Periklis (Perry) Gogas
BA Economics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1991MA Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1996
PhD Economics, University of Calgary, Calgary, 2000
Thesis:
"Purchasing
Power Parity, Balanced Growth, and Volatility Forecasting:
An Application of Recent Developments in Time Series Analysis".
Career: After passing my oral comprehensive exams in May 1998 I joined the Artillery Fighting Service of the Greek Army.
From February 2000, I have been Treasurer of Leaf Tobacco, A. Michailides S.A., Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. My duties include cash-management, managing and monitoring financing operations between Leaf Tobacco, its subsidiaries in 15 countries and the banking institutions.
From January 2000, as a Lecturer at the Athens Stock Exchange Vocational Training Center I taught the subjects of Macroeconomics, Financial Economics and Risk Management to stock and insurance brokers as well as bank employees and others who require accreditation to trade securities.
Benefits
of Economics Education
Economics education in the new
millennium has a two-fold effect to new economists:
first, it provides the students with the necessary scientific knowledge
to obtain employment in a profession that is characterized by high demand; and
second, the training on the recent developments in the areas of mathematical
and statistical economics makes today’s economists, more than ever in the
profession’s history, an integral part of the global scientific community.
The scientific background and tools that are used to improve the technology
and welfare of humanity are common, but applied to different areas.
In this global scientific village, the Department of Economics of the University of Calgary provides an excellent opportunity for its students to get a thorough training in economics. Friendly and productive faculty in both teaching and research, constantly upgraded curriculum and the beautiful City of Calgary, as Canada’s second most-important financial and business centre constitute an interesting setting for economics education.
October 2000