Piraeus Economic Research Seminars (PERS)

About

The Piraeus Economics Research Seminars (PERS) bring together distinguished researchers and members of the Department (faculty and PhD candidates) to present and discuss their ongoing research. The aim is to foster the exchange of ideas, promote vibrant academic dialogue, strengthen connections with international research networks, and cultivate a dynamic research culture that enriches both teaching and research output. The seminars are held once a month in hybrid format (on campus and via TEAMS).

Coordinators

Katerina Karadimitropoulou (akaradi@unipi.gr, coordination)

Eleni Kyrkopoulou (ekyrkopoulou@unipi.gr, contact person)

Schedule 2026-2027

Past Seminars

Seminars 2025-2026

September 10th, 2025 (in person)	Arsenis Prelorenzos Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)	“Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Measuring Efficiency: A Neural Production Specification”
September 24th, 2025 (in person)	Andreas Sintos Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Luxembourg	“Tourism and Shifts in Religious Beliefs”
October 22th, 2025 (in person)	Filippos Petroulakis Economist, Bank of Greece	“Unpacking commodity price fluctuations: reading the news to understand inflation”
November 5th, 2025 (in person)	Thanos Andrikopoulos University of Sussex	“Unpacking commodity price fluctuations: reading the news to understand inflation”
November 19^th, 2025 (in person)	George Maniatis Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)	“How do lawyers perceive the relevance of economic and business methods knowledge in their professional practice? Evidence from Greece”
December 3, 2025 (in person)	Stella Papadokonstantaki Ph.D. candidate, Washington University in St. Louis	TBA
January 14, 2026 (in person)	Alexandros Giannelis Postdoctoral Researcher, Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, Netherlands	“Using Genetics to understand Economics”
January 28, 2026 (in person)	Alexandros Loukas Postdoctoral Researcher, Aix-Marseille School of Economics (AMSE), France	“Entrepreneurship and Growth”
February 25, 2026 (in person)	Lydia Dimitrakopoulou PhD candidate, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)	TBA
March 11, 2026 (in person)	Stelios Giannoulakis Scientific Advisor-Economist, Hellenic Parliamentary Budget Office	“Resilience and Distributional Effects of Borrower-Based Macroprudential Policies: Evidence from a Cross-Country Micro-Macro Simulation”
April 1, 2026 (online)	Katerina Nikalexi Researcher CERP, ECB	“Ports and Power”
May 6, 2026 (in person)	Philippos Louis Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus	TBA
May 20^th, 2026 (online)	Petros Milionis Associate Professor University of Groningen	TBA