Svetoslav Danchev

BSc, Economics, UCL; MSc, Economics, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); MSC, Business Mathematics, Athens University of Economics and Business; MPhil, Economics, University of Athens; PhD, Economics, University of Athens

Svetoslav Danchev teaches intermediate microeconomics at Deree – The American College of Greece and serves as the Head of Microeconomic Analysis and Policy at the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE). At IOBE, he conducts research on the economic impact of fiscal policies, structural reforms, economic activities, and investment projects, covering a wide range of sectors and topics, including green transition, energy, manufacturing, transport, vocational education and training, social mobility, and civil society. His previous experience includes working as a senior analyst at Kantor Management Consultants and as a credit administrator at Bulgarian Post Bank (Eurobank Group). He has co-authored academic publications in peer-reviewed journals such as Fiscal Studies, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, CESifo Economic Studies, European Journal for the History of Economic Thought, Energy Policy and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. He is a regular reviewer for Social Indicators Research. He volunteers as the treasurer of ActionAid Hellas and participates in the organisation’s governing bodies and committees.

Selected Publications

• Equally poorer: inequality and the Greek debt crisis (with G. Gatopoulos, N. Kalavrezou, A. Mavropoulos, G. Pavlou, and N. Vettas). Fiscal Studies, Volume 45, Issue 3, September 2024, pp. 359-375. doi.org/ 10.1111/1475-5890.12384.
• The Impact of the Concession of 14 Regional Greek Airports on Passenger Traffic (with N. Paratsiokas and N. Vettas). Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Volume 22, January 2022, pp. 51-67. doi.org/10.1007/s10842-021-00378-0
• Penetration of Digital Payments in Greece after Capital Controls: Determinants and Impact on VAT Revenues (with G. Gatopoulos and N. Vettas). CESifo Economic Studies, Volume 66, Issue 3, September 2020, pp. 198–220. doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifz019.
• Was Bentham a primitive rational choice theory predecessor? European Journal for the History of Economic Thought, Volume 23, Issue 2, April 2016, pp. 297-322. doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2014.916728.