Dr Demetris Koursaros is Assistant Professor in the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping (CFS) at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) since 2012. He is the Erasmus coordinator of the CFS department and coordinator of the inter-departmental program in management, which runs in cooperation with both departments of the School of Management and Economics. He holds a Bachelor in Economics, (Honors) from the Department of Economics of the University of Cyprus. He holds 2 postgraduate degrees from Columbia University (MA and MPhil) and a PhD in Macroeconomics and Finance from Columbia University, New York.His main research interests are macroeconomics and monetary policy as well as topics in labor economics and finance. Most of his work focuses in business cycles and specifically investigates ways to mitigate recessions and boost economic growth. In addition, he investigates unemployment and inflation responses during and after a crisis with a focus on policy recommendations that can reverse the adverse effects, especially on the labor market. He is also a board member of the Cyprus Finance Corporation where he is a member of the risk committee and head of the technology committee that oversees the technological upgrade of the firm. He is also a member of a committee that serves as an adviser to members of the parliament in topics in economics and finance for policy analysis. For more details: CV
