My research interests focus on issues related to corporate finance and governance, with particular focus in examining cross-disciplinary issues such as formal and informal institutions, political finance, misconduct and environmental awareness.
I currently serve as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Finance and Economics.
Previously I have served as Guest Co-Editor for the Special Issue in the Journal of Financial Markets, Institutions and Money on "Climate risk: policy responses, financial market impacts and corporate risk management"
Political connections and banking industry performance: a cross-country analysis (with Pasiouras, F.), Forthcoming, Review of Corporate Finance
Social traits and credit card default: a two-stage prediction framework (with Gaganis, C., Pasiouras, F. and M. Tasiou), 2023, Annals of Operations Research
Perceptions about corporate ethical behaviour in the founders’ country of origin and ventures’ admission into accelerator programs: cross-country evidence, (with Gaganis, C., Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., Tasiou, M.), 202, British Journal of Management
A Multicriteria Decision Support Tool for Modelling Bank Credit Ratings (with C. Gaganis, M. Tasiou), 2021, Annals of Operations Research
Informal institutions and corporate reputational exposure: The role of public environmental perceptions (with Gaganis, C., Ventouri, A., Pasiouras, F.),2021, British Journal of Management
Financial leverage and performance: the case of financial technology firms (with Pasiouras, F. and M. Tasiou), 2021, Applied Economics
Do national differences in social capital and corporate ethical behaviour perceptions influence the use of collateral? Cross-country evidence (with F. Pasiouras and M. Tasiou), 2021, Journal of Business Ethics
The effect of Board of Directors' education on firm credit ratings (with F. Pasiouras, M. Tasiou and A. Ventouri), 2020, Journal of Business Research
Does political influence distort banking regulation? Evidence from the US. (with Pasiouras, F., Pescetto, G., Wohlschlegel, A.), 2020, Journal of Financial Stability
Macroprudential policies, corporate governance and bank risk: cross-country evidence (with C. Gaganis, A.L. Vivas, F. Pasiouras), 2019, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Punished banks' acquisitions: Evidence from the US banking industry (with P Staikouras, NG Travlos, C Tsoumas), 2019, Journal of Corporate Finance
National culture and risk-taking: evidence from the insurance industry (with C. Gaganis, I. Hasan, M. Tasiou), 2019, Journal of Business research
(Book chapter) Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F. (Forthcoming) Banking regulations and bank behaviour: from Basel I accord to the climate-related initiatives. In Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Elsevier
(Book chapter) Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., Tasiou, M., Tsagkarakis, M. (2020). FinTechs and Financial Intermediation. In Matousek, R. and Pompella, M. (Editors), Palgrave Handbook of Fintech and Blockchain, Palgrave MacMillan.
(Book chapter) Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F. (Forthcoming) Banking regulations and bank behaviour: from Basel I accord to the climate-related initiatives. In Elsevier's Encyclopedia of Monetary Policy, Financial Markets and Banking, Elsevier
(Book chapter) Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., Tasiou, M., Tsagkarakis, M. (2020). FinTechs and Financial Intermediation. In Matousek, R. and Pompella, M. (Editors), Palgrave Handbook of Fintech and Blockchain, Palgrave MacMillan.
(Newspaper article) Evaluations of Greek Regions, (2013) Kathimerini Newspaper,(in Greek) - Link to article
(Other article) The road towards making the Sustainable Development Goals a reality: In need of technical tools - Link to (draft) article - Link to article
Article was shortlisted for the 'International Youth Competition' organised by the Global Development Network
(Discussion) The impact of a cashless or cardless society on businesses and consumers (June 2023), BBC Politics South, BBC
(Newspaper article) Evaluations of Greek Regions, (2013) Kathimerini Newspaper,(in Greek) - Link to article
(Other article) The road towards making the Sustainable Development Goals a reality: In need of technical tools - Link to (draft) article - Link to article
Article was shortlisted for the 'International Youth Competition' organised by the Global Development Network
Funding for research project - Portsmouth Business School Research Project Fund (Principal investigator)
Finalist for the ’Young researchers for sustainable development competition’ organised by the Global Development Network
Best presentation award, PBS PGRS Conference, Portsmouth Business School
Best paper award in Banking, 2018 EFiC in Banking and Finance, University of Essex
PhD Studentship: Portsmouth Business School’s bursary for a PhD in Economics & Finance.
Aboud, A., Nirino, N., Papadimitri (2023). Tax avoidance and Sustainable Development Goals - Link to Working Paper
Papadimitri, P., Wohlschlegel, A., (2020). Lobbying and Enforcement: Theory and Application to Bank Regulation - Link to Working Paper
Gaganis, C., Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., Tasiou, M. (2020). Cultural Diversity in New Venture Founding Teams: Does it Matter for Accelerators’ Selection Decisions?. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3562351.
Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., & Tasiou, M. (2019). Culture and collateral requirements: Evidence from developing countries. Working Papers in Economics and Finance 2019-04, University of Portsmouth
Gaganis, C., Lozano-Vivas, A., Papadimitri, P., Pasiouras, F., (2019). Monetary policy of low interest rates and bank stability: the role of corporate governance . Link to Working Paper