Biography

Alex Mandilaras graduated with a BSc in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business in 1996. Following completion of an MA degree in Financial and Business Economics at the University of Essex in 1998, he embarked on a PhD with a full scholarship at the University of Surrey. He received his PhD in 2001 and, in the same year, the awarding institution appointed him as a lecturer in economics. Since then he has published several articles in refereed economics journals. He has also held part-time positions at NYU London and Santa Clara University in California.

 Alex's CV

Research Interests

Alex's research agenda focuses on international finance. On the main, he works on issues related to the balance of payments. He has published -or is currently working- on the following topics:

• Exchange rate regimes
• Currency crises and contagion
• International reserves
• Capital flows 
• Public debt management
• Foreign exchange

Publications

• 'Is There a Beijing Consensus on International Macroeconomic Policy?' (2012) World Development, forthcoming. (With G. Bird and H. Popper)
• 'Once Bitten: The Effect of IMF Programs on Subsequent Reserve Behaviour'. (2011) Review of Development Economics, Vol. 15, pp 264-278. (With G. Bird.)
• 'A Markov Switching Analysis of Contagion in the EMS'. (2010) Journal of International Money & Finance, Vol. 29, pp 1062-1075. (With G. Bird)
• 'Revisiting Mrs. Machlup's Wardrobe: the Accumulation of International Reserves, 1992-2001'. (2010) Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 17, pp 467-471. (With G. Bird)
• 'Capital Flows, Capitalization, and Openness in Emerging East Asian Economies'. (2009) Review of International Economics, Vol. 17, pp 734-750. (With H. Popper)
• 'What Determines the Implementation of IMF Programs?', (2008) World Development, Vol 36, pp 1493-1513. (With G. Bird and O. Arpac)
• 'Foreign Exchange Pressures in Latin America: Does Debt Matter?', (2008) Journal of International Development, Vol 55, pp 613-627. (With G. Bird)
• 'Public Debt Maturity and Currency Crises'. (2008) Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol 55, No. 1, pp 79-106. (With P. Levine and J. Wang)

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Teaching

• Derivatives Markets, 2011-12
• International Finance, 2011-12
• Theory of Finance, 2011-12

All relevant teaching materials are on ULearn

Departmental Duties

• Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Discussion Papers Coordinator