Karadimitropoulou Aikaterini-Effraimia
21 February 2024 2025-09-12 16:57
Karadimitropoulou Aikaterini-Effraimia
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Teaching Field
Information
Dr. Aikaterini-Effraimia (Katerina) Karadimitropoulou is Associate Professor of Economic Analysis at the Department of Economics of the University of Piraeus. Katerina joined the Department in 2019.
Before joining the department at the University of Piraeus, Katerina was awarded a “Marie Sklodowska Curie Action” (MSCA) Individual Fellowship, for the project “The Role of Global and Sectoral Factors in Labour Share Fluctuations” (July 2017- March 2019).
Prior to this, Katerina was a Senior Lecturer in Macroeconomics at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. She joined the Department of Economics at the University of East Anglia in 2012 as a Lecturer in Macroeconomics, and by 2017 she was promoted to Senior Lecturer.
She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D., 2012) degree in Economics, a Master of Sciences (M.Sc, 2008) degree in Economics and Econometrics and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc., 2007) degree in Economics with Econometrics from the University of Kent, United Kingdom.
Her research areas of interest include International Macroeconomics and Finance, Applied Macroeconomics, (International) Business Cycles, Economic Growth, Experimental Macroeconomics and Finance. Currently, her research agenda focuses on: (1) understanding the effect of uncertainty co-movement in commodity markets on economic activity of emerging and developed economies; (2) assessing the role of financial constraints in hampering the effect of relative investment prices change on labour shares.
She has published 5 papers in academic journals -some of which are leading in the field- such as the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, the Journal of Economic, Dynamics and Control, and Macroeconomic Dynamics, and part of her research has been financed by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020, Marie Sklodowska Curie Action (MSCA) and the Economic and Social Research Couclil (ESRC) grants.
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
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- Introduction to Macroeconomics Ι – (1st semester) – mandatory (syllabus)
- Macroeconomics II – Intermediate – (4th semester) – mandadory (syllabus)
- Special Topics in International Macroeconomics (7th semester) – elective (syllabus)
- International Firms and Investments (8th semester) – elective (syllabus)
Research
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A. Published Articles, Working Papers & Work in Progress
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Articles
[1] Bermpei T., L. Ferrara, A. Karadimitropoulou, A. Triantafyllou, 2024. Commodity currencies revisited: The role of global commodity price uncertainty, Journal of International Money and Finance, vol.145, 103096. doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2024.103096 (AJG 2021: Grade 3)
[2] Ferrara L., A. Karadimitropoulou, and A. Triantafyllou, 2024. Oil jump tail risk as a driver of inflation dynamics. Journal of Commodity Markets, vol.36(C). doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomm.2024.100434
[3] Koulmas, P. Konstantakis. K. N., Michaelides, P. G., Karadimitropoulou, A., and S. Karkalakos, 2024. Energy firms in China towards resilience: A dynamic quantile connectedness approach. Energy Economics, vol. 139(C). doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107921
[4] Bettendorf T., A. Karadimitropoulou, 2023. Time-variation in the effects of push and pull factors on portfolio flows: evidence from a Bayesian dynamic factor model, Journal of Economic, Dynamics and Control, 104756, (AJG 2021: Grade 3) doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2023.104756
[5] Bermpei T., A. Karadimitropoulou, A. Triantafyllou, and J. Alshalahi, 2023. Does Commodity price uncertainty matter for the cost of credit? Evidence from developing and advanced economies. Journal of Commodity Markets, vol.23, 100306. (AJG 2021: Grade 3) doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomm.2022.100306.
[6] Anyfantaki, S., Caloghirou Y., Dellis K., Karadimitropoulou A., and F. Petroulakis, 2022. Skills, Management Practices and Technology Adoption in Greek Manufacturing Firms, Bank of Greece Economic Bulletin, No.55, pages 7-42. doi.org/10.52903/econbull20225501
[7] Bussière, M., Karadimitropoulou A., and León-Ledesma M., 2021. Current Account Dynamics and the Real Exchange Rate: Disentangling the Evidence, Macroeconomic Dynamics, vol.25(1), pages 28-58. (AJG 2021: Grade 2) doi:10.1017/S1365100518000561
[8] Duffy, J., Karadimitropoulou, A. and M., Parravano, 2019. Financial Contagion in the Laboratory: Does Network Structure Matter?, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, vol. 51(5), pages 1097-1136. (AJG 2021: Grade 4) doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12563
[9] Karadimitropoulou, A., 2018. Advanced Economies and Emerging Markets: dissecting the drivers of business cycle synchronization, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 93, pages 115-130. (AJG 2021: Grade 3) doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2018.01.029
[10] Coricelli, F., Karadimitropoulou, A. and León-Ledesma M., 2016. Reallocation Effects of Recessions and Financial Crises: an industry-level analysis, B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, vol.16(2), pages 485-522. (AJG 2021: Grade 2) doi.org/10.1515/bejm-2015-0082
[11] Karadimitropoulou, A. and León-Ledesma M., 2013. World, Country, and Sector Factors in International Business Cycles, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 37(12), pages 2913-2927. (AJG 2021: Grade 3) doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2013.09.002
Working Papers
[1] Bechlioulis A. P., Chletsos M., and A. Karadimitropoulou. Inequality cost or inequality gain: a new ‘within-activity’ measure of wage dispersion and two reverse minimum wage reforms.
[2] Karadimitropoulou, A.E., Koulmas, P., Michaelides, P. G., and A. Triantafyllou. Hedging Portfolio Risk in Energy and Commodity Markets: Evidence from DCC-GARCH Connectedness.
[3] Bechlioulis A. P., Dioikitopoulos E., Economidou C., and A. Karadimitropoulou. Does Monetary Policy Transparency Aid Technological Knowledge?.
[4] Hargreaves Heap S. P., A. Karadimitropoulou, and E. Levi, 2021. Narrative based information: is it the facts or their packaging that matters?, MUNI ECON Working Papers 2021-08, Masaryk University. [Διαθέσιμο στο: http://repec.econ.muni.cz/mub/wpaper/wp/econ/WP_MUNI_ECON_2021-08.pdf]
[5] Crivellaro, E. and A. Karadimitropoulou, 2019. The role of financial constraints on labour share developments: macro- and micro-level evidence, Working Papers 257, Bank of Greece. [Διαθέσιμο στο: https://www.bankofgreece.gr/Publications/Paper2019257.pdf]]
Work in Progress
[1] Beck K., and A. Karadimitropoulou, 2025. Lost in the aggregation. European, country, sectoral, and regional factors driving the GVA growth in Europe.
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B. Awards & Grants & Fellowships
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- 07/2017-03/2019 – Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship, Horizon 2020, European Commission
- May 2017 – Poster Competition: 1st Place, Bank of England Conference “Financial Services Indices, Liquidity and Economic Activity”
- April 2016 – Best Seminar Leader, University of East Anglia
- February 2014 – Fellow of Higher Education Academy
Books
Office Hours
Fall Semester 2024-2025
Tuesday, 10:00-12:00
Wednesday, 12:00-14:00
Spring Semester 2024-2025
Monday 12:00-14:00
Thursday 10:00-12:00