Emmanuel Petrakis

Emmanuel Petrakis is currently a Visiting Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He previously held the position of Professor of Industrial Organization and Policy at the Department of Economics, University of Crete (1998–2023). He has also served as a Visiting Professor at Erasmus University (Netherlands) and holds a PhD in Economics from UCLA, alongside degrees from Athens University of Economics and Business and the National Technical University of Athens.

His research focuses on Industrial Organization Theory, Labor Economics, Environmental Economics, and Digital Economy. Notable contributions include studies on market structures, corporate social responsibility, and bargaining dynamics in unionized markets. Petrakis has authored over 60 publications in top journals, accumulating 1,200+ citations and an h-index of 20 (Scopus).

His work explores topics such as vertical contracts, R&D investments, and environmental policy in imperfect markets. He served as Associate Editor of the European Economic Review (2003–2012).