Korkou, Efstathia
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Degree Institution Field Dates PhD The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) Financial Economics 2017 MPhil The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) Economics 2015 MA The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) Economics 2014 MBA Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece Financial Engineering 2009 BS National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece Electrical & Computer Engineering 2005 Full-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates CUNY, York College, School of Business and Information Systems, Department of Business and Economics Assistant Professor of Economics Business & Economics August 2017 - present CUNY, York College, School of Business and Information Systems, Department of Business and Economics Lecturer Business & Economics January 2017 - May 2017 Part-Time Academic Experience
Institution Rank Field Dates NYU, School of Professional Studies, Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies Adjunct Instructor Statistics & Econometrics Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018 CUNY, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, Bert Wasserman Department of Economics & Finance Adjunct Lecturer Statistical Analysis for Economics and Finance & Advanced Microeconomics Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016 Columbia University, Barnard College, Department of Economics Teaching Assistant Intermediate Microeconomic Theory & Introduction to Economic Reasoning 2014 - 2016 CUNY, Queens College, Department of Economics Quantitative Reasoning Fellow Faculty Assistance in the Development of Quantitative Reasoning Assignments 2015 - 2016 CUNY, Queens College, Department of Economics Adjunct Lecturer Statistics as Applied to Economics and Business, Introduction to Macroeconomics, Introduction to Microeconomics 2012 - 2015 CUNY, Baruch College, Department of Mathematics Adjunct Lecturer Pre-calculus and Elements of Calculus Fall 2012, Spring 2013 Non Academic Experience
Employment Record At This Institution
Rank Dates Assistant Professor of Economics August 2017 - present Lecturer January 2017 - May 2017 Adjunct Lecturer August 2016 - December 2016 Adjunct Lecturer June 2014 - December 2014 Adjunct Lecturer August 2013 - December 2013 Publications In Field Of Expertise
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Christos Giannikos and Efstathia Korkou. "Gender Differences in Risk-Taking Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Plans." Journal of Risk and Financial Management [ABDC Journal Quality List (2019): B]. Vol. 15, No. 5 May 17, 2022: 220.
Efstathia Korkou. "Gender Differences in Relative Risk Aversion with Data from the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s Survey of Consumer Finances." International Journal of Business and Economics [ABDC Journal Quality List (2019): B]. Vol. 17, No. 3 December 2018: 193-211.
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Other Publications
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Efstathia Korkou. "How Single Men and Women Think Differently about Financial Risk – and Both Need More Guidance." Scholars Strategy Network. 2018: .
Efstathia Korkou. "The Use of Nonparametric Models in Derivatives Pricing." Management Science Laboratory Stories. February 2012 – March 2012: .
Efstathia Korkou. "Literature Review of the Use of Nonparametric Models in Derivatives Pricing." This research has been co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund – ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program "Education and Lifelong Learning" of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund. 2011: .
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Presented Papers, Lectures, And Exhibitions And Performances
"Gender Differences in Risk-Taking Investment Strategies in Defined Contribution Plans" March 2 - March 5, 2022: 49th Annual Conference of the Southwestern Finance Association (SWFA) Hilton New Orleans, Riverside, New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Bitcoin and the Future of Cryptocurrencies" December 11, 2020: Online Lecture for the Deree Economics Society, The American College of Greece.
"Women and Financial Risk Aversion: A Study Over Time" February 23 – 26, 2017: 43rd Annual Conference of the Eastern Economic Association (EEA), New York, New York.
"Measurements of Risk-Taking Behaviors Across Different Demographic Subgroups" December 6, 2016: School of Business & Information Systems, York College of the City University of New York: Faculty Seminar.
Patents
None
Work In Progress
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- Papers in Progress:
Efstathia Korkou, Thitima Srivatanakul, Fenio Annansingh-Jamieson, and Panayiotis Meleties. "The Effect of COVID-19 on Undergraduate Research: A case from York College of the City University of New York." Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research (SPUR). September 7, 2020: .
Efstathia Korkou. "COVID-19: Eleanor Rigby and the Economics of All the Lonely People." . 2020: .
- Papers submitted to journals for consideration:
Efstathia Korkou and Christos Giannikos. "Are Women More Risk Averse: A Sequel." . 2022: .
- Research in progress:
Efstathia Korkou. "Consumer Confidence and its Role in Modern Theories of Consumption." . 2013: .
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Professional Honors, Prizes, Fellowships
Certificate in Effective College Instruction by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and the American Council of Education. This certificate signifies the completion of a 25-module course in effective teaching practices requiring the implementation of evidence-based instructional approaches: 2020 - 2021.
Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellowship (ECF), The Graduate Center of the City University of New York: 2011 - 2016.
AHEPA, Educational Foundation (AEF) Scholarship: 2014.
Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship: 2012.
Fulbright Scholarship: 2011 - 2012.
Grants-In-Aid
PSC-CUNY Cycle 53 Research Grant, "Financial Literacy and Credit Card Behaviors". 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023: $3,499.45.
PSC-CUNY Cycle 52 Research Grant, "COVID-19 and the economics of U.S. single-person households". 07/01/2021 - 06/30/2022: $3,499.45.
National Science Foundation (NSF), "Providing Scholarships and Interdisciplinary Cohort Experiences to Increase Retention and Graduation of STEM Undergraduates in Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics." Role in the Project: Senior Personnel along with Dr. Thitima Srivatanakul (PI), Dr. Fenio Annansingh-Jamieson (Co-PI), Dr. Leslie Keiler (Co-PI), Dr. Radoslaw Wojciechowski (Co-PI).. 1/15/2021 - 12/31/2025: $649,955.00.
New York State Education Department, "York College STEP Program", The purpose of the STEP Program is to prepare secondary school students, who are either economically disadvantaged or minorities historically underrepresented in scientific, technical, health, health-related and licensed professions, for entry into postsecondary degree programs in scientific, technical, health-related fields, and the licensed professions. Co-PI of the grant along with Dr. Fenio Annansingh- Jamieson (PI) and Dr. Thitima Srivatanakul (Co-PI). 07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025: $1,260,000.
Doctoral Student Research Grant (Round 11), The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, "Women and Financial Risk Aversion: A Study Over Time". 06/01/2016 - 05/31/2017: $955.
Institutional Service
- Service to the Department
Search Committee Member on Lecturer Position Vacancy in Business & Economics: January 2022 -February 2022.
Curriculum Committee Member & Representative: May 2020 - today.
Review and Update of Transfer Credit Equivalencies in CUNYFIRST for Economics courses: September 2017 - October 2017.
- Service to the School
Presentation of the Degree in Economics for the School of Business and Information Systems. Meeting and advising prospective students at the Business & Economics Desk, York College Annual Open House: November 10, 2019.
- Service to the College
Representative of the Department of Business and Economics in the College Curriculum Committee: August 2020 - today.
Representative of the Department of Business and Economics in the Meaningful Assessment Program Project of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning: September 2017 - May 2018.
Coach in the Volunteer Emergency Student Success Coach project: April 20th, 2020 – May 8th, 2020.
- Service to the Graduate Center
- Service to the University
- Service to the Department
Offices Held In Professional Societies
Member of the Scholars Strategy Network (SSN), a network of more than 1,500 (as of December 2019) leading scholars with peer-reviewed research who work closely with policymakers, journalists, and civic leaders across the political spectrum to solve the nation’s toughest policy problems https://scholars.org. My profile: https://scholars.org/scholar/efstathia-korkou: July 2018 - today.
Other Professional Activities And Public Service
Chief Judge, Junior Mathematics, Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), York College of the City University of New York (Engineering Group): February 6, 2022.
Chief Judge, Junior Mathematics, Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), York College of the City University of New York (Engineering Group, 13 Projects Judged): February 6, 2021.
Chief Judge, Junior Mathematics, Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), York College of the City University of New York: February 3, 2019.
Judge, New York City Science & Engineering Fair, Finals Round at The American Museum of Natural History: March 20, 2018.
Judge, New York City Science & Engineering Fair, Preliminary Round at The City College of New York: March 4, 2018.
Judge, Junior Mathematics, Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), York College of the City University of New York: February 4, 2018.
Judge, Junior Mathematics, Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), York College of the City University of New York: February 5, 2017.
Teaching Activities At This Institution
- Courses Taught (List)
Course Description ECON 102 Introduction to Microeconomics ECON 103 Introduction to Macroeconomics ECON 116 Natural Resource Economics and Policy ECON 220 Introduction to Economic Statistics ECON 295 Global Environmental Issues ECON 300 History of Economic Thought ECON 340 International Economics ECON 361 Economics of Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining ECON 390 Independent Research ECON 420 Advanced Economic Statistics ECON 421 Econometrics BUS 201 Computer Applications in Business FINC 322 Investment and Security Analysis - New courses/programs developed (list):
ECON420 Advanced Statistics & Forecasting, Dr. Korkou developed a forecasting component for the "ECON420 Advanced Statistics" course, which got upgraded to "ECON 420 Advanced Statistics & Forecasting". The forecasting component aimed at offering a more rigorous coverage of forecasting and time-series techniques with business and economics applications..
ECON220 Standardization, Dr. Korkou led the effort for the standardization of the syllabus for the ECON220 "Introduction to Economic Statistics" course. Tasks Involved: Meetings with all the ECON220 instructors so as to get feedback, and exchange ideas. Personal thorough study of alternative Statistics textbooks. Communication with the publishers for all pricing options for the students. Proposal of the new textbook. Re-design of the syllabus.
- Courses Taught (List)