Overview
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
Additional Contact Information
Email: C.vasilakis@bangor.ac.uk
Bangor Business School
Hen Goleg, Bangor University, College Road, Bangor, LL57 2DG
Office:Room 1.06, Hen Goleg
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
2015 - PhD: Phd in Economics and Management
Université Catholique de Louvain,
Teaching and Supervision
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
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2024
- PublishedDo female CEOs handle crises better? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic+
Vasilakis, C. & Thornton, J., Sept 2024, In: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 3, p. 158-171
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedForecasting the effective reproduction number during a pandemic: COVID-19 Rt forecasts, governmental decisions and economic implications
Vasilakis, C. & Nikolopoulos, K., 10 Jan 2024, In: IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 35, 1, p. 65-81
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printInterpersonal population diversity in the Bank Boardroom and corporate misconduct
Vasilakis, C. & Thornton, J., 9 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Accounting Literature.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe impact of finance on income inequality: A threshold analysis
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 22 May 2024, In: Economics and Business Letters. 13, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printWhy do Banks acquire FinTech? The Role of Board Cultural Diversity
Alessio, R. & Vasilakis, C., 22 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Accounting Review. 101424.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
- PublishedBank regulations and surges and stops in credit: panel evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Financial Stability. 67, 101134.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMore foreign aid, less financial development
Altunbas, Y., Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 1 Nov 2023, In: Economia Internazionale/International Economics. 76, 4, p. 495-528 34 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedOperational 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., Feb 2023, In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 74, 2, p. 448-449
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review - PublishedThe Effects of Exposure to Refugees on Crime: Evidence from the Greek Islands
Rigissa Megalokonomou & Vasilakis, C., Nov 2023, In: European Economic Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
- PublishedForecasting 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 Apr 2021, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 290, 1, p. 99-115 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedStochastic petropolitics: the dynamics of institutions in resource-dependent economies
Boucekkine, R., Prieur, F., Vasilakis, C. & Zou, B., 1 Jan 2021, In: European Economic Review. 131, 103610.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
- PublishedBirthplace Diversity and Economic Growth: Evidence from the US States in the Post-World War II Period
Vasilakis, C., Docquier, F., Turrati, R. & Valette, J., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Economic Geography. 20, 2, p. 321-354
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDo fiscal rules reduce government borrowing costs in developing countries?
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., 13 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Finance and Economics. 25, 4, p. 499-510
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedProtecting the Mental Health of Future Adults: Disentangling the Determinants of Adolescent Bullying Victimisation
Chrysanthou, G. M. & Vasilakis, C., May 2020, In: Social Science and Medicine. 253, 112942.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2019
- PublishedNegative policy interest rates and exchange rate behavior: Further results
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jun 2019, In: Finance Research Letters. 29, p. 61-67
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedReap What You Sow: Agricultural Technology, Urbanization and Structural Change
Danny McGowan & Vasilakis, C., Nov 2019, In: Research Policy. 48, 9
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
- PublishedFiscal rules and Government borrowing costs: International evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Jan 2018, In: Economic Inquiry. 56, 1, p. 446-459
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMassive Migration and Elections: Evidence from the Refugee Crisis in Greece
Vasilakis, C., Jun 2018, In: International Migration. 56, 3
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2017
- PublishedDoes talent migration increase inequality? A quantitative assessment in football labour market
Vasilakis, C., 31 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 85, December, p. 150-166
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFighting poverty and child malnutrition: on the design of foreign aid policies
Vasilakis, C., Dec 2017, In: Macroeconomic Dynamics. 21, 8, p. 1935-1956 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHow should we estimate value-relevance models? Insights from European data
Onali, E., Ginesti, G. & Vasilakis, C., Sept 2017, In: British Accounting Review. 49, 5, p. 460-473
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedInflation targeting and the cyclicality of monetary policy
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Feb 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. 20, p. 296-302
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe impact of fiscal rules on sovereign risk premia: International evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Feb 2017, In: Finance Research Letters. p. 63-67
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2016
- PublishedDoes inflation targeting reduce sovereign risk? Further evidence
Thornton, J. & Vasilakis, C., Aug 2016, In: Finance Research Letters. 18, August, p. 237-241
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2014
- PublishedInternational migration and the propagation of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
Docquier, F., Vasilakis, C. & Tamfutu Munsi, D., 31 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Health Economics. 35, p. 20-33
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2013
- PublishedRecursive predictive tests for structural change of long-memory ARFIMA processes with unknown break points
Wang, S. H. & Vasilakis, C., 2013, In: Economics Letters. 118, 2, p. 389-392
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
2012
- PublishedThe social economic impact of AIDS: Accounting for intergenerational transmission, productivity and fertility
Vasilakis, C., 2012, In: Economic Modelling. 29, 2, p. 369-381
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
2023
- Response to UK Parliament Welsh Affairs Committee's Call for Evidence on the Impact of Population Change in Wales
22 Sep 2023
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Activity: Other (Contributor)
2022
- Bangor Business School (Organisational unit)
Institute Of European Finance - Centre for Responsible Banking
2022 →
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Activity: Membership of network (Member)
Projects
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01/04/2023 – 30/04/2025 (Active)
Other Grants and Projects
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)