Curriculum Vitae
Current appointments
European Central Bank
Lead Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, mid-September 2023 - present.
Cyprus Association of Economists
Member of the Board of Directors, April 2019 - present.
Previous appointments
Previous appointments
European Central Bank
Senior Economist, Monetary Analysis Division, Directorate General Monetary Policy, August 2014 - mid-November 2016.
Economist, Monetary Policy Research Division, Directorate General Research, October 2013 - July 2014.
Central Bank of Cyprus
Officer I, Economic Analysis and Research Department, December 2007 - October 2013 and mid-November 2016 - mid-September 2023.
Officer II, Economic Research Department, April 2007 - November 2007.
Officer II, Banking Supervision and Regulation Division, Jan 2006 - March 2007.
Officer II, Financial Stability Department, April 2005 - Dec 2005.
University of Cyprus
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, September 2006 - December 2018.
Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Economics, January 2006 - May 2012.
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Economics, September 2002 - June 2003.
University of Glasgow
Lecturer, Department of Economics, September 2003 - March 2005.
Ente Luigi Einaudi
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Italy, June 2003 - August 2003.
Education
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, U.S.A., 2002.
Dissertation: Essays on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism: Theory and Empirical Analysis.
Committee: Professors Peter Ireland (chair), Fabio Ghironi and Tommaso Monacelli.
M.A., Economics, Boston College, U.S.A., 1999.
First Class B.Sc. (Honors), Economics, University of Cyprus, Cyprus, 1997.
Other experience
Other experience
NBER Project: “Constructing hybrid models for macroeconomic forecasting and policy evaluation”, Research Assistant for Professor Peter Ireland, Boston College, May 2001 - May 2002.
Research Assistant for Professor Fabio Schiantarelli, Boston College, Summer and Spring 1999.
Research Assistant for Professor Panos Pashardes, University of Cyprus, Summers 1997 - 2001.
Teaching Assistant, Principles of Economics, Economic Theory, 1998 - 2000.
Summer Intern, Project: “Empirical Analysis of Inflation in Cyprus”, Central Bank of Cyprus, 1998, 1997.
Research Assistant for Professor Michael Haliassos, University of Cyprus, Summer 1996.
Summer Intern, Hellenic Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus, 1995.
Summer Intern, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Cyprus, 1994.
Fellowships, honors and awards
Fellowships, honors and awards
Graduate Studies Fellowship, Department of Economics, Boston College, U.S.A., 1997 - 2002.
Electricity Authority of Cyprus Grant, Cyprus, 1999 - 2002.
A.G. Leventis Foundation Grant for Post-Graduate Studies, Paris, France, 1997 - 1998.
2nd Prize of Academic Excellence, Department of Economics, University of Cyprus, 1997.
2nd Prize of Academic Excellence, Hellenic Bank, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1994.
Electricity Authority of Cyprus Grant, Cyprus, 1993-1997.
Secondary School Graduate Certificate (Apolitirion) with Distinction, Cyprus, 1993.
Pass with Credit, Higher LCCI examination in Accounting, 1993.