Theophano Patra

BSc, Economics, Deree-The American College of Greece; MBA (concentration in Finance), University of Brighton, UK; PhD, Accounting and Finance, University of Birmingham, UK

Theophano Patra is a member of the Department of Accounting and Finance, and she has taught courses in the area of Finance. She was a research fellow at the University of Cranfield (UK), and her work has been published in leading economic journals. She has participated in several finance-related projects of private sector firms. Her research interests focus on corporate finance and financial markets.

Selected Publications

• Laopodis, N., Patra, Th., and Thomas V. (2023). “Dynamic correlations of bond and equity futures and macroeconomic determinants: international evidence”,  International Journal of Financial Markets and Derivatives, 9, 114-135.
• Patra, Th., Poshakwale, S., and Thomas, V. (2014). “Sovereign credit risk dynamics in the European Monetary Union (EMU)”, Applied Financial Economics, 22, 1023-1033.
• Patra, Th., Poshakwale, S. and Yong, K. (2012). “Determinants of corporate dividend policy in Greece”, Applied Financial Economics, 22, 1079-1087.