Key details
Dr Maria Nikolaidi
Associate Professor in Economics
Dr. Maria Nikolaidi is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Greenwich. She is also a Fellow at the Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM). Her research areas include macrofinancial policies, ecological macroeconomics and financial fragility. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including the Cambridge Journal of Economics, Ecological Economics, the Journal of Financial Stability, the Journal of Economic Surveys and Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. She has worked on research projects on ecological macroeconomic modelling, the greening of monetary policy and the links between income distribution and growth. At the University of Greenwich, she teaches macroeconomics, political economy and banking & finance. She is a member of the committee of the Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES) and a Trustee of the Foundation for European Economic Development (FEED).
Responsibilities within the university
Teaching activities
- Banking and Finance in a Global Context I and II, BSc Economics
- Political Economy of Development, Climate and Finance, BSc Economics
- Macroeconomics 2, MSc Economics
Awards
- 2020-2021: Outstanding Research Award, University of Greenwich.
- 2018-2019: Excellence in Research, Faculty of Business Staff Awards, University of Greenwich.
- 2016-2017: Early Career Research Excellence Award, University of Greenwich.
- 2010-2013: Scholarship for Ph.D. studies in Economics, Programme: Heracleitus II, co-financed by the European Union (European Social Fund – ESF) and Greek national funds.
- 2008-2010: Scholarship for Ph.D. studies in Economics, Antonios Papadakis Endowment, Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece.
Recognition
- Committee member, Post-Keynesian Economics Society (PKES), 2014-present.
- Fellow, Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM), 2017-present.
- Advisory Panel member, Positive Money, 2020-present.
- Trustee, Foundation for European Economic Development (FEED), 2021-present.
- Associate editor Review of Keynesian Economics, 2021-present.
- Member of Reteaching Economics, 2014-present.
- Research Associate, New Economics Foundation, 2014-2016.
Research / Scholarly interests
Maria Nikolaidi's research interests include financial fragility, macroeconomic policy, bank regulation and ecological macroeconomics.
Key funded projects
- Macrofinancial policies for a green and caring economy, Funder: Women's Budget Group, 2022.
- The environmental effects of the ECB bond purchases, Funder: ClientEarth, 2022 (in partnership with SOAS University of London and the University of the West of England).
- Climate change and central bank asset purchases, Funder: INSPIRE-ClimateWorks Foundation, 2020-2021 (in partnership with SOAS University of London, New Economics Foundation and the University of the West of England).
- Central banking and climate change, Funder: New Economics Foundation, 2020-2021 (in partnership with SOAS University of London and the University of the West of England).
- Greening the Eurosystem collateral framework, Funder: INSPIRE-ClimateWorks Foundation, 2019-2020 (in partnership with SOAS University of London, New Economics Foundation and the University of the West of England).
- An investment and equality-led sustainable growth programme for Europe, University of Greenwich, Funder: Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), 2016-2017.
- Modelling the interactions between the ecosystem, the financial system and the macroeconomy, Funder: Network for Social Change, 2014-2016 (in partnership with New Economics Foundation and the University of the West of England).