Nikiforos T. Laopodis

MA, Economics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki; MA, Economics, Morgan State University, MD; PhD, The Catholic University of America, DC.

Nikiforos T. Laopodis is a Professor of Finance at the School of Economics and Business’s Finance Department. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from The Catholic University of America, DC, USA, in 1991, a Master’s degree from Morgan State University, MD, USA, in 1986, and a B.A. from the University of Macedonia, Greece, in 1983. His areas of expertise are investments and financial econometrics. His research includes monetary and fiscal policies, capital markets, and geopolitical risks. He has written two textbooks: Understanding Investments: Theories and Strategies, 2nd edition (2020), and Financial Economics and Econometrics, 1st edition (2022). His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of International Money and Finance, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the Journal of Financial Stability, Oxford Economic Papers and more. He has taught a number of finance and economics courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in both the USA and Greece.