Petros Varthalitis

Petros Varthalitis serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics within the School of Economic Sciences at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). His academic trajectory includes significant roles at the Economic and Social Research Institute (Ireland), University of Glasgow, and Scottish Fiscal Commission, complemented by a visiting scholar position at the Central Bank of Greece. His institutional affiliations demonstrate deep engagement with European fiscal policy institutions and central banking frameworks.

Dr. Varthalitis specializes in theoretical and applied macroeconomics, with concentrated expertise in fiscal and monetary policy analysis using Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models for both open and closed economies. His research portfolio critically examines fiscal and currency unions, debt consolidation mechanisms, and structural reforms in public finance. Methodologically, he integrates advanced modeling techniques including Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian (HANK) frameworks and machine learning applications to address contemporary economic challenges.

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications (2020-2025) reveals three dominant research clusters: Euro Area fiscal architecture (debt sustainability, HANK modeling, fiscal spillovers), crisis response economics (comparative analysis of Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 impacts, intangible investment dynamics), and methodological innovations (machine learning for economic data construction, asymmetric link functions in risk modeling). His work consistently bridges academic rigor with policy relevance, particularly regarding fiscal policy design in monetary unions.

Dr. Varthalitis maintains active contributions to policy institutions including the Economic and Social Research Institute and Scottish Fiscal Commission. His scholarly output appears in premier journals such as Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control and International Journal of Central Banking, alongside authoritative edited volumes from Cambridge University Press and MIT Press. While his research demonstrates significant policy impact, specific grant funding details and student mentorship activities are not documented in the available materials.