Research Interests

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Macroeconomic theory, macro-finance, expectations, networks

Biography

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PhD from London Business School (2002); Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Member of the Centre for Macroeconomics (CFM); ESRC Grant on 'Macroeconomic policy and learning dynamics' (2005-2008).

Recent Publications

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Published Papers

Giannitsarou, C., Kissler, S. and Toxvaerd, F. Waning Immunity and the Second Wave: Some Projections for SARS-CoV-2, American Economic Review: Insights, forthcoming (2021)
Cavalcanti, T.V.D., Giannitsarou, C. and Johnson, C.R. Network Cohesion, Economic Theory vol 64(1) (2017) pp. 1-21
Cavalcanti, T.V.D. and Giannitsarou, C. Growth and Human Capital: A Network Approach, The Economic Journal vol 127(603) (2017)
Challe, E. and Giannitsarou, C. Stock prices and monetary policy shocks: a general equilibrium approach, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control vol 40(March) (2014) pp. 46-66
Anagnostopoulos, A. and Giannitsarou, C. Indeterminacy and period length under balanced budget rules, Macroeconomic Dynamics vol 17(1) (2012) pp. 898-919

Cambridge Working Papers in Economics

Giannitsarou, C., Kissler, S., Toxvaerd, F. Waning Immunity and the Second Wave: Some Projections for SARS-COV-2, (2020) CWPE20126
Amano-Patiño, N., Faraglia, E., Giannitsarou, C. and Hasna, Z. The Unequal Effects of Covid-19 on Economists' Research Productivity, (2020) CWPE2038
Arrondel, L., Calvo-Pardo, H., Giannitsarou, C., Haliassos, M. Informative Social Interactions, (2019) CWPE1911
Anagnostopoulos, A., Atesagaoglu, O., Faraglia, E., Giannitsarou, C. Foreign Direct Investment as a Determinant of Cross-Country Stock Market Comovement, (2019) CWPE1978

Recent Activities

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International Women's Day 2021 - Bridging the Gender Gap
As part of International Women's Day, Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou will be a guest speaker at the University College Dublin (UCD) webinar, "Bridging the gender gap: Research and responses to COVID-19".
Published on - Friday 5th March 2021

News from the Women’s Committee - A Growing Divide
Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Sarah Smith (University of Bristol) have written an article for the Royal Economic Society, that says the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and intensified inequalities in many areas of our life, including academic life.
Published on - Thursday 18th February 2021

European Economic Review Editorial Board
Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou has joined the European Economic Review Journal Editorial Board. Dr Giannitsarou has agreed to be an Associate Editor for the journal, with immediate effect.
Published on - Friday 27th November 2020

Do Lockdowns Simply Postpone The Pain Of Covid-19?
Dr. Flavio Toxvaerd and Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou (with Ben Moll - LSE), have written a new entry for the Economics Observatory asking The Pound-of-Flesh Fallacy: Do Lockdowns Simply Postpone The Pain Of Covid-19?. This blog looks at the possibility that whatever measures are taken to reduce the spread of coronavirus, they are unlikely to reduce the ultimate death toll.
Published on - Monday 2nd November 2020

What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay
Dr. Chryssi Giannitsarou and Flavio Toxvaerd's VOXeu "What To Do If COVID-19 Is Here To Stay" was quoted in Jeffrey Sparshott's Wall Street Journal Economics Blog "Newsletter: Expiration Date".
Published on - Tuesday 6th October 2020

Research Grants

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Togetherness: The Increase in Global Stock Market Correlations (British Academy)
Macroeconomic Policy And Learning Dynamics (Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC))

Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects

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Giannitsarou, C., Financial Decisions: The Role of Information Through Social Networks ** (JHLQ)
Giannitsarou, C., Toxvaerd, F. and Collier, N., Mapping of Rumours and Information Diffusion (JHOQ)

**co-finance with CERF

COVID-19 Economic Research

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Special Feature: The Unequal Effects of COVID-19 on Economists' Research Productivity

Teaching

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PI Paper 2 - Michaelmas - Macroeconomic Principles I

PhD Students

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