Panagiotis Sotirakopoulos
PhD Economics
MSc Applied Economics and Data Analysis
BSc Economics
Labour economics, health and well-being, public policy, and applied microeconomics
Biography
Panos is a Research Fellow at the Bankwest Economics Centre at Curtin University.
Panos completed his PhD in Economics at Deakin University.
Prior to that, he obtained a M.Sc. in Applied Economics and Data Analysis and a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Patras, Greece.
Panos’s research interests are directed towards labour economics, health and well-being, public policy, and applied microeconomics.
He has published articles in leading academic journals including Journal of Business Venturing and Applied Economics.
Panos is currently working on topics investigating the causal effects of minimum wage increases on health and well-being.
He is also working on understanding which policies are effective in promoting the economic and social assimilation of immigrants.
Publications
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Australia’s trade and economic relationship with China: Benefits to Australian households
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council, this report establishes a firm evidence base on the economic impact of trade with China on Australian households. The report’s findings demonstrate that Australia-China trade offers measurable benefits to the average Australian household... Read article
Employment and disability in Australia: Improving employment outcomes for people with disability
Employment and disability in Australia, the tenth report in the BCEC Focus on the States series, looks at improving employment outcomes for people with disability in Australia. The report reveals that there has been no improvement in employment rates for people... Read article
Presentation: The Benefits of Australia’s Trade and Economic Relationship with China
Commissioned by the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), BCEC has released preliminary findings from an upcoming report on the Benefits of Australia’s Trade and Economic Relationship with China. Presented at an ACBC event at Parliament House on the 18th October,... Read article
Trading Up: International trade futures and the Western Australian economy
The eighth report in the BCEC Focus on Industry report series, Trading Up: International trade futures and the Western Australian economy, examines the benefits, opportunities and challenges that exist for the WA economy in relation to trade and investment. The... Read article
A tale of two life stages: The imprinting effect of macroeconomic contractions on later life entrepreneurship
— Drawing on lifespan psychology, our study addresses when and how macroeconomic contractions influence entrepreneurship. — — We develop competing arguments highlighting two distinct life stages: childhood and early adulthood. — — Contractions experienced during early adulthood increase one’s likelihood of becoming an entrepreneur by... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.