About Me 

I am a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Florida. 

As part of my PhD, I'm also instructor of intermediate macroeconomics to 40 upcoming economists :)

Research Interests 

Behavioral Macro, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Asset Pricing, Macro Finance

Education

I hold a BBA (top 10 percentile) and a MSc. in Banking and Finance (valedictorian) from the University of Piraeus, Greece, and a MA in Economics (3.91/4) from the University of Florida.

Selected Awards

Lawrence Kenny Award (2024) for Undergraduate Teaching.

Dissertation Award by the Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center (2023) for promising research. 

Madelyn M. Lockhart travel award (2023) to support my attendance at the 1st Summer School in International Economics (host: Journal of International Economics).

Rafael Lusky Award (2021) by the Department of Economics at the University of Florida for best first-year student.

Merit Scholarship to cover full tuition fees (MSc. Banking and Finance) by the Department of Banking and Financial Management at the University of Piraeus (2017).

Misc.

I have chaired a session at the 88th Annual Meeting of Midwest Economic Association (2024).

I was an intern at the Hellenic Parliament (MP Offices Department).