Kostas Koufopoulos

Kostas Koufopoulos is Professor of Finance at the University of Sussex Business School. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and previously held academic positions at the University of Warwick, University of Piraeus, University of Leicester, and University of York. He is fluent in English and Greek, with professional peer-review capabilities in both languages.

His research focuses on three interconnected domains: Banking (examining competition, regulation, and capital structures), Corporate Finance (debt markets, security design, and asymmetric information), and Market Microstructure (information precision and mechanism design). His work consistently addresses information asymmetries in financial decision-making.

Publication analysis reveals sustained research output through 2025, with core themes including: credit market imperfections, optimal security design under information asymmetry, bank regulatory impacts, and corporate debt dynamics. Methodological emphasis spans theoretical modeling and empirical finance.