Iordanis Petsas

Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
(646) 312-3471
iordanis.petsas@baruch.cuny.edu
http://ec.scranton.edu/petsas/home.htm
Education:
BS Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Economics 1997 MA University of Florida Economics 1999 PhD University of Florida Economics 2002
Areas of Expertise:
Primary: Economic growth and technological change, international economics, economic development Secondary: Econometrics, Microeconomics
Selected Publications:
"Sustained Comparative Advantage and Semi-Endogenous Growth" Review of Development Economics, forthcoming.
“Interdependence between U.S. and EU Goods, Money, and Foreign Markets and Spillover Effects,” with Ioannis N. Kallianiotis, Pennsylvania Economic Review, 16 (1), 2008, pp. 88-122.
“Public Policy Effectiveness on a Loss to Society Function and Inflation Dynamics,” with Ioannis N. Kallianiotis, Spoudai, 56 (2), June 2006, pp. 7-43.
“Process versus Product Innovation in Multiproduct Firms,” with Christos Giannikos, International Journal of Business and Economics, 4 (3), December 2005, pp. 231-248.
“Public Policy in a Dynamic Growth Model without Scale Effects”, with Ioannis N. Kallianiotis, Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, 7 (2), September 2005, pp. 224-228.
“The Dynamic Effects of General Purpose Technologies on Schumpeterian Growth,” Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 13 (5), 2003, pp. 577-605.
Academic Activities:
10th International Schumpeter Society Congress on “Innovation, Industrial Dynamics and Structural Evolution: Schumpeterian Legacies”; Milan, Italy, June 9-12, 2004.
Fall Mid-West International Economics Meetings, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, October 17-19, 2003.
Fall Mid-West International Economics Meetings, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, October 18-20, 2002.
9th International Schumpeter Society Congress on “Entrepreneurship, the New Economy, and Public Policy: Schumpeterian Perspectives”; Gainesville, Florida, March 28-30, 2002.
South-East Economic Theory & International Economics Conference; Florida International University, Miami, FL, November 16-18, 2001.
Professional Activities:
Reviewer for the Review of Development Economics, Southern Economic Journal,
Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Evolutionary Economics,
International Journal of Business and Economics,
Academy of International Business, Eastern Economic Journal, Bulletin of Economic Research, Ekonomia, Global Business & Economics Anthology (B&ESI).
Awards, Honors, etc.:
Professor of the Year Award in Economics, University of Scranton, 2005-2006
Kania School of Management Professor of the Year Award, University of Scranton, 2002-2003
Team Kania School of Management Award, University of Scranton, 2002-2003
Henry George Research Grant, University of Scranton, Spring 2003
University of Florida Presidential Recognition Award, April 2000
International Business Course Development Grant; Center for International Business Education and Research, (CIBER), University of Florida, Summer 2000
