for the corresponding departments, starting in the 2018-2019 academic year. '19. Among the collaborations with professional bodies, the most important is with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the corresponding Institute, as well as with the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Court of Auditors.
9/2010 - 6/2014

Deputy Dean of the School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete.
12/2013 - 10/2015

Head of the Accounting and Finance Department, School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete
9/2010 - 11/2013

Head of the Accounting and Finance Department, School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete
2007-’08

Deputy Head of the Accounting and Finance Department, School of Management and Economics, , Technological University of Crete
2006-’08

Scientific Coordinator, Library Materials, School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete
9/2006 - 2008

Scientific Coordinator (elected), Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete, for the planned Master's Degree Program in Accounting and Auditing.
3/2004 - 9/2008

Head of Department (elected) of Management, Economics, Law, Humanities, and Information Technology and member of the Accounting Department Council, School of Management and Economics, Technological University of Crete


Professional experience
10/2000 – 3/2004 Director of Finance and Human Resources, EDEKT-OTE S.A., 15 Stadiou Street, Athens, Greece
10/1999 – 10/2000

Chief Financial Officer, OTE- Foreign Exchange Bureau S.A., 15 Stadiou Street, Athens, Greece.
7/1996 – 10/1999

Head of the Dealing Room, OTE- Foreign Exchange Bureau S.A., 15 Stadiou Street, Athens, Greece.


Research Programs
2004

Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training” (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ ΙΙ), “Reformation of the Undergraduate Program of the Accounting Dept., Τ.Ε.Ι. of Crete”, (2004-08), Project Manager: Prof. F.Voulgari.
1998

Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training” (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ Ι), “Reformation of the Undergraduate Program of the Accounting Dept., Τ.Ε.Ι. of Crete”, (1998-99), Project Manager: Asst. Prof. J.Tsagarakis.
1997b

Leonardo Da Vinci: «Enhancement of Industrial Employee’s Key-core Qualifications using Distance Learning and Computer Based Training Infrastructure», (1997-‘99) University of Piraeus, University of Antwerp, Erasmus University, National Technological University. Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos.
1997a

Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training” (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ Ι): “ Reformation of the Undergraduate Program of the Maritime Studies’ Dept., University of Piraeus”, (1997-99), Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos.
1997

Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training” (ΕΠΕΑΕΚ Ι): Department of Maritime Studies Students’ Training, University of Piraeus, (1997-‘99) Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos.
1997

Fusibility Study: for the Institutional and Operational Modernization of the Greek Port Authority» , Greek Port Authority. (1997-‘98) Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos.
1996

ADAPT: «Telematics and Distance Walking», Informatics Institute of the National Technical University, Research Center of the University of Piraeus, Greek Productivity Center. (1996- ‘98) Project Manager: Prof. Ν.Ouzounoglou.
1996

ADAPT: «New Financial and Managerial Skills for Managers of State Owned Companies», Research Center of the University of Piraeus, National Technical University, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (HTO), Greek Post Office, German company RKW. (1996-‘98) Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos.
1996

COREM: «The use of Telematics in Logistics», Research Center of the University of Piraeus, TRADEMCO, University of Liege. (1996-‘98) Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos (for the University of Piraeus) and the Maritime Economics and Transportation Institute of Bremen (overall project manager).
1995

EUROSCOPE: «Telematics and Urban Transport in Port Cities», Research Center of the University of Piraeus, ERATOSTHENIS LTD., Greek Port Authority, Municipality of Piraeus, ΙΝΤRΑΚΟΜ S.A., National Technological University. (1995-‘96) Project Manager: Prof. E.Thalassinos (University of Piraeus).
1993

«Dump Management», Municipality of Heraklion - Τ.Ε.Ι. of Heraklion. (1993-‘94) Project Manager: Prof. B.Manios (T.E.I. of Crete).
1989

«Problems and Perspectives in Vinyards of Crete», Geotechnical Chamber, Department of Crete. (1989-‘94) Project Manager: Prof. K.A.Roubelaki-Angelaki.