Publications in refereed journals

1. "Votes for Women" on the edge urbanization. Journal of Population Economics, 38, 2025 (with V. Sarantides).

2. Investing in the roots of your political ancestors. International Tax and Public Finance, 32, 595–624, 2025 (with M. Poulima and V. Sarantides).

3. Partisan Politics in Greece from 1974 to the Economic Crisis and beyond. CESifo Economic Studies, 70, 125–153, 2024 (with G. Economides, P. Konstantinou and V. Sarantides) (invited publication for Special Issue on Partisan Politics). 

4. Historical pathogen prevalence and the radius of trust. European Economic Review,162,104658, 2024 (with V. Sarantides).

5. Fueling the party machine: Evidence from Greece during Metapolitefsi. Explorations in Economic History, 90,101538, 2023 (with M. Poulima and V. Sarantides) [data & codes].

6. The role of institutions on the nexus between inequality and public education. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 207, 529-540, 2023 (with A. Litina and T. Palivos).

7. The effect of ethnic diversity on the participation in social groups: Evidence from trade unions. European Journal of Political Economy, 77, 102318, 2023 (with N. Benos).

8. Democratisation and tax structure in the presence of home production: Evidence from the Kingdom of Greece. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 177, 219-236, 2020 (with V. Sarantides). Media coverage: The Long Run, EHS site. 

9. Do Dictatorships redistribute more? Journal of Comparative Economics, 47, 176-195, 2019 (with V. Sarantides). Media coverage: Medium.

10. The effect of culture on fiscal redistribution: Evidence based on genetic, epidemiological and linguistic data. Economics Letters, 160, 95-99, 2017 (with P. Kazakis and V. Sarantides).

11. Fiscal redistribution around elections when democracy is not "the only game in town". Public Choice, 168(3), 279-311, 2016 (with V. Sarantides).  Media coverage:  RES Media Briefings, Medium.

12. Income inequality and the tax structure: Evidence from developed and developing countries. Journal of Comparative Economics, 43(1), 138-154, 2015 (with A. Adam and T. Lapatinas).

13. Fiscal decentralization and public sector efficiency: Evidence from OECD countries. Economics of Governance, 15, 17-49, 2014 (with A. Adam and M. Delis).

14. The effect of globalization on capital taxation: What have we learned after 20 years of empirical studies? Journal of Macroeconomics, 35, 199-209, 2013 (with A. Adam and A. Lagou).

15. Does cabinet ideology matter for the structure of tax policies? European Journal of Political Economy, 28 (4), 620-635, 2012 (with K. Angelopoulos and G. Economides).

16. Strategic Fiscal Interaction among OECD countries.  Public Choice, 147 (3), 459-480, 2011.

17. Are Democratic Governments More Efficient? European Journal of Political Economy, 27 (1), 75-86, 2011 (with A. Adam and M. Delis).

18. Public Sector Efficiency: Leveling the Playing Field Between OECD Countries. Public Choice, 146 (1), 163-183, 2011 (with A. Adam and M. Delis).

19. Firing Restrictions, Government Growth, Immigration and the NAIRU: Evidence from fifteen OECD countries. LABOUR, 24, 441-455, 2010 (with D.  Hatzinikolaou).

20. The Role of International Public Goods in Tax Cooperation. CESifo Economic Studies, 56, 278-299, 2010 (with A. Philippopoulos).

21. Tax-Spending Policies and Economic Growth: Theoretical Predictions and Evidence from the OECD. European Journal of Political Economy, 23 (4), 885-902, 2007 (with K. Angelopoulos and G. Economides).

22. Tax Policies in a Globalized World: Is it Politics After All?  Public Choice, 133 (3-4), 321-341, 2007 (with A. Adam).

Book chapters

1. Μακροχρόνια δημόσια οικονομικά και δημοσιονομική ικανότητα του ελληνικού κράτους (κοινή με Φ. Κουτεντάκη) στο Κ. Κωστής, Α. Κακριδής, 200 Χρόνια Ελληνικής Οικονομίας: Μεταξύ Κράτους και Αγοράς. Alpha Bank και Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος, 2024. [fiscal data]

2. On the persistence of public sector efficiency and the role of historical institutional quality (with K. Angelopoulos) in A. Afonso, J.Jalles, A.Venâncio (eds.) Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

3. Inequality in landownership, democracy and progressive taxation: Evidence from historical data (with M. Poulima) in D.D. Thomakos, K.I. Nikolopoulos (eds.), Taxation in Crisis, 43-72, Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, 2017.

4. How Harmful is International Tax Competition? (with A. Philippopoulos) in G. Korres (ed.), Regionalisation, Growth, and Economic Integration, 59-73, Physica-Verlag HD, Springer, 2007.

5. Is international tax competition really harmful? A general equilibrium model with asymmetric countries (with A. Philippopoulos) in B. Batavia and P. Nandakumar (eds.), Globalization: Capital Flows, Competition, and Regulation, 155-173, Toronto: APF Press, 2007. 

Policy Reports

Thematic Report on Financing Social Protection –Cyprus.  ESPN, European Commission, 2019. (with C. Koutsampelas and S. Andreou)