Scientific Committee

Pantelis Kammas

Pantelis Kammas is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Department of International and European Economic Studies (DIEES) at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from AUEB, where his dissertation examined international tax competition and the constraints that globalization places on the formulation and implementation of national fiscal policies. Prior to joining the faculty at AUEB, he held teaching positions at the University of Cyprus (2008–2009) and the University of Ioannina (2009–2018).

His research lies at the intersection of Public Economics, Political Economy, and Economic History. More specifically, his research explores how political incentives, and institutional frameworks shape the design of fiscal policy across countries, as well as the long-term determinants of states’ fiscal capacity. By employing modern econometric analysis techniques, his research seeks to address both contemporary and historical questions, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of how economic policy is shaped by political and social dynamics over time. Professor Kammas’s publications appear in leading international journals, including the European Economic Review, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Public Choice, Explorations in Economic History, Journal of Comparative Economics and Economics Letters among others. His work has been presented at a wide range of international conferences and academic workshops, and he is an active member of international associations in his field

Nikolaos Topaloglou Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business

Nikolaos Topaloglou is a Professor of Finance in the Department of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Cyprus and has completed postgraduate studies in Decision Sciences at the Athens University of Economics and Business and in Operations Research at Paris IX Dauphine University. He is also a graduate Computer and Informatics Engineer of the Technical University of Crete.

His research focuses on Finance, Portfolio Theory, Asset Pricing, International Investments, Derivatives Pricing, and the development of advanced mathematical optimization models for financial decision-making under uncertainty. His work has been published in leading international academic journals, such as Management Science, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Growth, and others, while he regularly serves as a referee for prestigious international academic journals.

E-mail: nikolas@aueb.gr

Georgios Karydis Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, AUEB

George Karydis is Professor of European Law at the Department of International and European Economic Studies (DEOS) of the Athens University of Economics and Business and holder of a Jean Monnet Chair. He is a graduate of the Law Department of the Athens Law School (1985) and holds a Doctorate (PhD), Universite De Paris I- Sorbonne, France (1991).
He has numerous publications in reputable Greek- and foreign-language journals, mainly on European Economic Law, and more specifically on Competition Law and State Aid. He has authored monographs and textbooks. He has also participated in international conferences and has significant and multifaceted teaching experience in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
His research interests focus on the substantive and procedural aspects of EU Competition Law and State Aid, Internal Market Law and market regulation, the general principles of EU law, and the relationship between EU and international law.

E-mail: karydis@aueb.gr

Margarita Katsimi Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, AUEB

Margarita Katsimi is a Professor in the Department of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Research Fellow at CESifo, Center for Economic Studies and IFO Institute for Economic Research. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Athens and Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Economics from the University of London.
She worked as a Lecturer in Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Essex (1995). From 1996 to 2000, she was a member of the Economic Analysis and Research Unit of the Council of Economic Experts. She has served as an Alternate Member of the EU Economic and Financial Committee (1997-2000), a Member of the EU Economic Policy Committee (1996), and a Member of OECD Working Party 1 on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies (1996-1997).
Her research focuses on issues in Macroeconomics, Political Economy, Labor Economics, European Economic Integration, Applied Economics, and Public Economics. She has published in peer-reviewed journals including the Southern Economic Journal, European Journal of Political Economy, Public Choice, Scottish Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Macroeconomics.

E-mail: mkatsimi@aueb.gr

Panousi Vasia, Associate Professor, Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business

Vasia Panousi is an Associate Professor in the Department of International and European Economic Studies at the Athens University of Economics and Business. She has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Université de Montréal and as a Researcher at the Interuniversity Research Centre on Enterprise Networks, Logistics and Transportation (CIRANO). Previously, she worked as an economist, Senior Economist, and Chief Economist at the Federal Reserve Board, Division of Research and Statistics, in the USA.

She received her PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with a dissertation entitled Essays in Incomplete Markets, and her Master's degree in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business.

E-mail: panousi@aueb.gr