Vassilis Thomas

BA in Economics, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki; MA in Economics, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki; MSc in Finance, Lancaster University; PhD in Finance, Lancaster University

Dr. Thomas is a banking professional specializing in Treasury. He has been a part-time lecturer at the American College of Greece since 1992. He has taught courses in Corporate Finance, Investments, and Portfolio Management. Current teaching focus is on Fixed Income and Commercial Bank Management. Research interests include topics related to market efficiency and behavioral finance, sovereign and corporate credit spreads, and regulation of financial institutions.

Selected Publications

• Dynamic correlations of bond and equity futures and macroeconomic determinants: international evidence (2023).  International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives, 9, 114-135. (With N. Laopodis and T. Patra)
• Sovereign credit risk dynamics in the European Monetary Union (EMU) (2014).  Applied Financial Economics, 24 (15) 1031-1041. (With S. Poshakwale and T. Patra).
• Herding Behaviour in the Athens Stock Market. (2009). Investment Management and Financial Innovations, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. 156-164. (With Nikolaos Tessaromatis).