Welcome to the website of Applied Economics Laboratory (AELab).
AELab is a research and education center affiliated with the School of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). Its mission is to support research, knowledge transfer and the creation of innovative technological solutions/services in various areas of modern economics and finance (macroeconomics/microeconomics, economic growth and development, regional development, agricultural economics, quantitative methods, political economics, energy/environmental economics, financial economics and investments).

What we do
Our team is specialized in the following sections:
- Macroeconomic Microeconomic
- Economic Enlargement and Growth
- Regional Development
- Rural Economics
- Econometrics
- Quantitative and Computational Methods in Economics
- Economic Convergence
- Political Economy
- Economics of Energy/Environment
- Financial Analysis and Investments
Our Team
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Desli Evaggelia
Associate Professor
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Fousekis Panagiotis
Professor
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Katrakylidis Konstantinos
Professor
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Kazanas Athanasios
Assistant Professor
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Kostopoulou Stella
Associate Professor
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Paleologou Suzanna-Maria
Associate Professor
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Sidiropoulos Moisis
Professor
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Thomaidis Nikolaos
Assistant Professor
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Tsadiras Athanasios
Associate Professor
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Tsaliki Persefoni
Associate Professor
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Zarotiadis Grigoris
Associate Professor
Directional predictability between returns and volume in cryptocurrencies markets
Vasilis Grigoriadis, Panagiotis Fousekis
Investigation of the pneumatic system of recuperative hydraulic drive of a timber truck
V I Posmetev, V O Nikonov, V V Posmetev, Κωνσταντίνος Κατρακυλίδης
Returns and volume: Frequency connectedness in cryptocurrency markets
Dimitra Tzaferi, Panagiotis Fousekis
Evangelia Desli, Alexandra Gkoulgkoutsika
D. Skuras, Panagiotis Fousekis, C. Pantzios, Dimitrios Psaltopoulos
An open economy forward looking monetary policy rule model for Japan and its policy implications
Athanasios Kazanas, Elias Tzavalis
Unveiling eurozone’s monetary policy behavior under different inflation regimes
Athanasios Kazanas, Elias Tzavalis
Effective monetary policy rules under recessionary conditions
Athanasios Kazanas, Elias Tzavalis