Department of Economics

Faculty of Science

Christos  Ntantamis

Instructor

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Department of Economics

Email: Christos.Ntantamis@Dal.Ca
Phone: 902-494-6442
Mailing Address: 
Department of Economics
Dalhousie University
PO Box 15000
6214 University Avenue
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4R2 CANADA
 
Research Topics:
  • Econometrics
  • Commodity markets
  • Housing prices

Current Research

  • Synchronization of Cycles in Commodity Prices
  • Dividend Policy of Canadian Oil and Gas Firms: An Event Study (with Jun Zhou, Dalhousie University)

Academic Experience

  • Instructor, Dalhousie University, Department of Economics, July 2016 - Present
  • Assistant Professor, Mount Allison University, Department of Economics, Research Fellow in Centre of Econometric Analysis of Time Series (CREATES)    2011-2013
  • Assistant Professor, Aarhus University, School of Economics & Management, Research Fellow in Centre of Econometric Analysis of Time Series (CREATES) 2008-2011
  • Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Jan.-June 2010

Selected Honours and Awards

  • Department of Economics Award for Excellence in Teaching, Dalhousie University, 2022
  • CFA Society Toronto and Hillsdale Investment Management Canadian Investment Research Award, 2014
  • SSHRC Insight Grant (co-applicant), 4A, 2013
  • SSHRC Insight Development Grant, 4A, 2013

Selected Publications

  • Ntantamis C., and J. Zhou, (2022). Corporate payout, cash holdings, and the COVID-19 crisis: Evidence from the G-7 countries, Finance Research Letters, 50, 103275.
  • Booth L., C. Ntantamis, and J.Zhou, (2015). Financial Constraints, R&D Investment, and the Value of Cash Holdings, Quarterly Journal of Finance, 05, 4, 1550011.
  • Ntantamis C., and J. Zhou, (2015). Bull and bear markets in commodity prices and commodity stocks: Is there a relationship?, Resources Policy, 43, 61-81.
  • Caporale G.M., C.Ntantamis, T. Pantelidis, and N.Pittis, (2005). The BDS Test as a Test for the Adequacy of a GARCH(1,1) Specification: A Monte Carlo Study, Journal of Financial Econometrics, vol. 3, 2, 282-309

Education

  • PhD in Economics, McGill University, 2003-2009
  • MSc. in Banking and Financial Management, University of Piraeus, 2002
  • Diploma in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 2000