Michalis M. PSalidopoulos

Michalis M. Psalidopoulos is an emeritus professor of the History of Economic Theories in the Department of Economics at the University of Athens. Since June 29, 2015, he has served as Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund. In the past, he taught in the Department of Sociology at Panteion University. He studied Economics at the University of Athens and the Free University of Berlin. He was a scholar of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Fulbright Foundation and a visiting researcher at Duke University, Princeton University, and King's College London. His research interests focus on the History of Economic Thought in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the relationship between economic thought and economic policy. He has written books, studies, and articles on topics of economic history and the history of economic theories, emphasizing the relationship between economic thought and economic policy. His work "International Conflict and Economic Thought: International Trade and National Interest 17th-20th Century" was awarded the Academy of Athens Prize in 2006.