Dr Chrysovalantis Vasilakis is Associate Professor(Senior Lecturer) at Bangor University, Department of Business. He has obtained his PhD in Economics in 2013 from Universite Catholque de Louvain. He is also Research Associate at Institute of Economic and Social Research- (IRES)-Universite Catholique de Louvain and The management and Decision Laboratory (MDE-LAB) of the University of Aegean, Department of Financial Engineering and Management. He is Research affiliate  in IZA.

His research interests are in analytics and applied Econometrics with applications in Migration, Health, Sports,History, Finance, Banking, Management and Accounting.  He is also interested in OR, Genetic algorithms, Machine learning, Forecasting, Number theory and Partial differential equations.

He belongs to Tax and Welfare group and the Institute of European Finance-Banking group in Bangor. 

-Director of Forelab

- Chair of Ethics

Email: C.vasilakis@bangor.ac.uk

Bangor Business School

Hen Goleg, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, LL57 2DG

Office:Room 1.06, Hen Goleg

• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
  2015
• PhD: Phd in Economics and Management
  Université Catholique de Louvain,

Postgraduate Teaching: 

• Financial Econometrics (ASB-4408)

Undergraduate Teaching:

• Competition and Strategy (ASB-3144)
• Advanced Econometrics (ASB-3151)

Bangor University: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education

Supervision of Phd Students: 

• Guan Wang: Essays in Machine Learning with Applications in Finance (Graduated) 
• Yupeng Zhang: Essays in Finance and Chinese Economy 

2024

• CyhoeddwydDo female CEOs handle crises better? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic+
  Vasilakis, C. & Thornton, J., Medi 2024, Yn: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 3, t. 158-171
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydForecasting the effective reproduction number during a pandemic: COVID-19 Rt forecasts, governmental decisions and economic implications
  Vasilakis, C. & Nikolopoulos, K., 10 Ion 2024, Yn: IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 35, 1, t. 65-81
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuInterpersonal population diversity in the Bank Boardroom and corporate misconduct
  Vasilakis, C. & Thornton, J., 9 Gorff 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Journal of Accounting Literature.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe impact of finance on income inequality: A threshold analysis
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 22 Mai 2024, Yn: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 2
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuWhy do Banks acquire FinTech? The Role of Board Cultural Diversity
  Alessio, R. & Vasilakis, C., 22 Meh 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: British Accounting Review. 101424.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2023

• CyhoeddwydBank regulations and surges and stops in credit: panel evidence
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Awst 2023, Yn: Journal of Financial Stability. 67, 101134.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMore foreign aid, less financial development
  Altunbas, Y., Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 1 Tach 2023, Yn: Economia Internazionale/International Economics. 76, 4, t. 495-528 34 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydOperational Research in the time of COVID-19: the ‘science for better’ or worse in the absence of hard data
  Nikolopoulos, K., Tsinopoulos, C. & Vasilakis, C., Chwef 2023, Yn: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 74, 2, t. 448-449
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Sylw/Dadl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe Effects of Exposure to Refugees on Crime: Evidence from the Greek Islands
  Rigissa Megalokonomou & Vasilakis, C., Tach 2023, Yn: European Economic Review.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2021

• CyhoeddwydForecasting and planning during a pandemic: COVID-19 growth rates, supply chain disruptions, and governmental decisions
  Nikolopoulos, K., Punia, S., Schäfers, A., Tsinopoulos, C. & Vasilakis, C., 1 Ebr 2021, Yn: European Journal of Operational Research. 290, 1, t. 99-115 17 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydStochastic petropolitics: the dynamics of institutions in resource-dependent economies
  Boucekkine, R., Prieur, F., Vasilakis, C. & Zou, B., 1 Ion 2021, Yn: European Economic Review. 131, 103610.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2020

• CyhoeddwydBirthplace Diversity and Economic Growth: Evidence from the US States in the Post-World War II Period
  Vasilakis, C., Docquier, F., Turrati, R. & Valette, J., Maw 2020, Yn: Journal of Economic Geography. 20, 2, t. 321-354
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydDo fiscal rules reduce government borrowing costs in developing countries?
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 13 Hyd 2020, Yn: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 25, 4, t. 499-510
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydProtecting the Mental Health of Future Adults: Disentangling the Determinants of Adolescent Bullying Victimisation
  Chrysanthou, G. M. & Vasilakis, C., Mai 2020, Yn: Social Science and Medicine. 253, 112942.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2019

• CyhoeddwydNegative policy interest rates and exchange rate behavior: Further results
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Meh 2019, Yn: Finance Research Letters. 29, t. 61-67
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydReap What You Sow: Agricultural Technology, Urbanization and Structural Change
  Danny McGowan & Vasilakis, C., Tach 2019, Yn: Research Policy. 48, 9
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2018

• CyhoeddwydFiscal rules and Government borrowing costs: International evidence
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Ion 2018, Yn: Economic Inquiry. 56, 1, t. 446-459
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMassive Migration and Elections: Evidence from the Refugee Crisis in Greece
  Vasilakis, C., Meh 2018, Yn: International Migration. 56, 3
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2017

• CyhoeddwydDoes talent migration increase inequality? A quantitative assessment in football labour market
  Vasilakis, C., 31 Rhag 2017, Yn: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 85, December, t. 150-166
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydFighting poverty and child malnutrition: on the design of foreign aid policies
  Vasilakis, C., Rhag 2017, Yn: Macroeconomic Dynamics. 21, 8, t. 1935-1956 22 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydHow should we estimate value-relevance models? Insights from European data
  Onali, E., Ginesti, G. & Vasilakis, C., Medi 2017, Yn: British Accounting Review. 49, 5, t. 460-473
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydInflation targeting and the cyclicality of monetary policy
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Chwef 2017, Yn: Finance Research Letters. 20, t. 296-302
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe impact of fiscal rules on sovereign risk premia: International evidence
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Chwef 2017, Yn: Finance Research Letters. t. 63-67
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2016

• CyhoeddwydDoes inflation targeting reduce sovereign risk? Further evidence
  Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Awst 2016, Yn: Finance Research Letters. 18, August, t. 237-241
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2014

• CyhoeddwydInternational migration and the propagation of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
  Docquier, F., Vasilakis, C. & Tamfutu Munsi, D., 31 Ion 2014, Yn: Journal of Health Economics. 35, t. 20-33
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2013

• CyhoeddwydRecursive predictive tests for structural change of long-memory ARFIMA processes with unknown break points
  Wang, S. H. & Vasilakis, C., 2013, Yn: Economics Letters. 118, 2, t. 389-392
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2012

• CyhoeddwydThe social economic impact of AIDS: Accounting for intergenerational transmission, productivity and fertility
  Vasilakis, C., 2012, Yn: Economic Modelling. 29, 2, t. 369-381
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2023

• Response to UK Parliament Welsh Affairs Committee's Call for Evidence on the Impact of Population Change in Wales

  22 Medi 2023

  Cysylltau:

  • https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/125037/pdf/
  Gweithgaredd: Arall (Cyfrannwr)

2022

• Ysgol Busnes Bangor (Sefydliad)

  Institute Of European Finance - Centre for Responsible Banking

  2022 →

  Cysylltau:

  • https://www.bangor.ac.uk/bbs/research
  Gweithgaredd: Aelodaeth o rwydwaith (Aelod)

• Board Interpersonal population Diversity, Corporate Social Responsibility and pollution: International Evidence

  01/04/2023 – 30/04/2025 (Wrthi'n gweithredu)

2023: Award  the Association of European Operational Research Societies (EURO) award for Best European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) paper in the Theory and Methodology category.

2023:  BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants: Sustainability Finance and Accounting

2022: AI methods for forecasting credit rating: Welsh Development Bank

2019: ESF 2019-20 (FEC £41,000): CI in Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESSII) funded Master by Research with industrial placement in 2025 Movement https://2025movement.org/  jointly with Professor K. Nikolopoulos (PI), Wrexham Glyndwr University and ClwydAlyn Housing for the period October 2019 to September 2020 on "Evaluating the effectiveness of current business practices for creating social enterprises: the case of 2025 Movement". (Acceptance in  November  2019)