Alex Mandilaras

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Alex Mandilaras graduated with a BSc in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business in 1996. Following completion of an MA degree in Financial and Business Economics at the University of Essex in 1998, he embarked on a PhD with a full scholarship at the University of Surrey. He received his PhD in 2001 and, in the same year, the awarding institution appointed him as a lecturer in economics

Research interests

His research agenda focuses on international and macro-finance issues. In specific, he works on the causes and implications of currency crises, as well as the way they spread across national markets (spillovers). In relation to the causes of crises, an important part of his research concentrates on the role of fiscal policy decisions, including public debt management. With regard to the implications of crises, he is mainly interested in the potential effects on patterns of reserve accumulation. Aspects of his empirical work give attention to emerging markets in Latin America and south-east Asia.

Recent publications

• "Capital Flows, Capitalization, and Openness in Emerging East Asian Economies". (2009) Review of International Economics, forthcoming. With H. Popper.
• "Revisiting Mrs. Machlup's Wardrobe: the Accumulation of International Reserves, 1992-2001". (2009) Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming. With G. Bird
• "What Determines the Implementation of IMF Programs?", (2008) World Development, Vol 36, pp 1493-1513. (With G. Bird and O. Arpac)
• "Foreign Exchange Pressures in Latin America: Does Debt Matter?", (2008) Journal of International Development, Vol 55, pp 613-627. (With G. Bird)
• "Public Debt Maturity and Currency Crises". (2008) Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol 55, No. 1, pp 79-106. (With P Levine and J Wang)
• "Foreign Exchange Markets in South-East Asia 1990-2004: An Empirical Analysis of Spillovers During Crisis and Non-Crisis Periods". (2007) North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol 18, pp 41-57. (With G Bird)
• "Regional Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Fiscal Imbalances and Foreign Exchange Market Pressure". (2006) World Development, Vol 34, No. 7, pp 1171-1181. (With G Bird)
• "Reserve Accumulation in Asia: Lessons for Holistic Reform of the International Monetary System". (2005) World Economics, Vol 6, No. 1, pp 1-15. (With G Bird)
• "Industrial Placement and Degree Performance: Evidence from a British Higher Institution". (2004) The International Review of Education Economics. Vol 3, No. 1, pp 39-51.
• "Viral Spiral? Contagion, Interdependence, and Fundamentals in Latin America". (2003) New Economy, Vol 10, No. 3, pp 181-186. (With G Bird)
• "Public Debt and Inflation: the Role of Inflation-Sensitive Instruments". (2001) The Manchester School Supplement, Vol 69, pp 1-21. (With P Levine)

Teaching Interests

Alex teaches applied macroeconomics (UG) and financial economics (UG and PG). He has also taught international economics at the University of Santa Clara, USA. He is director of an undergraduate degree (Business Economics with Finance) and associate director of the Surrey Centre for International Economic Studies (SCIES).