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CURRICULUM VITAE

STILIANOS STEVE FOUNTAS

PLACE AND DATE OF BIRTH: Athens, Greece, 8 December, 1961

ADDRESS:

Department of Economics University of Macedonia 156 Egnatia St. Thessaloniki 540 06 GREECE Tel: + 30-2310-891774 Fax: + 30-2310-891292 E-mail: [email protected]

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Applied Macroeconometrics, International Macroeconomics and Finance, Monetary Economics and Banking, European Monetary Integration.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, June 1991

Dissertation Topic: Static and Dynamic Noncooperative Fiscal Policy Games among Major Industrial Countries.

M.A. in Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, August 1986

M.A. in Economics, The Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, June 1985

B.A. in Economics, The Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece, October 1983

HONOURS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

Ranked in the top 5% of Greek economists listed in RePec (January 2013).

Ranked in the top 8% of EU-based economists listed in RePec.

Ranked 9th among Irish-based economists for the period 1995-2000 on the basis of refereed-journal publications listed on the Econlit database.

1 Graduate Teaching Assistantship: Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA, September 1985 - June 1991.

Post-graduate Fellowship: The Athens University of Economics and Business, September 1983-June 1985.

Graduated (B.A., The Athens University of Economics and Business) with highest distinction.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Associate Editor of the South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics

Member of the: American Economic Association Western Economic Association Money, Macro and Finance Research Group

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

(1) Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece: June 2008 to present.

(2) Head, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece: September 2011 to present.

(3) Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland: September 2010 -January 2011.

(4) Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece: September 2002 to June 2008.

(5) Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland: September 1991 to August 2002.

(6) Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland: January 2006-August 2006.

(7) Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of California, San Diego, USA: June 2000-August 2000.

(8) Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece: February 2000-June 2000.

(9) Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, UK: September 1999-January 2000.

2 (10) Acting Head, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland: 1 September 1998 - 31 August 1999.

(11) Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.: September 1986 to June 1991.

(12) Research Assistant, Department of Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.: September 1985 to June 1986.

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS:

(1) “Is real GDP stationary? Evidence from a panel unit root test with cross- sectional dependence and historical data”, forthcoming in Empirical Economics (with N. Aslanidis)

(2) “ What is the Impact of Currency Unions on FDI flows? Evidence from Eurozone Countries”, South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2012, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 87-98 (with K. Aristotelous)

(3) “ Inflation, Inflation Uncertainty and Output Growth: Recent Evidence from ASEAN-5 Countries”, forthcoming in Singapore Economic Review (with S. H. Mohd and A. Z. Baharumshah)

(4) “ Oil volatility and the option value of waiting: an analysis of the G7”, Journal of Futures Markets, 2011, vol. 31, no. 7, 679-702. (with D. Bredin and J. Elder)

(5) “Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and growth: are they related?”, Economic Modelling, 2010, vol. 27, no. 5, 896-899.

(6) “ Exchange rate volatility and output volatility: a theoretical approach”, Review of International Economics, 2009, Vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 552-569, (with M. Grydaki)

(7) “ Μacroeconomic uncertainty and performance in Asian countries”, Review of Development Economics, 2009, Vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 215-229, (with D. Bredin και J. Elder)

(8) “ Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the EU”, Journal of International Money and Finance, 2009, Vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 972-986 (with D. Bredin)

(9) “ Are economic growth and the variability of the business cycle related? Evidence from five European countries”, International Economic Journal, 2008, Vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 445-459 (with M. Karanasos)

3 (10) “Re-examining Purchasing Power Parity for East-Asian Currencies: 1976- 2002”, Applied Financial Economics, 2008, Vol. 18, no. 1-3, pp. 75 – 85 (with Z. Baharumshah and Chan Tze-Haw)

(11) “ Inflation, output growth, and nominal and real uncertainty: Empirical evidence for the G7”, Journal of International Money and Finance, 2007, Vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 229-250 (with M. Karanasos)

(12) “The relationship between economic growth and output uncertainty in the G3”, Economic Modelling, 2006, Vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 638-647 (with M. Karanasos)

(13) “ A multivariate GARCH approach of the relationship between inflation, output growth, and real and nominal uncertainty for the G7”, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2006, Vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 319-344 (with M. Karanasos and J. Kim)

(14) “ Current account deficits sustainability: a Panel approach”, Journal of Economic Integration, 2005, Vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 514-529 (with Z. Baharumshah and E. Lau)

(15) “The Impact of the Exchange Rate Regime on Exports: Evidence from the European Monetary System”, Journal of Economic Integration, 2005, Vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 567-589 (with K. Aristotelous)

(16) “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Macroeconomic Performance: are they related ?”, The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies, 2005, Vol. 73, no. s1, pp. 58-76 (with Donal Bredin)

(17) “A panel study on Real Interest Rate parity in East-Asian countries: pre- and post-liberalization era”, Global Finance Journal, 2005, Vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 69-85 (with Z. Baharumshah and Chan Tze-Haw)

(18) “ Analyzing US inflation by a GARCH model with simultaneous feedback”, WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 2004, Vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 767-772 (with M. Karanasos and M. Karanassou)

(19) “Output variability and economic growth: the Japanese case”, Bulletin of Economic Research, 2004, Vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 353-363 (with M. Karanasos and A. Mendoza)

(20) “ Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and a common European monetary policy”, The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies, 2004, Vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 221-242 (with A. Ioannidis and M. Karanasos).

(21) “ On the sustainability of current account deficits: Evidence from four ASEAN countries”, Journal of Asian Economics, 2003, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 467-489 (with A. Z. Baharumshah and E. Lau).

4 (22) “ Does the exchange rate regime affect export volumes? Evidence from bilateral exports in the US-UK trade: 1900-1998”, The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies, 2003, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 51-64 (with με K. Aristotelous)

(23) “ An Empirical Analysis of Short-Run and Long-Run Irish Export Functions: Does Exchange Rate Volatility Matter?”, International Review of Applied Economics, 2003, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 193-208 (with D. Bredin and E. Murphy)

(24) “ Inflation and output growth uncertainty and their relationship with inflation and output growth”, Economics Letters, 2002, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 293-301 (with M. Karanasos and J. Kim)

(25) “ Technology and Intermediation: do banks pass the gains to their customers?”, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2002, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 139-146 (with M. Keane)

(26) “Emerging Stock Markets Return Seasonalities: The January Effect and the Tax-Loss Selling Hypothesis”, Applied Financial Economics, 2002, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 291-299 (with K. Segredakis)

(27) “ The relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty in the UK: 1885-1998”, Economics Letters, 2001, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 77-83.

(28) “ The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union”, Economics Letters, 2001, vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 397-404 (with A. Papagapitos)

(29) “ Real Interest Rate Parity under Regime Shifts and Implications for Monetary Policy”, The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies, 2000, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 685-700 (with J-l. Wu)

(30) “ The impact of the exchange rate regime on exports: Evidence from Bilateral Exports in the European Monetary System”, Journal of Economic Integration, 2000, Vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 506-526 (with K. Aristotelous)

(31) “ Some evidence on the Export-led Growth Hypothesis for Ireland”, Applied Economics Letters, 2000, vol. 7. no. 4, pp. 211-214.

(32) “Are the U.S. Current Account Deficits Really Sustainable?”, International Economic Journal, 1999, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 51-58 (with J-l. Wu)

(33) “ Testing for Real Interest Rate Convergence in European Countries”, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1999, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 158-174 (with J-l. Wu)

(34) “ The Relationship between Inflation and Wage Growth in the Irish Economy”, Applied Economics Letters, 1999, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 317-321 (with B. Lally and J-l. Wu

5 (35) “Has the European Monetary System led to more exports? Evidence from four European Union countries”, Economics Letters, 1999, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 357-363 (with K. Aristotelous)

(36) “ Testing for Monetary Policy Convergence in European Countries”, Journal of Economic Studies, 1998, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 353-369 (with D. Bredin)

(37) “Tests for Interest Rate Convergence and Structural Breaks in the EMS”, Applied Financial Economics, 1998, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 127-132 (with J-l. Wu)

(38) “ Exchange Rate Volatility and Exports: the Case of Ireland”, Applied Economics Letters, 1998, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 301-304 (with D. Bredin)

(39) “Policy Effectiveness in the Post-ERM Era: Evidence from Six Countries”, Open Economies Review, 1997, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 189-201 (with A. Papagapitos)

(40) “ Policy Credibility in the ERM: Evidence from Six Countries Using an ARCH Approach”, Applied Economics, 1997, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 627-637 (with A. Papagapitos)

(41) “ Cointegration Tests of the Profit-Maximising Equilibrium in Greek Manufacturing: 1958-1991”, International Review of Applied Economics, 1997, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 439-449 (with T. Lianos)

(42) “ Testing for the Sustainability of the Current Account Deficit in Two Industrial Countries”, Economics Letters, 1996, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 193-198 (with J-l. Wu and S-l. Chen)

(43) “ Are the Greek Budget Deficits “too Large?””, Applied Economics Letters, 1996, vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 487-490 (with J-l. Wu)

(44) “An Empirical Analysis of Inward Foreign Direct Investment Flows in the European Union with Emphasis on the Market Enlargement Hypothesis”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 1996, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 569-581 (with K. Aristotelous)

(45) “ Purchasing Power Parity and the Irish Experience: Unit Roots and Cointegration Tests for Two Industrial Countries”, Kredit und Kapital, vol. 28, no. 2, 1995, pp. 201-215 (with J-l. Wu)

(46) “ Interactions among Private Investors and Government Policies: Rules versus Discretion”, Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, 1994, pp. 38-56.

BOOK CHAPTERS

6 (1) “ Twin Deficits, Real Interest Rates and International Capital Mobility” (with Chris Tsoukis), in Chris Tsoukis, George Agiomirgianakis, and Tapan Biswas (eds): Aspects of Globalisation: Macroeconomic and Capital Market Linkages in the Integrated World Economy, Boston/Dordrecht/London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004, pp. 67-82.

(2) “Macroeconomic Policymaking in the Context of Monetary Union”, in E. O’Shea and M. Keane (eds.), Core Issues in European Economic Integration, Dublin: Oak Tree Press, 1999.

(3) “Introduction”, in S. Fountas and B. Kennelly (eds.), European Integration and Regional Policy, Proceedings of a Conference of the Confederation of the European Economic Associations, Galway: Social Sciences Research Centre, University College Galway, 1994.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

“The day-of-the-week effect is weak: evidence from the European Real Estate sector”, with G. Bampinas and T. Panagiotidis.

“What explains output volatility ? Evidence from the G3”, with Maria Grydaki.

“What explains nominal exchange rate volatility ? Evidence from the Latin American countries”, with Maria Grydaki.

OTHER COMPLETED STUDIES:

“A GARCH model of inflation and inflation uncertainty with simultaneous feedback”, (with M. Karanasos and M. Karanassou), Working Paper No. 2000/24, Department of Economics, University of York, UK, May 2000.

“Intermediate Targets of Monetary Policy: A survey”.

“ A Differential Game of Fiscal Policy and the Gains from Fiscal Policy Coordination”.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

“The impact of the Euro on inward FDI in the Eurozone” (with K. Aristotelous)

“Relative price dispersion, inflation and inflation uncertainty: Evidence from the UK and US with disaggregated data” (with Gulnihal Aksoy, Don Bredin and Keith Cuthberston)

BOOK REVIEWS:

7 Massimo Florio (Ed.) Public investment, growth and fiscal constraints: Challenges for the EU New Member States, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2011, pp. 302, in The South Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2011, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 249-251.

ACADEMIC REFEREE:

Academic Programme Committee, 14th Annual Conference of the Irish Economic Association, Portumna, Co. Galway, April 2001. Applied Economics Applied Financial Economics Australian Economic Papers Bulletin of Economic Research China Economic Review Economic Modelling Economic and Social Review Economic Systems Economics Letters Emerging Markets Finance and Trade Empirica Empirical Economics European Journal of Finance International Economic Journal International Finance International Journal of Business and Economics International Journal of the Economics of Business International Journal of Finance and Economics International Review of Applied Economics International Review of Economics and Finance Journal of Economic Integration Journal of Economic Studies Journal of Economics and Business Journal of International Money and Finance Journal of Macroeconomics Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance Research in International Business and Finance Review of Development Economics Review of Financial Economics Review of International Economics Scandinavian Journal of Economics Scottish Journal of Political Economy South African Journal of Economics South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics Southern Economic Journal Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics The Manchester School of Economic and Social Studies World Economy

8 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, September 2008-August 2010.

Economics Department ERASMUS coordinator, University of Macedonia, September 2008-August 2010.

Departmental Seminar Series coordinator, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, September 2002-August 2010

Co-editor of the Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway (1995- 2002)

Member of the Library Committee, National University of Ireland, Galway (1997- 1998, 2000-2002)

Member of the Commerce Faculty Policy Committee, National University of Ireland, Galway (1998-1999, 2000-2001)

Board Member, Social Sciences Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway (1994-1996)

Member of the Commerce Faculty Research Committee, National University of Ireland, Galway (2001-2002)

RESEARCH GRANTS:

Royal Irish Academy, 1996-1998. Millennium Research Fund, National University of Ireland, Galway, 1998-1999. Millennium Research Fund, National University of Ireland, Galway, 1999-2000. Millennium Research Fund: Conference Travel Assistance, 2000. Enterprise Ireland and the British Council Research Visits Scheme, 2001-02. Bilateral Cultural Exchange Agreements, 2001 Pythagoras, Ministry of Education, Greece, 2004-2006.

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS:

29th Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, Université Nantes, Nantes, France, 28-29 June 2012: “The day-of-the-week effect is weak: evidence from the European real estate sector”.

IMAEF, Ioannina, Greece, 21-22 June, 2012: “The day-of-the-week effect is weak: evidence from the European real estate sector”.

9 10th Annual Conference on Research in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Milos Island, Greece, 10-14 July 2011: “The effect of currency unions on inward FDI: evidence from the eurozone”

10th Annual Conference of the European Economics and Finance Society, London, UK, 9-12 June 2011: “The effect of currency unions on inward FDI: evidence from the eurozone”

15th Annual Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno, Crete, 26-28 May 2011: “What explains nominal exchange rate volatility ? Evidence from the Latin American countries”.

37th annual conference of the Eastern Economic Association, New York City, USA, 25-27 February 2011, “The effect of currency unions on inward FDI: evidence from the eurozone”.

ASSET annual conference, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 29-30 October 2010, “Oil volatility and the option value of waiting: an analysis of the G7”

Departmental Seminar, National University of Ireland, Galway, October 2010, “What is the Impact of Currency Unions on FDI flows? Evidence from Eurozone Countries”

3rd International Conference on Accounting and Finance, Skiathos Island, Greece, 26- 27 August 2010, “What is the Impact of Currency Unions on FDI flows? Evidence from Eurozone Countries”

27th Symposium on Money, Banking and Finance, Université Montesqué IV, Bordeaux, France, 17-18 June 2010, “What is the Impact of Currency Unions on FDI flows? Evidence from Eurozone Countries”

64th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Graduate School of Economics, Barcelona, Spain, 23-27 August 2009, “The effect of oil price uncertainty in the G7”

8th Conference on Research in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Tinos Island, Greece, 8-12 July 2009: “The effect of oil price uncertainty in the G7”

Invited Seminar, Department of Economics, University of Crete, Greece, April 2009: “The effect of oil price uncertainty in the G7”

8th Pacific Rim Conference, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, 24-27 March 2009: “The effect of oil price uncertainty in the G7”

67th International Atlantic Economic Conference, Rome, Italy, 11-14 March 2009: “The effect of oil price uncertainty in the G7”

15th Annual conference of the International Economic Association, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-29 June 2008, “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

10 12th Annual conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno, Crete, 29-31 May 2008, “Exchange rate volatility and output volatility: a theoretical approach”

72nd Midwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 14- 16 March 2008: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

Macro, Money, and Finance Research Group 39th Annual Conference, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 12-14 September 2007: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

International Workshop on Economics and Finance, University of Peloponnese, Tripolis, Greece, 14-16 June 2007, “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

International Atlantic Economic Conference, Madrid, Spain, 14-18 March 2007: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

All China Economics conference, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 18-20 December 2006: “Is macroeconomic uncertainty bad for macroeconomic performance? Evidence from five Asian countries”.

Macro, Money, and Finance Research Group 38th Annual Conference, University of York, York, UK, 13-15 September 2006: “Inflation and inflation uncertainty: A Markov regime-switching heteroskedasticity approach”.

Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 9-12 July 2006: “Is macroeconomic uncertainty bad for macroeconomic performance? Evidence from five Asian countries”.

23rd International Symposium on Banking and Monetary Economics, Lille, France, 22-23 June 2006: “Re-examining Purchasing Power Parity for East-Asian Currencies: 1976-2002”

Irish Economic Association 20th Annual Conference, Bunclody, Co. Wexford, Ireland, 28-30 April 2006: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

1st International Conference on Business, Management and Economics, Cesme, Turkey, 16-19 June 2005: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

Austrian Economic Association Annual Conference, Innsbruck, Austria, 27-28 May 2005: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Performance in the European Union and implications for the objectives of Monetary Policy”.

11 Asia Pacific Economics and Business Conference, Penang Island, Malaysia, 7-9 October 2004: “Re-examining Purchasing Power Parity for East-Asian currencies: 1976-2002”

Macro, Money, and Finance Research Group 36th Annual Conference, City University, Cass Business School, London, UK, 6-8 September 2004: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Macroeconomic Performance: are they related ?”

3rd Conference on Research in Economic Theory and Econometrics, Syros, Greece, 11-15 July 2004: “Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Macroeconomic Performance: are they related ?”

8th Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno, Crete, 27-29 May 2004: “A panel study on Real Interest Rate Parity in East Asian countries: pre- and post-liberalisation era”.

Macro, Money, and Finance Research Group 35th Annual Conference, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 10-12 September 2003: “Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and a common European monetary policy”.

European Economic Association Annual Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 August 2003: “Inflation, output growth, and nominal and real uncertainty: Empirical evidence for the G7”.

7th Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno, Crete, 21-24 May 2003: “Current account deficits sustainability: a Panel approach”.

International Atlantic Economic Society, Vienna, Austria, March 2003: “Inflation, output growth, and nominal and real uncertainty: Empirical evidence for the G7”.

Seminar, Department of Economics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 2002: “Inflation, output growth, and nominal and real uncertainty: Empirical evidence for the G7”.

Irish Economic Association Annual Conference, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland, April 2002: “Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and a common European monetary policy”.

Galway Economics Workshop, Galway, Ireland, March 2002: “Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and a common European monetary policy”.

Conference on EMU Institutions and Macroeconomic Policies, Milan, Italy, September 2001: “Inflation, inflation uncertainty, and a common European monetary policy”.

Irish Economic Association 14th Annual Conference, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland, April 2001: “A GARCH model of inflation and inflation uncertainty with simultaneous feedback”.

12 75th Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, Canada, June/July 2000: “The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

4th Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece, May 2000: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

Seminar, Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece, April 2000: “A GARCH model of inflation and inflation uncertainty with simultaneous feedback”.

Seminar, Department of Economics, University of York, UK, December 1999: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

Seminar, Department of Economics, Brunel University, UK, December 1999: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

Macro, Money, and Finance 31st Annual Conference, University of Oxford, UK, September 1999: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

European Economic Association Annual Congress, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, September 1999: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

Irish Economic Association Annual Conference, Westport, Ireland, April 1999: “Technology and Intermediation: The Case of Banking”.

Midwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 1999: “The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union”.

Midwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 1999: “Has the European Monetary System led to more exports? Evidence from four European Union countries”.

Seminar, Department of Economics, University College Cork, Ireland, March 1999, "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

Dublin Economics Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, December 1998: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

13 Galway Economics Workshop, Galway, Ireland, November 1998: "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism in European Countries: Evidence and Implications for Monetary Union".

European Economic Association Annual Congress, Berlin, Germany, September 1998: “Real Interest Rate Parity under Regime Shifts: Evidence from Industrial Countries”.

Galway Economics Workshop, Galway, Ireland, March 1998: “Emerging Stock Markets Return Seasonalities: The January Effect and the Tax-Loss Selling Hypothesis”.

Galway Economics Workshop, Galway, Ireland, February 1998: “Technology and Intermediation: The Case of Banking”.

Seminar, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics, May 1997: “Testing for Real Interest Rate Convergence in European Countries”.

Irish Economic Association Annual Conference, Dromoland Castle, Ireland, April 1996: “An Empirical Analysis of Inward Foreign Direct Investment Flows in the European Union with Emphasis on the Market Enlargement Hypothesis”.

Dublin Economics Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, January 1996: “Testing for Real Interest Rate Convergence in European Countries”.

Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, Canada, June/July 1994: “Policy Credibility in the ERM: Evidence from Six Countries Using an ARCH Approach”.

Dublin Economics Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, January 1994: “Policy Effectiveness in the Post-ERM Era: Evidence from Six Countries”.

Irish Economic Association Annual Conference, Galway, Ireland, May 1993: “Determinants of Irish Economic Growth”.

Dublin Economics Workshop, Dublin, Ireland, October 1992: “Interactions among Private Investors and Government Policies: Rules versus Discretion”.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

(1) Professor of Economics, University of Macedonia. Courses taught:

- Undergraduate: Econometrics I, Econometrics II, International Monetary Economics, Mathematical Economics II

- Postgraduate: Econometrics I, Econometrics IΙ, Macroeconomics I, Empirical Methods

(2) Lecturer in Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway,

14 September 1991 - August 2002. Courses taught:

- Undergraduate:

Economics of Financial Markets, formerly Monetary Economics I Money and Banking, formerly Monetary Economics II International Economics II Econometrics I Econometrics II Macroeconomics Research Project in Economics Seminar in the Economics of Financial Markets

- Postgraduate:

Monetary Economics International Money and Finance Advanced Econometrics International Finance

(3) Visiting Professor: Athens University of Economics, Greece, Spring semester 2000. Course taught: Macroeconomic Theory (Ph.D. programme)

(4) Visiting Scholar: The University of York, UK, Fall Semester 1999-2000. Course taught: International Economics (3rd year)

(5) Graduate Teaching Associate: The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA, September 1985-June 1991. Courses taught:

- Lectures:

Introduction to Economics (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics) Introduction to Microeconomics Money and Banking

- Tutorials:

Introduction to Microeconomics

REFEREES:

Professor Jyh-lin Wu Department of Economics National Chung-Cheng University Ming-hsiung Chia-Yi 621 TAIWAN, R.O.C. Tel: + 886-5-2720817 Fax: + 886-5-2720816

15 E-mail: ecdjlw@ ccu.edu.tw

Professor Kyriacos Aristotelous Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics Otterbein College One Otterbein Westerville, Ohio 43081 USA Tel: + 1-(614) 823 -1611 Fax: + 1-(614) 823 -1014 E-mail: [email protected]

Ms. Eithne Murphy Department of Economics National University of Ireland, Galway Galway Tel: +353-91-493109 Fax: +353-91-524130 E-mail: [email protected]