Katsimi Margarita

Margarita Katsimi is Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of International and European Economic Studies, AUEB, and Research Fellow, CESifo, Center for Economic Studies and IFO Institute for Economic Research.She holds a BA in Economics (University of Athens), MSc and PhD in Economics (University of London). Prior to her appointment at AUEB she was Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Essex (1995). She was Member of the Economic Analysis and Research Unit of the Council of Economic Advisers (1996-2000), Alternate Member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union (1997-2000), Member of the Economic Policy Committee of the European Union (1996) and Member of Working Party 1 of OECD on Macroeconomic and Structural Policies (1996-1997). Her research focuses on issues of macroeconomics, political economy, unemployment, European economic integration, applied economics and public economics. She has published in a number of refereed journals, including Southern Economic Journal, European Journal of Political Economy, Public Choice, Scottish Journal of Political Economy and Journal of Macroeconomics.