Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance, Course Coordinator - MSc Financial Economics

Dr. Ourania Dimitraki is a Senior Lecturer in Economics and Finance with over 15 years of teaching experience at universities in the UK and Greece. She brings extensive expertise in applied economics, particularly in defence and peace economics, and excels in engaging students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.

Dr. Dimitraki began her career as a governmental official in Greece before transitioning to academia. She earned an MRes in Politics (2007) and a PhD in Economics (2012) from Brunel University, UK, following her undergraduate degree in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

She is recognized for her dedication, adaptability, and collaborative approach to teaching and research, combining a proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven mindset with a commitment to high academic standards. Her primary research focus is in applied economics, with a specialization in defence and peace economics.

Dr. Dimitraki’s meticulous approach has enabled her to successfully manage complex research projects, delivering impactful findings through advanced data analysis and producing high-quality, concise publications.

Beyond her academic contributions, Dr. Dimitraki is actively pursuing opportunities to expand her involvement in international peace research programs, reflecting her commitment to fostering global collaboration and promoting understanding in the field of economics and peace studies.

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Qualifications

• PhD Economics – Brunel University, UK
• MRes Politics – Brunel University, UK
• BSc (Hons) Ptyxion Economics – Aristotle University of Greece
• PG Certificate (Public Policy Analysis) -London School of Economics
• PG Certificate (Law & Economics) – Linköping University Sweden
• Certificate of Training in Economy and Law – Kapodistriako University Greece
• Certificate of Training in Internal Auditing – Kapodistriako University Greece

Teaching Expertise

• International Relations/Security
• Macroeconomics/Microeconomics
• Public Economics/Finance
• Development Economics
• Political economy
• Research Methods
• Econometrics
• Auditing

Research Interests

• Defence & Peace Economics
• Economic Growth
• Public Economics

Research Projects

• Dimitraki, O., Klapper, L.F. and Panos, G.A Business Performance, competitiveness and corporate conduct: A study of informal origins in the Western Balkans.
• Dimitraki, O. and Emmanouilidis, K. Political Instability and Economic growth: Re-examining Western Europe.

External Roles

• Advisory Board - Conflict and Research Society
• Women’s Network [University of Bedfordshire]: events officer role within the Women's Network

Journals

• Journal of Defense and Peace Economics
• Journal of European Political Economy
• Journal of General Management (JGM)
• Journal of Asia-Pacific of Accounting and Economics
• Editorial Board: Scientific Annals of the University of Iasi Romania FEAA
• Editorial Board: World Economy Study

Publishers

• Pearson Education
• Palgrave McMillan
• Oxford University Press

Membership

• HEA – Fellow in Higher Education
• Royal Economic Society
• International Atlantic Economic Society
• Economic History Association
• Political Studies Association
• Institute for Learning
• Defence Research Group
• CEA UK
• Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain

Publications

Journals

• Menla-Ali, F.& Dimitraki, O. (2014), Military spending and economic growth in China: a regime-switching analysis. Applied Economics. 46 (28): 3408-3420. Also selected for the Taylor and Francis series: The Economics of War.
• Dimitraki, O. & Menla-Ali, F. (2015), The long –run causal relationship between military expenditure and economic growth in China: Revisited. Journal of Defence and Peace Economics 26 (3): 311-326. Also, selected by Routledge studies for the series 'China: The Economic Powerhouse' under 'Economic Growth' title.
• Dimitraki, O. & Kartsaklas, A. (2018) Sovereign Debt, Deficits and Defence spending: The case of Greece. Defence and Peace Economics, 29 (6): 712-727.
• Dimitraki, O. & Win, S. (2020) Military Expenditure and Economic Growth nexus in Jordan: An application of ARDL Bound Test Analysis in the presence of Breaks. Defence and Peace Economics. 32 (7), 864-881
• Dimitraki, O. (2022) Impact of COVID -19 on Defence spending in China: military burden or peacekeeping facilitation? SCIREA Journal of Economics. 7 (4): 137-161.
• Dimitraki, O. and Emmanouilidis, K. (2023). Analysis of the Economic Effects of Defence Spending in Spain: A Re-examination through Dynamic ARDL Simulations and Kernel-Based Regularized Least Squares. Defence and Peace Economics. 35(7): 908-930.
• Dimitraki, O. and Emmanouilidis, K. (2024). Interactional Impact of Defence Expenditure and Political Instability on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Revisited. Defence and Peace Economics.
• Dimitraki, O., Emmanouilidis, K., and Asllani, A. (2024). Examining the Military Spending Economic Growth nexus in the presence of Informality: Evidence from the Balkan peninsula. Peace Economics, peace science and Public policy.

Books/Chapters in Books

• Burt, G Values, World Society and Modelling Yearbook, 2015 guest contributor: ‘The Greek bailout referendum by Ourania Dimitraki’.

Contact Details

E: ourania.dimitraki@beds.ac.uk