Dr. Kostas Mouratidis
Room 414
Tel +44 (0)114 22 23420
Fax +44 (0)114 22 23458
email : k.mouratidis@sheffield.ac.uk
Biography
Kostas joined the department in September 2008. He received his PhD and MSc from Birmingham University. He previously held positions at the National Institute of Economics and Social Research in London (NIESR) and Lecturer in Finance at Swansea University. Kostas has previous held an internship at Fiscal Policy Division of the European Central Bank.
Teaching
"I currently teach Applied Macroeconomics, Monetary Economic and Further Econometrics. Applied Macroeconomics explores issues concerning the behaviour of the exchange rate. The aim of this module is to help students develop critical thinking and an independent viewpoint about topical policy discussions such as currency crises. Monetary Economics focus on the main challenges that central banks face. The module explores issues relating to the impact of credibility on policy outcomes. Thus, we analyze the interaction between market expectations and policy decisions. We also underline the effects of various types of uncertainty on the implementation of monetary policy. Further econometrics introduces students to the main problems that empirical studies face. Students become familiar with the problem of endogeneity and the econometric methods required to solve this problem. The aim of this module is twofold. First, it will enable to understand empirical academic papers. Second, it will give students the confidence to conduct empirical studies on their own."
- ECN218 Applied Macroeconomics
- ECN219 Econometrics and Research Methods
- ECN6660 Monetary Economics and Dynamic Optimisation
Research Summary
My research focuses on two areas: Economic forecasting and Monetary Economics. In the area of economic forecasting, I evaluate the forecast performance of forecasters using survey data. Alternatively, in the area of monetary economic, I analyze monetary policy preferences and the policy decision of central banks. I would be interested in supervising PhD students in these areas.