A brief Introduction ...

Hi, my name is Vasileios Rafail Karaferis, though I go as ``Vasilis" for sort. I am a Teaching Fellow in Economics at the University of Warwick. Before joining Warwick, I worked as a Stipendiary Fellow (fixed-term lecturer) in Economics at the University of Edinburgh (2023- 2026). I hold a PhD in Economics, from the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. My PhD thesis "Essays on Contemporary Monetary and Fiscal Policies" was funded by the ESRC- Open Competition Award (2019- 2023).

My research primarily focuses on the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy in heterogeneous agent New Keynesian (HANK) economies. More broadly, I am particularly interested in research questions at the intersection of macro-labour, macro-finance, and policy. I am especially drawn to understanding how labour market structures and financial frictions shape macroeconomic outcomes, and how these, in turn, influence the distribution of income and wealth.

I also hold an Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) through the Developing as a Teacher in Higher Education programme, and I have just finished my PGcert in Academic Practice at the Univeveristy of Edinburgh (waiting for gradtuation) leading to Fellowship status in Advanced HEA.