Dimitrios Bakas

Dimitrios Bakas is an Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University. He serves as an Associate Editor for Economic Issues and holds a Research Fellowship at the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA).

• Current role: Associate Professor (2021–present)
• Previous roles: Senior Lecturer (2017–2021), Lecturer (2015–2017)
• Professional affiliations: UK Higher Education Academy (HEA), RCEA

Research Focus: Empirical Macroeconomics and Applied Econometrics, with emphasis on macro-financial linkages, inflation dynamics, labor market fluctuations, and commodity price volatility. His work explores how economic uncertainty, financial crises, and policy shocks affect global markets and growth trajectories.

Article Trends: His publications (2012–2025) span commodity markets, macroeconomic uncertainty, financialization, and labor dynamics, with recurring themes in econometric modeling and policy implications for international economies.

Scientific Contributions:

• Developed frameworks for understanding commodity price volatility as leading economic indicators
• Analyzed microcredit impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Investigated unemployment hysteresis and labor reallocation mechanisms
• Examined trade disintegration effects post-NAFTA
• Contributed to financialization theory through credit-debt paradox analysis