Purpose and objectives

The "Emerging Methodologies in Economics and Finance" Laboratory of the Department of Economics of the Democritus University is an innovative initiative aiming at the development, implementation and promotion of the latest scientific and interdisciplinary empirical trends in Econometrics, Statistics, Machine Learning , Artificial Intelligence, FinTech and Statistics in Economics, Finance and Business Administration.

Based on scientific, empirical and business interaction the EMEF uses, develops and creates methodological tools for every field of interest, to ensure the success of such implementation in real world problems and in advanced research.

The laboratory has a wide range of fields of interests such as: Financial Markets, Stock Markets, Money Markets, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business development, Entrepreneurship, Government and Public Service/Organizations, Infrastructure, Networks, Transportation, Shipping, Telecommunications, Energy, Industry, Development and Planning, Environment, Real estate, Tourism, Public Reforms, Restructuring, Modernization, Risk management, Crisis Management, Information Technology, Systems Analysis, etc.

EMEF Mission

The mission of the laboratory is to develop, disseminate and implement scientific knowledge and research results in various scientific areas and real problems, improving knowledge and implementing it for the benefit of organizations, individuals and the society as a whole.

For these purposes, it tries to:

a) Support the efforts for expansion, consolidation and integration of related branches of knowledge and practices.
b) Support the free exchange of scientific information and experience related to the labs purposes.
c) Promote the wider use of this knowledge by scientists, professionals, organizations and the public.
d) Encourage the education of students, researchers and the training of professionals in these fields of knowledge.
e) Promote high professional standards and research integrity and ethics.