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AEF Research

Τhe research strategy of our department is designed to advance knowledge, innovation, and impact within the fields of Economics, Accounting and Finance, through rigorous and interdisciplinary research. This strategy often prioritizes key thematic areas aligned with the department’s strengths (stemming from its current and future faculty), emerging global trends, and societal needs. A core aspect of the strategy is also to cultivate a supportive research culture through grants, mentorship, and resources that enable ground-breaking work and contribute to high-quality publications, conference presentations, and public engagement. 

The research areas covered currently are the following: 

Our Research Objectives

O1. To generate new knowledge and contribute to the existing body of literature in the fields of Accounting, Economics and Finance. 

O2. To identify gaps in current research and address them with innovative approaches. 

O3. To propose solutions to real-world challenges based on data-driven insights, and to evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies, practices, or interventions in economic policy and the financial system. 

O4. Foster collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers to address real-world challenges in economic and financial complex systems  

Selected Publications

Most of the research in the past 5 years is published mainly in ABS-listed journals, ranking 2 and 3. The research topics cover a wide range of the Faculty disciplines, while a significant number of research papers are currently ongoing or under review for publication.  

  • The relationship between business cycles and capital structure choice: The case of the international shipping industry, Merika, A., Theodoropoulou, S., Triantafyllou, A., Laios, A. 
  • Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2015, 12(2), pp. 92–99. 
  • What drives household credit in France? Xidonas, P., Thomakos, D., Samitas, A., Lekkos, I., Triantafillou, A. Journal of Economic Studies, 2024. 
  • Does ESG reputational risk affect the efficiency and speed of adjustment of corporate investment?, Chasiotis, I., Gounopoulos, D., Konstantios, D., Naoum, V.-C., Patsika, V., European Financial Management, 2024, 30(2), pp. 839–878.
  • The integration of share repurchases into investment decision-making: Evidence from Japan, Apergis, N., Chasiotis, I., Georgantopoulos, A.G., Konstantios, D., International Review of Financial Analysis, 2021, 78. 
  • Stock market spillovers of global risks and hedging opportunities, Salachas, E., Kouretas, G.P., Laopodis, N.T., Vlamis, P., European Journal of Political Economy, 2024, 83.
  • CDS and equity markets’ volatility linkages: lessons from the EMU crisis, Bratis, T., Laopodis, N.T., Kouretas, G.P., Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2023, 60(3), pp. 1259–1281. 
  • When Do and Which Fama–French Factors Explain Industry Returns?, Laopodis, N.T., Journal of Portfolio Management, 2023, 49(2), pp. 141–161.
  • Determinants of FDI Inflows as Seen Through the Doing Business Indicators Lens: Evidence from the EU, Bardakas, I., Doulos, D., Zombanakis, G.A., Atlantic Economic Journal, 2023, 51(4), pp. 243–257.