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Background

Prior to joining Cranfield, Constantinos held both full-time and part-time academics posts at various universities in the UK and Greece. He has also been a Visiting Professor at Universities in Germany, Holland, France, Oman, Kuwait and Switzerland. He was also a research associate at the Confederation of Greek Labour where he delivered training programmes for trade union members as well as a consultant for the Doctorate in Professional Studies programmes in the UK. In 2014 he co-developed an internationally acclaimed Index on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement that provides an assessment of the risks associated with protecting intellectual property across 49 countries.


Current activities

Professor Constantinos Alexiou is a Professor of Macroeconomics and Policy at Cranfield School of Management where he delivers Economics and Business related courses across the full range of the School's postgraduate and post-experience executive management programmes. The focus of his research revolves inter alia around Applied Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Policy, International Finance, Patent Systems, Heterodox Economics. He has authored over 100 publications in academic journals such as the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Contributions to Political Economy, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of World Business, International Business Review, etc. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Economics, and a member of the European economic forum for alternative economic policy in EU. He is a frequent contributor to many international conferences. 


Publications

Articles In Journals

Conference Papers

  • Subramanian L, Alexiou C, Nellis JG, Steele P & Tolani F (2019) Human capital and economic growth - challenges and prospects for the Nigerian economy. In: 35th Business and Economics Society International, Vienna, 6-9 July 2019.
  • Lubis, A, Alexiou C & Nellis J (2018) Payment System Innovations and Financial Intermediation: The Case of Indonesia. In: Conference on Fintech, Social Finance, and Financial Stability Asian Development Bank Institute, The School of Management and Economics and Shenzhen Finance Institute, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 11-12 December 2018.
  • Lubis A, Alexiou C & Nellis J (2017) Implementation of monetary and macroprudential policies: a critical review. In: 31st Business and Economics Society International Conference, 2017, Crete, 6-9 July 2017.
  • Alexiou C & Nellis J (2016) Government expenditure multiplier and economic growth: empirical evidence. In: 29th Business and Economics Society International Conference, Ljubljana, 6-9 July 2016.
  • Alexiou C, Nellis J & Papageorgiadis N (2016) The Effects of IPR Enforcement Strength and FDI on Economic Growth. In: International Conference on Advances in Management, Economics and Entrepreneurship (ICAMEE 2016), Toronto, 25-26 December 2016.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis J. (2015) FDI as a Facilitator of the Effect of Patent Enforcement. In: AIB-UKI Main Conference, Manchester, 16-18 April 2015.
  • Alexiou C & Nellis J (2015) Gauging the Impact of Institutions on Economic Performance of Sudan: Evidence From an ARDL Cointegration Approach. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Las Vegas, 10-13 January 2015.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis J (2015) On Patent Legislation, Patent Enforcement and Economic Growth: Evidence from Panel Data Estimation. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Las Vegas, 9-12 January 2015.
  • Vardalachakis Ι, Alexiou C & Tsaliki P (2015) Sectoral Employment Elasticities for the Greek Economy: A Panel Data Analysis. In: Annual Conference on Reconstruction of Production in Greece: Study the Past, Plan for the Future, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,, 26-28 November 2015.
  • Alexiou C & Nellis J (2015) The Post-mortem of Austerity. The Greek Experience. In: 10th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, Athens, 20-23 July 2015.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Cross A (2014) International Patent Systems Strength 1998-2011. In: European Group for Organizational Studies Conference, Rotterdam, 5-7 July 2014.
  • Alexiou C & Al-Moulani A (2014) The Role of the Banking Sector Development in Economic Growth and Stability in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Abu Dhabi, 15-18 January 2014.
  • Alexiou C & Nellis J (2013) What Can Managers Learn from Economists?. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Perth, 7-10 January 2013.
  • Alexiou C & Nellis J (2013) The Declining Competitiveness of the Greek Economy: Who Is To Blame?. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Perth, 7-10 January 2013.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Cross A & Alexiou C (2012) International Patent Protection and Enforcement Levels: 1998-2011. In: Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Conference, Liverpool, 3-5 March 2012.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Cross A (2011) The Effects of Intellectual Property Rights on International Business Activity. In: 9th International Conference on Multinational Enterprises, Chinese Culture University, 5 March 2011.
  • Alexiou C Investment Decisions and Intra-Capitalist Conflicts Revisited: Robust Empirical Evidence from the UK.. In: Business and Economics Society International Conference, Florence, 6-9 July 2014.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis J Ethical Considerations Of The Post-TRIPS Effect Of Stronger Patent Protection And Enforcement On Economic Growth. In: Academy of International Business UK & Ireland Conference, York, 10-12 April 2014.

Books

  • Nellis JG & Alexiou C (2015) Macroeconomics in a Global Context. ebook.
  • Papageorgiadis N, Cross A & Alexiou C (2013) Do National Intellectual Property Rights Regimes Influence the Entry Mode Choice of Firms?. In: Multinational Strategies and the Changing World Economy, Academy of Performance Measurement., p. 401-438.
  • Alexiou C (2010) An Introductory Note on Econometrics: Basic Concepts. Germany: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
  • Alexiou C (2007) Seeking to Redress the Balance Between Capital Stock and Unemployment: Empirical Evidence from 14 EU countries. In: Global Economic Integration and Inequality, Serials Publications.
  • Alexiou C (2005) Public Spending, Social Cohesion, and Economic Growth. In: Economic Change and Social Disparities: A Challenge in the Beginning of the 21st Century, Typothito, Athens.