Leonidas Zangelidis is a PhD candidate (Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, AUA) and a research economist (MSc in Economics, AUEB). He is interested in agricultural economics (commodity futures, international trade, and productivity), empirical research and analysis (applied econometrics), financial assets (commodity markets), and monetary economics (money demand, monetary policy). He has participated in several (international) conferences, such as the 26^th ICMAIF, the 8^th ASECU Youth (nominated for the Tsekouras Prize for young economists), and the 32^nd Panhellenic Statistics Conference.

Research experience

• Research economist | MATS project (Horizon 2020 - EU) | Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, GR | 01/2023 - 12/2023
• Data coordinator | University of Piraeus | 07/2022 – 09/2022
• Research economist (intern) | Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Athens, GR | 02/2019 – 06/2019

Academic credentials

• PhD Candidate | Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, GR | 01/2023 – onwards
• MSc in Economics | Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, GR | 09/2019 – 02/2021 | Final grade: 7.8/10 | Thesis: Modelling Money Demand Systems in Euro Area: A Cointegration and Forecasting Analysis | Thesis grade: 10/10
• BSc in Economics | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GR | 09/2014 – 02/2019 | Major: Applied economics | Final grade: 7.7/10

Language diplomas

• English| Certificate of Proficiency in English, Michigan (ECPE)
• French | Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF B2)

Publications

“The effects of trade networks, non-tariff measures and natural disasters on the international beef trade: a gravity approach”, 2024. Studies in Agricultural Economics, 126.1: 1-10. (Co-authored with A. N. Rezitis and S. Karytsas. Associated with the MATS project).

“The impact of COVID-19 infections on money demand: a cointegration analysis in the euro area”, 2023. International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 15.4: 478 – 501.

“Α quantitative analysis of agricultural production in Greece, 2004-2016", 2020. Agricultural Economics Review, 20.1: 13-27. (Co-authored with P. Prodromidis. Associated with the KEPE internship).

"Regional Productivity and Efficiency Growth in Greek Agriculture", 2019. SPOUDAI-Journal of Economics and Business, 69.4: 3-20. (Co-authored with I. Reziti. Associated with the KEPE internship).

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