Konstantinos Melas, Ph.D.
Maritime Economist
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Short Bio
Konstantinos Melas is a Programme leader of Business programmes at Metropolitan College (Thessaloniki, Greece) and a Post-doctoral researcher in Supply Chain Finance at the University of Western Macedonia (Kastoria, Greece). His research interests cover maritime economics, commodity markets, logistics and corporate finance. He has published his papers, in established refereed journals, such as, International Economics, Maritime Economics & Logistics, Review of Behavioral Finance, among others. He holds a Ph.D. in Commerce, Finance and Shipping from Cyprus University of Technology, a M.Sc. in International Accounting and Finance from City University, London and a B.Sc. in Economics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Before joining the academia, he has worked in junior managerial positions in the shipping and the asset management sectors.
Peer reviewed Publications
Containership new-building orders and freight rate shocks: A “wait and see” perspective
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics.
Read more...The relationship between shipping freight rates and inflation in the Euro Area
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail and Lena Cleanthous. The paper has been published in International Economics 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.
Read more...Container shipping trade and real GDP growth: A panel vector autoregressive approach
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail and Dimitris Batzilis . The paper has been published in Economics Bulletin. 2021. Vol. 41, Issue 2, p.304-315
Read more...Shipping markets in turmoil: An analysis of the Covid-19 outbreak and its implications
Co-authored with Nektarios Michail. The paper has been published in Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 7, September 2020, 100178.
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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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