George Karras
Professor Ph. D., The Ohio State University, 1990
Phone: (312) 996-2321 Fax: (312) 996-3344
E-Mail:gkarras@uic.edu
Homepage:http://www.uic.edu/~gkarras
Fields of Interest : Macroeconomics, International Economics, Econometrics
Selected Research :
"Foreign Aid and Long-Run Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence for Panel of Developing Economics." Journal of International Development, forthcoming
"Costs and Benefits of Dollarization: Evidence from North, Central, and South America," Journal of Economic Integration, Vol.17, No.3, September 2002, 502-516.
"Openness and the Effects of Monetary Policy," Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 1999, pp. 13-26
"Are the Output Effects of Monetary Policy Asymmetric? Evidence from a Sample of European Countries," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol 58, No 2, May 1996, pp. 267-278.
"Convergence Revisited," (with Paul Evans), Journal of Monetary Economics, Vol 37, No 2, April 1996, pp. 247-265.
"Sources of Business Cycles in Europe: 1960-1988. Evidence from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom," European Economic Review, Vol. 38, No 9, December 1994, pp. 1763-1778.
Current Research Interests:
Monetary Integration and Dollarization
Macroeconomic Effects of Trade Openness
Economic Growth
Other Significant Accomplishments :
Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
Who's Who in Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003
Associate Editor, International Economic Journal(areas: Monetary Economics, Marcoeconomics, International Finance)
Member, Advisory Board, Applied Econometrics and International Development
CBA Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1999
Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Award, 2000
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