Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
Prof Costas Milas is an expert on Monetary Policy issues (such as interest rate setting behaviour) related to the UK, US and Eurozone economies, respectively. He is also an expert on debt policies pursued by the Eurozone peripheral economies (Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Portugal).
He holds an MSc (Economics and Finance) and a PhD (Economics) degree from Warwick University. He also holds a BSc (Statistics) from the Athens University of Economics and Business. Before joining Liverpool in 2011, he worked for the Universities of Warwick, Sheffield, Brunel, City and Keele.
Does a lower pound boost manufacturing?
May 07, 2017 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The idea that a lower currency boosts manufacturing and a countrys exports is pervasive. So the 15% fall in the pound following the UKs Brexit vote is seen by many to be beneficial for this section of the economy....
Treasury Brexit report is overly negative – and simplifies reality
May 23, 2016 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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