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Curriculum Vitae Andreas A. Assiotis
Department of Economics 4 Lysistratou Street University of Cyprus Archangelos P.O. Box 20537 CY - 2333 Nicosia CY -1678 Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus Phone: + (357) 22- 893753 +357 (99) 888838 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.assiotis-andreas.com
Personal Date of Birth: 04/04/1983 Citizenship: Cypriot
Employment Faculty, Department of Economics, University of Cyprus September 2011 – present Academic Fellow, Department of Economics, Open University of Cyprus September 2012 – present Graduate Associate, Department of Economics, SIU August 2007 – May 2011
Professional Affiliation Board of Directors, Transparency International - Cyprus (NGO) October, 2012 – present
Contributing Editor, Anti-Corruption Research Network – Transparency International January, 2013 – present
Corruption Experts Network, ASK, Transparency International August, 2013 – present
Education Ph.D. in Economics, (Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USA) March 2011
Dissertation Chair: Kevin Sylwester (Chair), Sajal Lahiri M.Sc. in Economics, (Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USA) 2007
BA (Honors) in Management, (Southern Illinois University, Illinois, USA) 2006 Area of Concentration: Information Systems (I.S)
Fields of Specialization Fields: Macroeconomics, Economic Growth & Development, Financial and International Economics, Applied Econometrics
Research and Teaching Interests Research: Macroeconomics, Economic Development and Growth, Financial Economics, Applied Econometrics
Teaching: Macroeconomics, Money – Banking and Financial Markets, Economic Development, Growth, Financial Economics, Statistics
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Teaching Experience INSTRUCTOR
Banking Environment, Dept. of Economics, OUC Fall 2012 Macroeconomic Analysis, Dept. of Economics, UCY Fall 2012 Macroeconomic Theory, Dept. of Economics, UCY Spring 2012 Macroeconomics, Dept. of Economics, UCY Fall 2011 Introduction to Macroeconomics, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Spring 2011 Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Fall 2010 Introduction to Microeconomics, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Spring 2010 Introduction to Macroeconomics, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Fall 2009 Economic Development and Growth, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Summer 2009 Introduction to Microeconomics, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Spring 2009 Economics of Contemporary Social Issues, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Fall 2008
TEACHING ASSISTANT Economic Development and Growth, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Spring 2008 Money, Banking and Financial Markets, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Fall 2007
Publications Refereed Journal Articles
Andreas Assiotis, (2012) ''Corruption and Income'', Economics Bulletin, Vol. 32 No. 2 pp. 1404-1412
Under Review
1. “Do Good Institutions Lower the Benefit of Democratization?”, Revise and Resubmit requested by Economica (with Kevin Sylwester)
2. “Does Democratization Spur Growth? An examination over time and space”, Revise and Resubmit requested by The Economics of Transition (with Kevin Sylwester)
3. “Do the Effects of Corruption upon Growth Differ Across Political Regimes?”, Revise and Resubmit requested by the Review of Development Economics 2nd-prize Winner of the 2012 Anti-Corruption Research Competition of Transparency International
4. “Does Democracy Promote the Rule of Law?” (under Review) 5. “Short and Long-Term Effects of Democratization Upon Growth” (under Review)
Working Papers 1. International Technology Diffusion: The Role of Institutions (with M. Zachariadis and A. Savvides) 2. “Corruption, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Inflation Targeting” 3. “Corruption Correlates - the Case of Cyprus” 4. “ The Role of Corruption in the process of Financial Development” 5. “Corruption, Conflict and Institutions”
Honors and Awards Graduate Teacher of the Year Award, Dept. of Economics, SIUC (2 consecutive years) Graduate Teaching Assistantships, Dept. of Economics, SIUC Thomas and Chany Chung Endowed Scholarship, Dept. of Economics, SIUC University`s 25 Most Distinguished Seniors Award, SIUC Outstanding International Student Scholarship, SIUC
Referee for the following journals:
Public Choice, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Business Economics and Management
2010, 2011 2007 -2011
2009 - 2010 2006
2003 - 2006
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Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting, Finance, and Management Sciences
Conference Presentations and Workshops
“The channels through which Institutions Affect Economics Outcomes”, presented at School in Economic Growth, held by the Department of Economics at the Warwick University, UK, July 2013.
“Transparency within the financial sector”, presented at Debating on Europe’s Future Conference, held by The Economist, Cyprus, March 2013.
First Regional Workshop on EU Anti-Corruption Report, Held by the European Commission, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 2012. (Invited to represent Cyprus as a corruption expert)
“Do Good Institutions Lower the Benefit of Democratization?”, presented at the Economic Workshops, Department of Economics at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia, February 2013.
“Corruption correlates: The lessons from Cyprus”, presented at OBEGEF conference on Interdisciplinary Insights on Fraud and Corruption, Porto, Portugal, September 2012.
“Corruption and Income”, presented at the Annual Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance Conference, University of Crete, May 2012.
“Do the Effects of Corruption upon Growth Differ between Democracies and Dictatorships?”, presented at Midwest Economics Association Conference, Chicago, March 2010.
“Corruption and Growth under Alternative Political Regimes” (with K. Sylwester)., presented at Missouri Valley Economic Conference, St. Louis, October 2010.
“Do Good Institutions Lower the Benefit of Democratization?” (with K. Sylwester)., presented at Midwest Economics Association Conference, St. Louis, March 2011.
“Does Democratization Spur Growth? An Examination over Time and Space”, seminar at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, April 2010.
“My Experiences Teaching Economics Principles”, Vandeveer Seminar Series at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, November 2010.
“Financial Development and Economic Growth: A Panel Approach”, presented at Missouri Economics
Conference, University of Missouri – Columbia, March 2009.
Other Professional Affiliation American Economic Association, Royal Economic Society, European Economic Association. MEA, SEA.
Computer and Language Skills Computer skills: Mathematica, Matlab, LaTex, Eviews, SAS, SPSS, STATA, Microsoft Office Language skills: Greek, English (fluent)
Community Service American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Carbondale, May 2007, May 2008, November 2010, 2011
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References Prof. Kevin Sylwester Prof. Subhash C. Sharma Prof. Sajal Lahiri
Dissertation Supervisor Committee Member Committee Member
Department of Economics Department of Economics Department of Economics
Southern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, Il, 62901, U.S. Carbondale, Il, 62901, U.S. Carbondale, Il, 62901, U.S.
Phone: (618) 453 5075 Phone: (618) 453 5070 Phone: (618) 453 9472
Fax: (618) 453 2717 Fax: (618) 453 2717 Fax: (618) 453 2717
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