Konstantinos Melas, Ph.D.
Maritime Economist
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Short Bio
Konstantinos D. Melas is 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 Shipping Market Behavioral Finance 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 and regularly participates in international academic conferences and EU-funded research projects. He is also a peer reviewer for top-ranked journals and actively collaborates with industry professionals to bridge the gap between theory and shipping practice.
Peer reviewed Publications
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...Volatility Spillovers among the Major Commodities: A Review
Co-authored with Anastasia Faitatzoglou, Nektarios Michail & Anastasia Artemiou. The paper has been published in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 9, 20, 2024. 17, no. 8: 365
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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