Konstantinos Melas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Maritime Economics, University of Piraeus
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Short Bio
Konstantinos D. Melas is an Assistant Professor of Maritime Economics at the University of Piraeus and a Postdoctoral Researcher in Supply Chain Finance at the University of Western Macedonia. His academic expertise lies in maritime economics, freight rate volatility, behavioral finance in shipping, and logistics management.
He holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Finance in Shipping Markets from the Cyprus University of Technology and an MSc in International Accounting and Finance from Bayes Business School, City, University of London.
His research explores the dynamics of global shipping markets, the impact of commodity prices on freight rates, economic policy uncertainty, and sentiment-driven behavior in maritime investment. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including International Economics, German Economic Review, Review of Behavioral Finance, and Maritime Economics & Logistics.
Konstantinos has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Greece and abroad, actively participates in international academic conferences and EU-funded research projects, serves as a peer reviewer for leading journals, and collaborates with industry professionals to bridge the gap between theory and shipping practice.
Peer reviewed Publications
Inflation in transit: The freight–PPI connection
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in Economics Letters Volume 256, October 2025, 112637
Read more...Baltic dry index forecasting using a neuro-fuzzy inference system
Co-authored with Ioanna Atsalaki, George Atsalakis and Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in Journal of Economics and Finance (2025): 1-28.
Read more...Measuring the impact of port congestion on containership freight rates
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in Maritime Transport Research. Volume 8, June 2025, 100130
Read more...Trade Uncertainty, Economic Policy Uncertainty and Shipping Costs
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail & Kyriaki Louca. The paper has been published in German Economic Review journal.
Read more...Geopolitical Risk and the LNG-LPG Trade
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy journal.
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Press releases
Shipping freight rates and inflation in the Euro Area
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail and Lena Cleanthous. The article was published in December's 2022 issue of SUERF Policy Brief, No 482.
Read more...Russian–Ukrainian war: How will the Greek ports be affected?
The article was published in the May/June 2022 issue of Greek Business File
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