Periklis Gogas holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Department of Economics at the University of Macedonia, a master’s degree in International Economics from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. in Monetary and Financial Economics from the University of Calgary. He is now a Professor of Economics (Economic Analysis and International Economics) at the Democritus University of Thrace. Prior to that, he was a Visiting Scholar in Finance at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He has published research articles in journals such as the Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance, International Finance, Journal of Forecasting, International Journal of Forecasting, Physica A, Computational Economics, Economic Modelling, Open Economies Review, etc. He is an external evaluator for the Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education, as well a member of the international external evaluation committee.