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Alex Kostakis is Professor of Finance at the University of Liverpool Management School. He is also a Honorary Research Professor at Alliance Manchester Business School, where he was previously employed.
He holds a first-class degree in Banking and Financial Management from the University of Piraeus, an MSc in Econometrics and Economics with distinction and a PhD in Economics, both from the University of York, funded by a departmental scholarship and an ESRC grant.
His main research interests lie in the areas of Asset Pricing, Portfolio Choice and Institutional Investors.
His research has been published in the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis among other scholarly journals.
Research interests
Asset Pricing, Portfolio Choice, Fund Management, Political Risk
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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- 14 Article
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The (non-) effect of labor unionization on firm risk: Evidence from the options market
Ghaly, M., Kostakis, A. & Stathopoulos, K., 1 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 66, 1, 101816.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Single-Factor Consumption-Based Asset Pricing Model
Delikouras, S. & Kostakis, A., 14 Sept 2018, In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 54, 2, p. 789-827 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Stock Returns Really Decrease with Default Risk? New International Evidence
Aretz, K., Florackis, C. & Kostakis, A., 28 Apr 2017, In: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 64, 8, p. 3821-3842 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What Does Risk-Neutral Skewness Tell Us About Future Stock Returns?
Stilger, P., Kostakis, A. & Poon, S.-H., 21 Apr 2016, In: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 63, 6, p. 1657-2048Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are there common factors in commodity futures returns?
Daskalaki, C., Kostakis, A. & Skiadopoulos, G., 1 Mar 2014, In: Journal of Banking & Finance. 40, p. 346-363 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review