Nicholas Theocarakis, also transcribed as Nikos Theocharakis (, born 1956), is a

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economist and

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of economics at Athens University. He is the author of several books and contributions on

economic theory Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

and

history of economic thought The history of economic thought is the study of the philosophies of the different thinkers and theories in the subjects that later became political economy and economics, from the ancient world to the present day. This field encompasses many d ...

. In March 2015, he was appointed ''General Secretary of Fiscal Policy'' leading the technical negotiations of the Greek Ministry of Finance with the

Eurogroup The Eurogroup is the recognised collective term for the informal meetings of the finance ministers of the eurozone—those member states of the European Union (EU) which have adopted the euro as their official currency. The group has 20 members ...

. At the end of April, PM

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made changes in the negotiation team.

Early life and education

Born 1956, Theocharakis visited the

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model high school in Athens, receiving his diploma in 1974. He studied Economics at the

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; , ''Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the University of Athens (UoA), is a public university in Athens, Greece, with various campuses alo ...

and at the

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, where he graduated in 1979. At Cambridge University he would later also complete his doctoral thesis in economics.

Career

Since 1988 Theocharakis has been teaching

political economy Political or comparative economy is a branch of political science and economics studying economic systems (e.g. Marketplace, markets and national economies) and their governance by political systems (e.g. law, institutions, and government). Wi ...

and

History of economic thought The history of economic thought is the study of the philosophies of the different thinkers and theories in the subjects that later became political economy and economics, from the ancient world to the present day. This field encompasses many d ...

. Previously an assistant professor, in 2013 he was promoted to the status of an associated professor at the Department of Economics of Athens University. He has served twice as the director of the Political Economy division. Before his appointment as Secretary General he has served as director of UADPhilEcon, the doctoral program in economics of the University of Athens and as the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences representative to the University of Athens Research Committee. Previously Theocarakis had also worked in the private sector and served as a board member at the

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, Egnatia Bank an
Ethniki Asfalistiki
Before his appointment as assistant professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Athens he worked as Deputy Managing Director o
Nic. J. Theocarakis S.A.
An academic colleague, regular co-author and confidant of Greek ex-

Minister of Finance A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position . A ministry of finance's portfolio ...

Yanis Varoufakis, Theocharakis on 4 March 2015 was appointed the ministry's new Secretary General for Fiscal Policy. Until the end of April 2015 he was in charge of the negotiations in the Brussels Group and the Ministry of Finance representative in the Eurogroup Working Group. He resigned from the position of Secretary General for Fiscal Policy in October 2015. From late October 2015 he is the Scientific Director and Chairman o
KEPE
(Centre of Planning and Economic Research). He resigned his position in July 2019 and he was replaced by Prof. P. Liargovas in October 2019. In February 2016 he was appointed by the Ministry of Culture Chairman of the Board of Directors o
Megaron-The Athens Concert Hall
.Kathimerini: "Change of guard at the Megaron", 23/2/2016 http://www.kathimerini.gr/850423/article/politismos/moysikh/allagh--froyras--sto-megaro

Selected publications

; English monograph * ; English contributions * * "The dissemination of economic thought in South-Eastern Europe in the nineteenth century"(with Michalis M. Psalidopoulos). In: Heinz-Dieter Kurz et al.: ''The Dissemination of Economic Ideas''.

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, 2011, . pp. 161–191. * * * * ; Greek monographs * *

References

External links

Publications at ''ResearchGate''
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