Th, Mar. 1

16:15-18:00 ; George Skiadopoulos ;University of Piraeus, Greece ;

Can the Evolution of Implied Volatility be forecasted? Evidence from European and Implied US Implied Volatility Indices

Th, Mar. 8

16:15-18:00 ; Sandra Cohen ;AUEB, Greece ;

Identifying the moderator factors of financial performance in Greek Municipalities

Th, Mar. 15

16:15-18:00 ; Seraina Anagnostopoulou ; Cass Business School, UK ;

R&D and Performance Persistence: Evidence from the UK

Tue, Mar. 20

13:00-15:00 Lunch ; Lawrence Summers Harvard University, USA

(by invitation only) ;

Major challenges and risks to the world economy and the business community in the years to come

Th, Mar. 22

16:15-18:00 ; Costas Koufopoulos ; University of Warwick, UK ;

Asymmetric Information, Heterogeneity in Risk Perceptions and Insurance: An Explanation to a Puzzle

Th, Mar. 29

16:15-18:00 ; Michael Bordo Rutgers Un., USA (on leave) Un. of Cambridge, UK ;

Foreign Capital and Economic Growth in the First Era of Globalization

EASTER  HOLIDAY

Th, Apr 19

16:315-18:00 ; Antonia Botsari ; University of Warwick, UK ;

Do Acquirers Overstate Earnings Prior to a Share-for-Share Bid?

Th, Apr 26

16:15-18:00 ; Meziane Lasfer ; Cass Business School, UK ;

Does cross-listing mitigate insider trading?

Th, May 3

16:15-18:00 ; Alessandro Sbuelz ; University of Verona, Italy ;

Systematic Equity-Based Credit Risk: A CEV Model with Jump to Default

Th, May 10

16:15-18:00 ; Helyette Geman ; Birkbeck College, UK ;

Mean-reversion in oil and natural gas prices

Th, May 17

16:15-18:00 ; Ilias Basioudis ; Aston University, UK ;

Big 4 Audit Fee Premiums for National and Office-Level Industry Leadership in the UK

Th, May 24

16:15-18:00 ; Panagiotis Staikouras ; University of Piraeus, Greece ;

Corporate (mis)governance? The case of Greece from a critical perspective

Th, May 31

16:15-18:00 ; Roberto De Santis ; European Central Bank, Germany ;

On the Determinants of Net International Capital Flows: A Global Perspective

Th, June 7

16:15-18:00 ; Christina Christou ; University of Piraeus, Greece ;

Testing for Output Convergence

Th, June 14

16:15-18:00 ; Robert Kollman  Free University of Brussels, Belgium ;

Return volatility and international portfolio choice

The seminars take place in the Main Auditorium, Ground Level,

University of Piraeus Main Building,

# 80 Karaoli-Demetriou street, Piraeus, Greece