Dr Fotios Papadimitriou

Biography

Dr Fotios Papadimitriou is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Finance and the Programme Leader of the MSc in Finance and Investment Management (FIM). Fotios also served as Director of Research for the Finance Group from 2021 to 2025. Prior to joining Aberdeen in 2017, he was a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance and the Programme Leader of the MSc in Finance at Southampton Business School, UK. 

Fotios holds a PhD in Finance from Essex Business School, UK (Thesis title: "The Econometrics of Stock Return Predictability"). He also holds a BSc in Mathematics (with specialisation in Statistics & Operational Research) from the University of Ioannina, Greece, and an MSc in Finance (with distinction) from Essex Business School, UK.

Fotios's work appears in leading peer-reviewed academic journals such as the Journal of Banking & Finance, the Journal of Empirical Finance, and the Journal of International Money and Finance among others. His research has been presented in international conferences such as the Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting and the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting (MFA). Additionally, Fotios is an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Finance and regularly acts as an ad-hoc referee for various international journals. 

Editorial Boards

Associate Editor: The European Journal of Finance (3-rated in the CABS Academic Journal Guide), 2015-present

Other positions held
External examiner, SOAS University of London, 2016-2021

Internal Memberships

• Academic Line Manager (Finance)
• Programme Leader: MSc Finance and Investment Management (CFA and non-CFA)

Previous: 

• Director of Research (Finance Group)
• Workload Co-ordinator (Finance Group)
• Mentor of junior colleagues
• Bloomberg Working Group (Departmental Committee Member)
• Shortlisting Committee and Interview Panel Member (Lectureship & Senior Lectureship in Finance)

Prizes and Awards

• Semi-finalist for Best Paper Award in Investments at the 2015 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, October 14-17, Orlando, FL, USA (paper title: Information demand and stock return predictability, with D.K. Chronopoulos and N. Vlastakis)
• Awarded a full research scholarship for Ph.D. studies from Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK, 2003-2007

Research Overview

• My main research interests include: Empirical Asset Pricing and Applied Econometrics (e.g., stock return predictability, asset price volatility, asset allocation); Corporate Finance (e.g., climate finance, corporate cash holdings, financial reporting).
• Since 2015, I serve as an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Finance (3-rated in the CABS list).
• I frequently act as an ad-hoc referee for various international journals. Indicatively: Journal of Empirical Finance; European Journal of Finance; International Review of Financial Analysis; International Review of Economics and Finance; Economic Modelling; Scottish Journal of Political Economy.

Teaching Responsibilities

Current

• BU544J Derivatives and Risk Management (postgraduate level)
• BU594K Fixed Income Analysis (postgraduate level)
• FI4503 Derivatives and Treasury Management (undergraduate level)

Previous

• FI1004/PO1002 Finance, Risk and Investment (undergraduate level)

At previous institutions, I have taught a range of courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including Derivative Securities Analysis, Introduction to Portfolio Management and Exchange-Traded Derivatives, Empirical Methods in Finance, and Financial Management.

Dissertation supervision

To date, I have supervised 115 undergraduate and 179 postgraduate dissertations.