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Dimitris Papanikolaou
Dimitris Papanikolaou

FINANCE
Assistant Professor of Finance

Print Overview
Professor Papanikolaou joined the faculty at the Kellogg School of Management in 2007, after completing his Ph.D. in Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research interests include theoretical and empirical asset pricing, macroeconomics and contract theory. Professor Papanikolaou is currently working on the effects of technological shocks on the cross-section of risk-premia and firms' investment decisions. Professor Papanikolaou is a Zell Center Faculty Fellow. Trained in finance and economics, he also holds a B.A. from University of Piraeus (Greece), and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics (UK).
Print Vita
Education
PhD, 2007, Financial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS, 2001, Finance, Economics, London School of Economics
BA, 2000, Economics, Finance, University of Piraeus

Academic Positions
Assistant Professor of Finance, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2007-present

 
Print Research
Research Interests
Asset pricing, macroeconomics

Working Papers
Eisfeldt, Andrea and Dimitris Papanikolaou. 2009. Organization Capital and the Cross-Section of Expected Returns.

 
Print Teaching
Teaching Interests
Investments
Full-Time / Part-Time MBA
Investments (FINC-460-0)

This course counts toward the following majors: Analytical Finance, Finance.

This comprehensive study of investment theory will cover active portfolio strategies in bonds and stocks, optimal portfolio selection from the perspective of individual and institutional investors, and the role of style and performance benchmarks in portfolio management. Special topics such as performance evaluation, options, futures and trading costs will also be covered.