The Laboratory of Applied Economics and Finance supports the educational and research needs of the Department in the following fields:
- Analysis and Evaluation of the International Macro and Micro Environment
- Monitoring of Critical Issues in International Economics – Finance
- Applied Corporate Finance
- Money – Capital Markets & Intermediate Financial Institutions
- Modern Financial Tools & Innovations
- Strategies of Asset Management Funds – Hedge Funds
- Analysis and Management of Financial Risks
- Financial Derivatives Applications
- Mergers, Acquisitions, Corporate Restructuring
- Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Shipping Finance
- Dynamic Quantitative Methods and Econometric Models
Core Aims of the Laboratory of Applied Economics and Finance:
- support and further development of teaching and research requirements at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the Department and the University of the Aegean,
- educational and applied research collaboration with domestic and international Research Centres, Academic Institutions and Universities in joint or complementary research fields, targeting scientific synergies and diffusion of research output,
- organization of scientific activities and events (lectures, congresses, summer schools etc.), for the promotion of research collaboration with members of the international academic community,
- publication of international research papers in top academic journals and participation in international conferences and workgroups,
- study and understanding of market needs and submission of focused proposals for most effective application and support of financial management,
- composition and proposal of alternative policy recommendations and management principles in contemporary topics of international economics and finance, with an emphasis on the fields of the Laboratory.
