Dimitrios NIKOLAOU

Department of Economics Home Address: 1484 King Avenue The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio, 43212 1945 North High St. Phone: (614) 806-0548 Columbus, OH 43210-1172 Email: [email protected] Website: https://economics.osu.edu/people/nikolaou

Citizenship and Visa Status: Greece (F-1 visa)

Education Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, The Ohio State University (Candidacy Exam passed March 2012, Ph.D. expected June 2013) M.A., Economics, The Ohio State University, September 2009 M.Sc., Economics, University of Macedonia (Greece), March 2007 B.A., Economics, University of Macedonia (Greece), June 2004

Dissertation “Three Essays on Noncognitive Skills” Dissertation Supervisor: Professor Audrey L. Light

Areas of Specialization Research: Labor Economics, Demographic Economics, Health Economics Graduate Teaching: Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics Undergraduate Teaching: Labor Economics, Microeconomic Theory, Econometrics

Fellowships, Awards, and Honors Graduate Associate Teaching Award, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2012 Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, 2011-2013 Dice Research Award, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, Summer 2012 University Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Autumn 2008-Summer 2009 Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, 2005-2007 Graduate Studies Incoming Scholarship, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, 2005-2006 Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Undergraduate Studies, Greek State Scholarship Foundation, 2001-2004

Publications “Health Inequalities Related to Income in Greece” (with Agelike Nikolaou). International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research Vol. 7, Issue 1 (2009), 45-57. “Socioeconomic, Health, and Behavioral Determinants of Obesity in Europe” (with Agelike Nikolaou). Review of Applied Economics Vol. 5, Issue 1(2009). “Income-Related Inequality in the Distribution of Obesity among Europeans” (with Agelike Nikolaou). Journal of Public Health Vol. 16, Issue 6 (2008), 381-455.

Working Papers “Happy Mothers, Successful Children: Effects of Maternal Life Satisfaction on Child Outcomes,” Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, October 2012.

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“Direct and Indirect Effects of Noncognitive Skills on the Gender Wage Gap,” Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, October 2012.

Other Research in Progress

“Sex, Drugs, and Happiness: The Role of Maternal Life Satisfaction in Adolescents’ Risky Behaviors” “No one is Happy if Mamma Isn’t Happy: Intergenerational Transmission of Happiness”

Teaching Experience Labor Economics Full Responsibility Principles of Microeconomics Full Responsibility Principles of Macroeconomics TA Current Issues in the United States TA World Economic Development in Historical Perspective TA Middle Eastern Economic Development TA

Professional Experience Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, September 2009-Present Internships Office Coordinator, University of Macedonia (Greece), October 2007-July 2008

Languages English (fluent), Greek (native), German (basic), Turkish (basic)

Software Stata, LaTeX, IRTPRO, Microsoft Office

References Professor Audrey L. Light Department of Economics Phone: (614) 292-0493 The Ohio State University Email: [email protected] Columbus, OH 43210-1172

Professor Randall J. Olsen Department of Economics Phone: (614) 442-7348 The Ohio State University Email: [email protected] Columbus, OH 43221-241

Professor Bruce A. Weinberg Department of Economics Phone: (614) 292-5642 The Ohio State University Email : [email protected] Columbus, OH 43210-1172

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