Historical Legacies and African Development (with S. Michalopoulos). African Economic History Network. 15 November 2020. [link]
Alberto Alesina: A Free-Spirited Economist (with S. Stancheva). VOXEU. 27 May 2020. [link]
Intergenerational Mobility in Africa. (with A. Alesina, S. Hohmann, and S. Michalopoulos). VOXDEV. 20 June 2019. [link]
What Are the Economic Effects of Landmine Clearance (with G. Chiovelli and S. Michalopoulos). VOXDEV 17 August 2018. [link]
The European Trust Crisis and the Rise of Populism (with Y. Algan, S. Guriev and E. Passari). 12 December 2017. [link]
Mapmaking and Warmongering in Africa. (with S. Michalopoulos). Project Syndicate. June 29, 2016 [link]
Ethnicities and Institutions in Africa. October 2013. (with S. Michalopoulos) . VOXEU. [Link]
Ethnic Inequality. February 2013. (with A. Alesina and S. Michalopoulos) . VOXEU [Link]
Banking Integration: Friend or Foe? September 2012. (with S. Kalemli-Ozcan) . VOXEU [Link]
The Long-Run Effects of the Scramble for Africa. December 2015. (with S. Michalopoulos). VOXEU [Link] and [Link]
Divide and Rule or the Rule of the Divided? Under-development in Africa. November 2010. (with S. Michalopoulos). VOXEU [Link]
The Euro’s Financial Integration of Europe. June 2009. (with S. Kalemli-Ozcan and J.-L. Peydro). VOXEU. [Link]
Democratization and Growth: A within Country Comparison. October 2008. (with G. Siourounis). VOXEU. [Link]
The Long 20th Century in Greece and the Refugees of Anatolia. Delphi Economic Forum, 2022.
Based on Refugees of the Mediterannean Research with Stelios Michalopoulos.
Education for All, Occupational Choice, and Business Formation in Africa. Interview with LBS Africa Club Chair, January 2021.
Δανειστές και Επόπτες, βοήθεια και εξάρτηση | «Εργαστήριον η Ελλάς». Κύκλος Ιδεών. 2-4 November 2020. (with V. Rapanos, N. Diamantouros, D. Kakridis, and Jacob Soll)
Η οικονομική κρίση της πανδημίας: περισσότερη ή λιγότερη Ευρώπη; Navarino Network. 1 June 2020. (with G. Pagoulatos, M. Giannakou, and D. Keridis)
The Economics of the New Normal. Life-Changing Ideas Webinar (University of Nicosia). 28 May 2020. (with G. Papakonstantinou)
The World Economy at Crossroads. How will it escape from the “Great Lockdown”? 25 May 2020. Singularity University, Salon Series. (with N. Siropoulou)
London Business School, Leading through a Pandemic Series. Covid-19 and Populism. 14 May 2020. (with Julian Birkinshaw and Richard Portes)
summary (in Greek by Economia)
MIT, Department of Economics. MIT IAP Seminar. The Political Economy of Populism. 15 January 2020
Presentation
Background Paper
University of Zurich, UBS Center for Economics in Society. Social and Economic Origins of Populism, 11-November-2019 [link]
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). Executive MBA 20-Year Anniversary. April 2019
GRecovery? A Question of Trust [link]
Video (in Greek)
Life Changing Ideas. University of Nicosia. Trust, Institutions and Crises
Video (in Greek)
Bank of Greece [Τράπεζα της Ελλάδας]. Political Economy of Populism [Η Πολιτική Οικονομία του Αυταρχικού Λαϊκισμού]. December 13, 2018.
discussion with Yannis Palaiologos (Kathimerini)
Video (in Greek)
Presentation (in English, not used)
Background paper.
Reload Greece Annual Conference. Institutions and GRecovery. discussion with James Robinson (University of Chicago) and Yannis Palaiologos (Kathimerini)
An Institutional Bailout Programme for Greece. video and presentation
Wheeler Institute for Business and Development Conference on Business and Fragile States. London, October 8-9, 2018
Clearing Landmines: A Path to Development. Presentation & Video
background paper. Landmines and Spatial Development [with G. Chiovelli and S. Michalopoulos]. see also www.land-mines.com
Reload Greece Annual Conference 2018. London, October 6, 2018
An Institutional Bailout for Greece. Video & Presentation
Institutions and GRecovery. Discussion with James Robinson (University of Chicago) and Yannis Palaiologos (Kathimerini)
Beyond Austerity Conference [Πέρα από τη λιτότητα]
Δημόσιος Τομέας και Δικαιοσύνη. Η Αδικία του Δικαϊκού Συστήματος. Video & Presentation
Background Paper [English] [Ελληνικά]
Deloitte Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Interview. How to Get Ahead in Africa, London, August 15, 2016
Joint Stanford - LBS Greek Alumni Clubs "Breaking the Bottlenecks. Steps Towards Sustainable Growth", Athens June 8, 2016
Joint IOBE - UK Embassy in Athens Poliy Seminar on "Reaching our Potential: Competitiveness in the EU", Athens, Greece, January 27, 2016
European Investment Bank, Warsaw, Poland, October 2013
Video of Award
Presentation (revised, February 2014)
4th Athens Biennale, Greece, October 2013
Agora Forum. Program
Presentation (prezi)
Talk (youtube)
LBS - Coller Institute of Private Equity Conference on PE Insights into the Middle East and Africa' Conference, Abu Dhabi, October 2013
Center for European Studies, Thinking Europe Conference. Helsinki, Finland, June 2013 (link)
Talk & Discussion (youtube)
LSE Hellenic Observatory - LSEu Hellenic Society Forum on GRExiting the Crisis, London, UK. September 2012 (link)
Talk & Discussion (youtube)
Presentation (prezi)
TEDx Academy Talk, Athens October 7, 2011. SteppingForward
o Talk (youtube)
o Presentation (prezi)
Freakonomics Quorum: Circling the Drain: Can the Euro be Saved Or Is It Doomed?
o Questions:
(a) In light of the recent European debt crisis, what do you think will happen to the euro?
(b) In your opinion, what should happen to the euro?
o My reply (along with those of C. Leuz (Chicago GSB), R. Craine (UC Berkeley), A. Kashyap (Chicago GSB), C. Wyplosz (Geneva), R. Cooper (Harvard), and Randall Kroszner (Chicago GSB)
Research Turkey; Centre for Policy and Research on Turkey. 31/10/2015. [link]