Interested in a Ph.D. or Post-Doc in Finance/Insurance?

Informal communication from potential Ph.D. applicants is encouraged if research interests are related to the following topics:

• Information Transmission in Financial Markets
• Behavioral Finance
• Credit Risk
• Executive Compensation
• Ratings (Corporate, Insurance, Sovereign)
• Insurance Economics
• Actuarial Science (Longevity, Pensions, Catastrophe Risk)

Applicants should have a strong quantitative background (preferably probability theory and econometrics). Programming experience with statistical or mathematical software will be considered an advantage.

Current Ph.D. Students/Candidates:

• Somayyeh Lotfi (in progress; co-supervisor), University of Cyprus.

Completed:

• Filia Kaourma
  • Post-Doc at University of Cyprus.
• Maria Efthymiou.
  • Placement at the Risk Department of a local bank.
• Panayiotis Papakyriakou
  • Placement at the University of Southampton, UK.
• Erik Berwart, Manchester Business School.
  • Placement at the Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions (SBIF), Chile.