Thrilled to see our paper published in this prestigious journal after nearly five years of hard work and invaluable feedback from three excellent referees, the associate editor, and the editor. Grateful for the rigorous review process that helped improve the work at every stage.

The International Economic Review has just published a new exciting paper by Evangelos Dioikitopoulos & Dimitrios Varvarigos on Material Aspirations, Cultural Change, and the Transition Toward Sustained Growth. It is available through @WileyEconomics here:

Nέο Podcast: Brain Regain🧠 Στη συζήτηση ο Eυάγγελος Διοικητόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής Οικονομικών και Διευθυντής του Ερευνητικού Κέντρου, ΕΜΟΠ, του ΟΠΑ & ο Κωνσταντίνος Αρκολάκης, Καθηγητής Οικονομικών του Πανεπιστημίου του Yale. https://t.co/C0lZPWmxF7 #brainregain

What are the roots of global prosperity—and inequality? Join us online for the 2025 #STEG Special Lecture with @GalorOded (@BrownUniversity) 📅 29 April | 🕓 16:00 BST Chaired by Doug Gollin @TuftsUniversity 🔗 Register: https://t.co/Xy9uoTpwJ3

📣 Διάλεξη με τον Καθηγητή Κώστα Αρκολάκη (Yale) την Τρίτη 29/4, 19:00 στο Μέγαρο Παλαιάς Βουλής: «Νέοι Δρόμοι προς την Πράσινη Ανάπτυξη» Διοργάνωση: ΟΠΑ – Εργαστήριο Μελετών Οικ. Πολιτικής 📌 Δήλωση συμμετοχής 👉 https://t.co/B4yF5RnNsV

What underlies differences in cultural diversity across societies? The out-of-Africa migration. Societies whose ancestors migrated farther from Africa show lower diversity in music, folklore, and social norms, values & attitudes. https://t.co/FFK9SEvFOq   #econtwitter (1/4)

Very excited that I will present our work (with @EDioikitopoulos) on religiosity of judges tomorrow at CRETE 2024 in Milos, Greece. This is my last stop for this European tour! Come and join us!

Blocking Progress School ban on ChatGPT reminds me of the destruction of machines during the Industrial Revolution by the Luddites. Rather than teaching how to utilize this revolutionary AI technology, some schools, ironically, are engaged in a futile effort to block progress