Christos Mavrodimitrakis

Dr. Christos Mavrodimitrakis is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the University of Reading's Department of Economics and a research fellow at the Data Analytics for Finance and Macro (DAFM) centre at King's College London. He holds a PhD in Economics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and an MSc in Economics from the University of York. His research focuses on macroeconomics, monetary policy, and political economy, emphasizing fiscal-monetary interactions, strategic policy design, and institutional frameworks in monetary unions.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• MSc in Economics, University of York, UK

Research Interests:

• Fiscal/monetary policy coordination in monetary unions
• Applied game theory in policy design
• Economics of the European Monetary Union
• Policy conflict and leadership

His work explores institutional design to mitigate policy conflicts and enhance stability in economic systems.

Awards:

• Full scholarship for the 6th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences (2017), funded by the Alexander Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

Advising & Grants:

• Co-supervisor for PhD candidates interested in macroeconomic policy, strategic interactions, and institutional design at the University of Reading.
• Collaborates with Dr. Alexander Mihailov on research and PhD supervision opportunities.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Group for Economic Analysis at Reading (GEAR) and the DAFM research centre at King's College London.