Prof Dr. Manthos Delis | Finance | Best Researcher Award

🎓 Dr. Manthos Delis, a luminary in the field of economics, boasts an illustrious academic journey. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business in 2007, focusing on “Selected Issues in Banking.” Following this, he pursued an HDR in Economics from the University of Strasbourg, culminating in a thesis titled “Research in Empirical Banking and Finance” in 2023. Delis began his teaching career as a Lecturer at the University of Ioannina in 2008, later advancing to the role of Professor of Financial Economics at institutions like Montpellier Business School and Audencia Business School. His expertise led him to serve as a Visiting Professor at various esteemed institutions worldwide. Currently, Delis holds the position of Professor of Financial Economics at Audencia Business School in France, while also contributing as an External Member of the Board of Directors at the University of Ioannina, Greece. With each role, he continues to shape the landscape of financial economics, combining rigorous research with a passion for teaching. 🌍

🏆 Dr. Manthos Delis is celebrated for his outstanding contributions to academia, boasting an impressive array of scholarships, distinctions, and awards. His research stands at the pinnacle of global recognition, with IDEAS ranking his work in the top 1% worldwide for the last decade. Garnering over 10,820 citations on Google Scholar, Dr. Delis maintains a distinguished H-index of 39 and an i10-index of 64. Notably, he holds a place among the top 2% of academics globally across all disciplines in the AD Scientific Index by Stanford University. His excellence extends beyond research, as he received the Financial Engineering and Banking Society award for research excellence in December 2017. Renowned for his teaching prowess, Dr. Delis has been honored with multiple Best Teacher awards, reflecting exceptional student evaluations averaging 4.6 out of 5. Additionally, his groundbreaking work earned him the Young Researchers Best Paper Award from the Euro Working Group on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis in 2010, highlighting his innovative contributions to the field. Dr. Delis’s academic journey has been further supported by prestigious scholarships, including those from PriceWaterHouseCoopers and the Propodis Foundation, underscoring his commitment to scholarly excellence. 🎓

1. Bank-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic determinants of bank profitability 📚 Cited by 4118, 2008. Link
2. Determinants of bank profitability in the South Eastern European region 📚 Cited by 952, 2006. Link
3. Regulations, competition and bank risk-taking in transition countries📚 Cited by 913, 2011. Link
4. Interest rates and bank risk-taking 📚 Cited by 826, 2011. Link
5. Exploring the nexus between banking sector reform and performance: Evidence from newly acceded EU countries📚 Cited by 425, 2008. Link
6. Bank regulations and income inequality: Empirical evidence
7. Bank competition, financial reform, and institutions: The importance of being developed
8. Determinants of bank efficiency: evidence from a semi‐parametric methodology
9. Supervisory effectiveness and bank risk
10. The joint estimation of bank-level market power and efficiency