2023 ECO PRO

18th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications
Program (Athens Local Time)

26-29 June 2023
9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
(Note 3: 
Please note that many attendees including those who present a paper may choose the online option. However, ATINER will provide full-fledged services (lunches, dinners, excursions, etc.) for all those who present onsite.) 


Monday 26 June 2023

08.30-09.30
Registration


09:30-10:00
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:

  • Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
10:00-11:30 Session 1
Session 1a
Moderator: Gregory T. Papanikos
, President of ATINER
Session 1b
Moderator: Mehmet Gençer
, Professor, Izmir University of Economics, Turkiye.
Session 1c
Moderator: Timothy M. Young
, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA.
  1. Ioannis Kallianiotis, Professor, University of Scranton, USA.
    Title: Exchange Rate Forecasting: The Fundamental Forecasting Model.
  2. Mohsen Javdani, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
    Title: Economics Students and Ideological Bias: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Experiment.
  3. Nafisa Vaz, Research Associate, Goa Institute of Management, India.
    Title: Social Media Marketing in Hospitals: Ethical Considerations during a Pandemic.

Discussion

  1. Mahmood Hussain, Professor, San Francisco State University, USA.
    Title: From Financial Socialization to Independent Decision: A Cross-Cultural Study of US Millennials’ Financial Behavior.
  2. Frédéric Jallat, Professor, ESCP Business School, France.
    Title: Evaluating Standardization of Marketing Operations & Performance.
  3. Mihai-Florin Bacila, Associate professor, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
    Title: Enhancing the RFM Based Segmentation for Telecommunications Companies.
  4. Juan Carlos Chica Mesa, Associate Professor, National University of Colombia, Colombia .
    Manuela Salazar Garcia, Student, National University of Colombia, Colombia.
    Title: Concentration and Attention in Games Applied to Education Project.
  5. Paul Davidson, Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
    Title: Managing Trust and New Technology: Lesons from the History of Military Decision Making.

Discussion

  1. Codruta Stoica, Professor, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania.
    Title: Advances in the Study of Integral Type Properties.
  2. Victor Oxman, Professor, Western Galilee College, Israel.
    Title: Using Hint Buttons in GeoGebra applets when teaching Geometric Proofs.
  3. Khalid Mohammed Alkhuzaim, Professor, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia.
    Thamer Ali Alwahbi, Teacher, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia.
    Title: The Availability Level of the Aesthetic Approach in Mathematics Textbooks for the Higher Grades at the Primary Stage in Saudi Arabia.
  4. Barbara Barańska, Associate Professor, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland.
    Małgorzata Zambrowska, Associate Professor, The Maria Grzegorzewska University of Warsaw, Poland.
    Title: No Teacher (Should Be) Left Behind: Teaching Mathematics as a Second Subject – Educational Challenges for Teacher Training Programs.

Discussion 

 

11:30-13:00 Session 2
Session 2a
Moderator: Ioannis Kallianiotis
, Professor, University of Scranton, USA.
Session 2b
Moderator:
Mahmood Hussain, Professor, San Francisco State University, USA.
Session 2c
Moderator: Codruta Stoica
, Professor, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania.
  1. Seyit Mümin Cilasum, Professor, TED University, Turkiye.
    Title: Propagation of Immigration Shocks through Firm to Firm Trade Networks.
  2. Jorg Jasper Dotsch, Associate Professor, Andrássy University Budapest, Hungary & Tamas Ginter, PhD Student, Andrássy University Budapest, Hungary.
    Title: Increasing the Complexity of Currency Competition in the Digital Age. Considerations on the Extension of Money Functions.
  3. Eylem Gevrek, Assistant Professor, Catolica Porto Business School, Portugal.
    Title: What Explains the Gender Gap in Gender Role Attitudes? Evidence on Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Social Norms among Immigrants.
  4. Konstantinos Spanos, Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
    Title: Dynamic Instability and Solvency Condition of Public Debt within a Panel of Euro Area Countries.

Discussion

  1. André Leroux, Professor, University of Poitiers, France.
    Thomas Stenger, Full Professor, University of Poitiers, France.
    Title: A Typology of Social Media: A Quantitative Approach Based on Consumers Use.
  2. Tianjiao Qiu, Professor, California State University, USA.
    Title: Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Country Risks on Entrepreneurial Market Expansion.
  3. Mehmet Gençer, Professor, Izmir University of Economics, Turkiye.
    Title: Data Literacy in Business Curriculum: A Case Study of Student Reception and Success Factors.
  4. Jamal Maalouf, Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE.
    Title: Perpetual Crisis and Small Business Survival: SME Experiences and Strategies from Beirut, Lebanon..

Discussion

  1. Timothy M. Young, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA.
    Ampalavanar Nanthakumar, Professor, State University of New York at Oswego, USA.
    Title: On the Use of Copula for Quality Control based on an AR(2) Model.
  2. Ampalavanar Nanthakumar, Professor, State University of New York at Oswego, USA.
    Title: A Copula based Investigation about the Effect of the Sample Size on the Range Distribution.
  3. Philippe Rychelynck, Associate Professor, University of Littoral-Côte-d’Opale, France.
    Title: On Regular Arrangements of Lines in the Plane.
  4. Mihai Halic, Associate Professor, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait.
    Title: Classical and modern applications of Linear Algebra in Mathematics and Science.

Discussion

 

13:00-15:00 Session 3
Session 3a
Moderator: Mohsen Javdani
, Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
Session 3b
Moderator: Berna Bridge
, Lecturer, Oxford International Study Centre, UK.
  1. Ainara Rodriguez-Sanchez, Professor, UNED-National Distance Education University, Spain.
    Román Salmeron-Gomez, Professor, University of Granada, Spain.
    Catalina Garcia-Garcia, Professor, University of Granada, Spain.
    Title: Multicollinearity Problem in Economic Models with Panel Data.
  2. Claudia Garcia-Garcia, Assistant Professor, University of Madrid, Spain.
    Catalina B. Garcia-Garcia, Full Professor, University of Granada, Spain.
    Román Salmeron-Gomez, Full Professor, University of Granada, Spain.
    Title: Interactions in Environmental Studies: A New Approach for Mitigating Potential Multicollinearity.
  3. Christina Anderl, Senior Lecturer, London South Bank University, UK.
    Title: Forecasting Inflation with a Zero Lower Bound and Negative Interest Rates: Evidence from Point and Density Forecasts.
  4. Leonard Grebe, Research Assistant, Technical University of Darmstdt, Germany.
    Title: Uncertainty Structure Hypothesis – Seasonal Patterns in Uncertain Times at the Stock Market?

Discussion

  1. Simona Stan, Professor, University of Montana, USA.
    Liviu Rosca, Professor, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania.
    Title: Effectiveness of High-Impact Study-Abroad Programs: A USA-Romania Case Study.
  2. Nadia Jimenez, Associate Professor, University of Burgos, Spain>
    Sonia San Martín, Full Professor, University of Burgos, Spain.
    Paula Rodriguez-Torrico, Assistant Professor, University of Burgos, Spain.
    Francisco Liebana-Cabanillas, Full Professor, University of Granada, Spain.
    Cristina Torrego, Student, University of Burgos, Spain.
    Title: Consumer Perception of Metaverse Experience.
  3. Sami Kajalo, Senior Lecturer, Aalto University, Finland.
    Title: A Psychological Inquiry into Consumers’ Motivations to Participate in the Sharing Economy.
  4. Raluca Ciornea, Lecturer, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
    Title: Influence of Horizontal Downward Extension over the Luxury Parent Brands: Fragrances as Extensions of Luxury Fashion Brands
  5. Batuhan Cullu, PhD Student, Dokuz Eylül University and Research Assistant, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Tyrkey.
    Gamze Arabelen, Assistant Professor, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkiye.

    Title: What Cruise Passengers Talk About? A Text Mining Approach to Explore Topics from Online Narratives.

 


Discussion

 

15:00-16:00 Discussion + Lunch

16:00-18:00 Session 4
Moderator: Raluca Ciornea
, Lecturer, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
  1. Arthur Pantelides, Associate Professor, Virginia Wesleyan University, USA.
    Title: Utilization of the SOT Hierarchical Framework for Successful Strategic Implementation Management.
  2. Siphiwe Dlamini, Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
    Title: The Influence of Consumption Values on the Purchase Intention of Fast Fashion in South Africa.
  3. Berna Bridge, Lecturer, Oxford International Study Centre, UK.
    Title: Is Collegiality an Attainable Ideal in the Turkish Culture?
  4. Lihang Liu, PhD Student, Shanghai International Studies University, China.
    Zheng Fan, Professor, Shanghai International Studies University, China.
    Peihua Fan, Associate Professor, Shanghai International Studies University, China.
    Title: How does Cultural Distance affect Chinese Companies’ Outward Foreign Investment? Evidence from the Belt and Road.
  5. Ceren Koksal, Master Student, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkiye.
    Eda Yilmaz Alarcin, Associate Professor, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Turkiye.
    Title: The Effects of Cultural Values on Word-of-Mouth Marketing in Health Services.

Discussion

 

18:00-20:00 Session 5
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Warveni Jap, Assitant Professor, Thompson Rivers University, Canada.
    Title: China’s BRI: Modern Global Connectivity, Prosperity, and Harmony.
  2. Kenneth Chau, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada.
    Bushra Usman, Αssociate Professor, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Pakistan.
    Title: Green Venturing: What to Learn.
  3. Yohann Mauger, Assistant Professor, Jing Liu, Assistant Professor, USA.
    Richard Gilson, Associate Professor, Northern Kentucky University, USA.
    Denise Luethge, Professor, Northern Kentucky University, USA.
    Title: A Minimum Viable Product Approach for Innovation and New Program Launch in Business Education.

Discussion

20:00-22:00
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music and dance)


Tuesday 27 June  2023

 

Session 6

09:30-11:30 Session 6a
Moderator: Mr. Kostas Spyropoulos
(ATINER Administration)
08:00-10:30 Session 6b
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk
  1. Hiroshi Onishi, Associate Professor, Chuo University, Japan.
    Title: Does Deregulation of Health Claims on Functional Food Package Design Change Consumers’ Purchase Behaviors?
  2. Sergio Valdelomar-Munoz, PhD Student, University of Jaen, Spain .
    Elisa Garrido-Castro, Assistant Professor, University of Jaen, Spain.
    Eva María Murgado-Armenteros, Associate Professor, University of Jaen, Spain.

    Title: Biodiversity as a Term for Improving Environmental Awareness: An Exploratory Analysis.
  3. Cansu Yildirim, Assistant Professor, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkiye.
    Title: The Effect of Failure and Stability on Satisfaction, Negative WOM and Repurchase Intention: Insights from an Online Retailer’s Service Failure.
  4. Florence Dzame, Researcher, United States International University Africa, Kenya.
    Title: A Study of Gender-based Institutional Barriers to Progression into Leadership Roles for Women Journalists in Kenya.

Discussion

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants.

 

11:30-13:00 Session 7
Session 7a
Moderator: Laure Lavorata
, Professor, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France.
Session 7b
Moderator: Philippe Rychelynck
, Associate Professor, University of Littoral-Côte-d’Opale, France.
  1. J. Stagliano, Professor, Saint Joseph’s University, USA.
    Title: Did Firms with “Lean” Management Fare Better than Others in the COVID-19 Pandemic? Some Recent Empirical Evidence on Profitability.
  2. Andreia Vitória, Assistant Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
    Carolina Carlos, PhD Student, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
    Title: The Impact of Servant Leadership Perceptions on Employees’ Job Burnout Levels.
  3. Nanda Kumar, Professor, The University of Texas, USA.
    Parneet Pahwa, Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
    B.P.S. Murthi, Professor, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
    Title: Modelling Heterogeneity in Choice Models, Household Level Heterogeneity in Reference Price Effects: Should National Brands Care?

 


Discussion

  1. Getachew Dagne, Professor, University of South Florida, USA.
    Title: Piecewise Regression Mixture Models with Skewness.
  2. Sibel Atan, Professor, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkiye.
    Murat Atan, Professor, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkiye.
    Şahika Gökmen, Assistant Professor, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkiye.
    Title: Examination of Internal Migration in Turkey by Markov Method.
  3. Sahika Gokmen, Assistant Professor, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Turkiye.
    Title: Ranking of Countries According to the Index of Economic Freedom with Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods.
  4. Tea Shavadze, Scientist, Ilia Vekua Institute of Applied Mathematics (VIAM) of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
    Title: On the representation of a solution for the Perturbed Quasi-Linear Controlled Neutral Functional Differential Equation.

 


Discussion

 

 

13:00-15:00 Session 8
Session 8a
Moderator: Mihai-Florin Bacila
, Associate professor, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania.
Session 8b
Moderator: Getachew Dagne
, Professor, University of South Florida, USA.
  1. Laure Lavorata, Professor, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France.
    Yohan Gicquel, Assistant Professor, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France.
    Title: Champaign’s Brands and CSR: What is the Consumer’s Perception? What Issues?
  2. Tatiana Zalan, Associate Professor, American University in Dubai, UAE.
    Elissar Toufaily, Associate Professor, American University in Dubai, UAE.
    Title: How Consumers Value NFTs in a Nascent Market.
  3. Adel Sakr, Assistant Professor, Webster University Athens, Greece.
    Title: A Content Analysis of Visual Metaphor in Print Advertising.
  4. Oksana Domina, Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland.
    Title: Modern Stage of Marketing Development in Ukraine.
  5. Adnane Alaoui, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
    Natalia Guilluy-Sulikashvili, Associate Professor, Lille Catholic University, France.
    Title: Does Word-Of-Mouth’s Weight Differ between Countries? A Comparative Study of China, England and Russia.
  6. Khaled Aboulnasr, Chair & Associate Professor, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA.
    Title: Brand Activism Backlash: The Role of Social Identity Threat and Negative Emotions.

 


Discussion

  1. Norman Sedgley, Professor, Loyola University Maryland, USA.
    Title: The Skilled Worker Premium and Labor’s Share of Income: Recent Trends in US Manufacturing.
  2. Xinyu Hou, Researcher, University of Cambridge, UK.
    Philip Dybvig, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
    Title: Gambling for Redemption or Ripoff, and the Impact of Superpriority.
  3. Masayuki Yao, Lecturer, Hakuoh University, Japan.
    Title: The Envelope Theorem for Optimization Problems with Composite Modeling Structure.
  4. Alessandro Ganoulis, PhD Student, The University of Law, UK.
    Title: Decoy Effects from memory and Loss Aversion.
  5. Jan Peter Wogart, Research Fellow, German Institute For Global And Area Studies, Germany.
    Title: Highs and Lows of Brazilian Developmentalism in The 20th and 21st Centuries.

Discussion

 

15:00-16:00 Discussion + Lunch

16:00-17:30 Session 8
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Akira Shimada, Associate Professor, Nagasaki University, Japan.
    Title: Study Migrants’ Skilled Human Capital Formation under Deregulated Immigration Policies in an Overlapping Generations Economy.
  2. Lina Vyas, Associate Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong, China.
    Title: Hong Kong Civil Service Work from Home Arrangement and Work-Life Balance: The Policy Responses to the Pandemic.
  3. Demetra Arsalidou, Associate Professor, Cardiff University, UK.
    Title: Bonus Caps, Deferrals and Clawbacks: A Banking Regulation Quandary.
  4. Dihya Hessas, PhD Student, University of Mouloud Mammeri, Algeria.
    Title: Change Management in the Face of ICT Integration within Organizations.
  5. Ryszard Wojnar, Researcher, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS, Poland.
    Jolanta Wołowicz, Researcher, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS, Poland.
    Andrzej Lissowski, Researcher, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research PAS, Poland.
    Title: Why Colouring? Voronoi Tessalation and Crystallization.

Discussion

 

17:30-19:00 Session 9
Moderator: Olga Gkounta
, Researcher, ATINER.
  1. Jorge Cerdeira, Assistant Professor, University of Porto, Portugal.
    Title: FDI Determinants in Developing Countries: A Firm-Level Analysis.
  2. José-Manuel Giménez-Gómez, Professor, University of Rovira i Virgili, Spain.
    Title: Allocating Remaining Carbon Budgets and Mitigation Costs.
  3. Daniel Gomez Abella, Lecturer, University of La Sabana, Colombia.
    Title: Ex-post Evaluation of RTAs of Colombia: A Partial Analysis with Structural Gravity Model.
  4. Xiao Han, Lecturer, University of Toronto, Canada.
    Dusiying Jin, Student, White Oaks Secondary School, Canada.
    Title: Contamination in Drinking Water Environment and the Associated Public Health Risk from Mining Discharge Pollution: A Comparative Study Chile, China and US.
  5. Konstantinos Giannakas, Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.
    Ahmed Chennak, Researcher,University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

    Title: The Role of Cooperatives in Innovation Licensing.

Discussion

19:00-20:30
Ancient Athenian Dinner (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner with recipes from ancient Athens, wine/water)


Wednesday 28 June 2023
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or
Mycenae Visit

Thursday 29 June 2023
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi

Friday 30 June 2023
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounio

Conference Venue: 9 Chalkokondili Street, 10677 Athens, Greece

+30 2103634210
+30 2103634209

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