Nicholas Tsounis is a Professor of Economic Analysis at the Department of Economics, University of Western Macedonia-Greece. He obtained a PhD in International Trade Theory in 1992 from the Department of Economics, University of Manchester-UK. His research interests include international economics and the economics of tourism. He has published more than 70 articles in international scientific periodicals, at conferences, and in 20 books. His published work has attracted more than 700 citations. He is a referee/peer reviewer for several scientific periodicals and research calls of various countries, including the EU. He is the co-founder of the ICOAE conferences (www.i-coae.com).