RESEARCH

WORK IN PROGRESS

“Housing and Entrepreneurs” with Patrick Macnamara and Myroslav Pidkuyko

WORKING PAPERS

1. “Hosts or Hostages? Macroprudential Policy and Inward M&As” with Christos Kotsogiannis

2. “The Bank-Lending Channel of Macroprudential Policy: Evidence from Cross-Border Bank Flows” with Josefina Fabiani

3. “The Currency Composition Channel of Monetary Policy and the Role of  Macroprudential  Regulation” with Christos S. Savva

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. “Crime in the era of COVID-19: Evidence from England” with Maria Paola Rana (2023) Journal of Regional Science 63(5), 110-1130.

2. “Domestic or Foreign Currency? Remittances and the Composition of Deposits and Loans” with Salvatore Capasso (2019) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 160, 168-183

3. “Volatile Capital Flows and Economic Growth: The Role of Banking Supervision” (2019) Journal of Financial Stability 40, 77-93

4. “A Theory of Organized Crime, Corruption and Economic Growth” with Keith Blackburn and Maria Paola Rana (2017) Economic Theory Bulletin 5(2), 227-245

5. “An Empirical Analysis of Organized Crime, Corruption and Economic Growth” with Keith Blackburn and Maria Paola Rana (2017) Annals of Finance 13, 273-298

6. “Corruption, Fiscal Policy, and Growth: A Unified Approach” with Sugata Ghosh (2017) BE Journal of Macroeconomics (Advances) 17(2), 1-19

7. “Demographic Transition and Economic Welfare: The Role of In-Cash and In-Kind Transfers” with Stephen M. Miller (2015) Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 58, 84-92

8. “Innovation, Public Capital, and Growth” with Pierre-Richard Agénor (2015) Journal of  Macroeconomics, 44, 252‐275 

9. “What is Driving Financial Dollarization in Transition Economies? A Dynamic Factor Analysis” with Kundan N. Kishor (2015) Macroeconomic Dynamics 19, 816-835

10. “The Persistent Effect of Colonialism on Corruption” with Luis Angeles (2015) Economica 82, 319-349

11. “Optimal Taxation and Growth with Public Goods and Costly Enforcement” with Pierre-Richard Agénor (2014) Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 23(4), 425-454

12. “Institutions and Financial Dollarization: Indirect Effects based on a Policy Experiment” with Christos S. Savva (2013) Economics Letters 121(3), 405-410

13. “Crime, Fertility, and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence” with Vea Papadopoulou (2013) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 91, 101-121

14. “Macroeconomic Uncertainty, Inflation and Growth: Regime-Dependent Effects in the G7” with Christos S. Savva (2013) Journal of Macroeconomics 35, 81-92

15. “Humanitarian Aid, Fertility, and Economic Growth” (2012) Economica 79, 27-61

16. “The Allocation of Public Expenditure and Economic Growth” with Pierre-Richard Agénor (2011) Manchester School 79(4), 899-931

17. “Nominal Uncertainty and Inflation: The Role of European Union Membership” with Christos S. Savva (2011) Economics Letters 112(1), 26-30

18. “Financial Dollarization and European Union Membership” (2010) International Finance 13(2), 257-282

19. “Business Cycle Synchronization of the Euro Area with the New and Negotiating Member Countries” with Christos S. Savva and Denise R. Osborn (2010) International Journal of Finance and Economics 15(3), 288-306

20. “The Allocation of Volatile Aid and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence” with Dimitrios Varvarigos (2009) European Journal of Political Economy 25, 447-462

21. “Financial Dollarization: Short-Run Determinants in Transition Economies” with Christos S. Savva (2009) Journal of Banking and Finance 33, 1860-1873

22. “Aid Effectiveness: The Role of the Local Elite” with Luis Angeles (2009) Journal of Development Economics 90(1), 120-134

23. “The Optimal Public Expenditure Financing Policy: Does the Level of Economic Development Matter?” with Niloy Bose and Jill Holman (2007) Economic Inquiry 45(3), 433-452

24. “Financing Government Expenditures in an Open Economy” with Jill Holman (2006) Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 30(8), 1315-1337

OTHER PUBLICATIONS (BOOK CHAPTERS & POLICY BRIEFS)

1. “Avoiding the Trap: An Empirical Investigation” (2022) in Avoiding the Middle-Income Trap: Challenges and Policy Responses for Africa, ed. by Emmanuel Pinto Moreira, African Development Bank, MIT Press

2. “Volatile Capital Flows and Economic Growth: The Role of Macro-prudential Regulation” (2016) FERDI Policy Brief, no. 146 

IMPACT CASE STUDY

REF2021: “Building analytical capacity, informing monetary and macroprudential policy, and strengthening policy frameworks in central banks in Middle Income Countries” with Pierre-Richard Agénor 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

1. “European Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society” Local Organizing Committee Chair (17-19 December 2023), Manchester

2. “REStud Tour 2022” Local Organizing Committee Chair (9-10 May 2022), Manchester

3. “Economics Policies for Economic Imbalances: Institutions, Actors and Emerging Issues” Special Session Organizer (28-29 September 2018), Naples

4. “International Panel Data Conference” Local Organizing Committee Member (7-8 July 2017), Thessaloniki

GRANTS

1. “Financial Volatility, Macroprudential Regulation and Economic Growth in Low-Income Countries” Principal Co-Investigator (2014-2016). Funding Body: DFID/ESRC Growth Research Programme

2. “Rethinking Finance for Stability and Development” Co-Investigator (2013-2016). Funding Body: European Union