Elias Papaioannou
Elias Papaioannou | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Known for | Research on political economy, development, and economic history |
| Academic background | |
| Education | LL.B., MPA, PhD |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Columbia University London Business School |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political economy, Development economics, International economics |
| Institutions | London Business School |
Elias Papaioannou FBA is a Greek economist and academic. He is Professor of Economics at London Business School, where he holds the Alexander Knaster Chair, and serves as academic director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a managing co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies.
Early life and education
Papaioannou was born in Athens, Greece. His father, Miltiadis Papaioannou, served as a minister in governments of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
He received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1999. In 2001, he completed a Master of Public Administration (MPA) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He earned a PhD in economics from the London Business School in 2005.[1] His doctoral research, supervised by Richard Portes, examined cross-border capital flows and the economic aspects of democratization.
Academic career
Papaioannou began his professional career as an economist in the Financial Research Division of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 2005 to 2007. He joined academia in July 2007 as an assistant professor of economics at Dartmouth College.[2]
From 2010 to 2012, he was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, where he taught courses in financial economics and political economy.[2] During this period, he collaborated with Alberto Alesina.
In 2012, Papaioannou joined the London Business School (LBS) as an associate professor of economics and was granted tenure in 2014. He was promoted to full professor in 2016[1] and was appointed to the Alexander Knaster Chair in 2025.[3] He serves as academic director of the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at LBS.[4]
He has held visiting academic positions at the University of Zurich.[5] During the 2019–2020 academic year, he was the Hal Varian Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught doctoral courses on political economy.[6]
Since 2021, Papaioannou has served as a joint managing editor of the Review of Economic Studies.[7] He previously served as an associate editor of Econometrica from 2016 to 2022,[8] as well as the Economic Journal and the Journal of the European Economic Association.[9]
Papaioannou was elected vice-president of the European Economic Association for 2026,[10] president-elect for 2027, and president for 2028.[11]
Honors and awards
- Young Economist Award, European Economic Association (2005)[12]
- Austin Robinson Memorial Prize, Royal Economic Society (2008)[1]
- Young Economist Prize, European Investment Bank Institute (2013)[13]
- Excellence in Refereeing Award, Journal of the European Economic Association (2014)[14]
- European Research Council Consolidator Grant, European Research Council (2018), for research on African economic history[15]
- Innovation in Teaching Award, European Economic Association (2023)[16]
- Fellow of the British Academy (2024)[17]
- Honorary doctorate, University of Patras (2025)[18]
- Responsible Business Education Award, Financial Times (2025)[19]
References
- ^ a b c "Elias Papaioannou". London Business School. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Professor Elias Papaioannou". The London School of Economics and Political Science.
- ^ "Professor Elias Papaioannou appointed to Alexander Knaster Chair in Economics". London Business School. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Elias Papaioannou". Wheeler Institute Research Portal. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Visitors". uzh.ch. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Elias Papaioannou elected Vice-President of the European Economic Association". London Business School.
- ^ "Appointment of Elias Papaioannou as Joint Managing Editor". The Review of Economic Studies. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Past Associate Editors". Econometric Society. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Journal of the European Economic Association". Wiley Online Library.
- ^ "Administrative Board". EEA. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Results of 2026 Management Council Elections". EEA. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Young Economist Awards 2005". Journal of the European Economic Association. 4 (2–3): 671. 1 May 2006. doi:10.1162/jeea.2006.4.2-3.671.
- ^ "First EIB prize awarded". European Investment Bank.
- ^ "Excellence in Refereeing Award". Oxford Academic.
- ^ "Economics professor wins ERC grant". London Business School.
- ^ "EEA Award for Innovation in Teaching". European Economic Association. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Professor Elias Papaioannou FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Τελετή Αναγόρευσης του Ηλία Παπαϊωάννου σε Επίτιμο Διδάκτορα". Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών (in Greek). 10 December 2025.
- ^ "Teaching award: rising to the challenge". Financial Times.