Nikiforos Laopodis
Nikiforos T. Laopodis is a Visiting Professor at the Gabelli School of Business’ Finance Department. He joined the school in August 2024. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics/Finance from The Catholic University of America, DC, in 1991 and a Master’s degree from Morgan State University, MD, in 1986. His undergraduate studies were in the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, when he earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1983. His areas of expertise are finance (investments and capital markets) and financial econometrics. His research included topics such as monetary and fiscal policies, stock markets and bond markets. He is currently working on global risks and their implications on all aspects of economic, social, and financial life. He has written two textbooks, one in investments (titled, Understanding Investments: Theories and Strategies, 2nd edition, 2020) and another in financial economics/econometrics (titled, Financial Economics and Econometrics, 1st edition, 2022). He is currently writing a third textbook on global financial markets. His research has appeared in tier-1 finance and economics journals such as the Journal of International Money and Finance, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, the Journal of Financial Stability, Oxford Economic Papers and more. He has taught a number of finance and economics courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is also doing an online MBA course at the University of London-Queen Mary. Finally, he has extensive administrative experience by serving in various capacities at several universities in the US and Greece in which he has been working in the past.