Dr. Ioannis Kostakis is an economist (University of Crete, Greece). He completed his Master of Science in Economics and Econometrics at the University of Kent (United Kingdom) and later obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Economics with a scholarship from Harokopio University of Athens. With a wealth of experience in both the private and public sectors, Dr. Kostakis has also been actively engaged in academia, having taught various economic modules at Harokopio University of Athens and the Hellenic Open University. His current research includes applied economics, econometrics theory, economic behavior, and sustainability issues.

Recent selected publications:

1. Doğan, B., Kazemzadeh, E., Ghosh, S., Kostakis, I., Soto, G., & Chovancová, J. (2025). Effects of Green Entrepreneurial Innovation, Energy Diversification and Sustainable Development on Income Inequality: Evidence from Emerging Asian Countries. Sustainable Development, 0:1–31.
2. Angeletopoulou, P., Sardianou, E., Damigos, D., & Kostakis, I. (2025). Energy poverty and severe material deprivation in Greece: A path to inclusive policy solutions. Environmental Challenges, 101301.
3. Horobet, A., Kostakis, I., Banerjee, A., & Belascu, L. (2025). Deconstructing the environmental innovation-governance-firm value nexus: Evidence from European industrial and technology companies. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 10(5), 100790.
4. Zambrano-Monserrate, M. A., & Kostakis, I. (2025). Effects of E-government, GDP and FDI on natural resource depletion: a system GMM-PVAR approach. Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 36 (7): 1871–1895.
5. Biancardi, A., Califano, F., D’Adamo, I., Gastaldi, M., & Kostakis, I. (2025). A distributed and sustainable model for future cities: A profitability analysis of integrated photovoltaic systems with storage under different incentive policies. Energy Policy, 205, 114691.
6. Kostakis, I., Angeletopoulou, P., & Polyzou, E. (2024). Women in parliaments: Can they enhance environmental sustainability in the EU? Cleaner Production Letters, 7, 100065.
7. Kostakis, I. & Lolos, S. (2024). Uncovering the impact of cultural heritage on economic growth: empirical evidence from Greek regions, 2000–2019. The Annals of Regional Science, 1-31.
8. Kostakis, I. (2024). An empirical investigation of the nexus among renewable energy, financial openness, economic growth, and environmental degradation in selected ASEAN economies. Journal of Environmental Management, 354, 120398.
9. Kostakis, I. & Arauzo-Carod, JM., (2023). The key roles of renewable energy and economic growth in disaggregated environmental degradation: Evidence from highly developed, heterogeneous and cross-correlated countries. Renewable Energy, 206, 1315-1325, 2023.
Kostakis, I. & Tsagarakis, K.P. (2022). The role of entrepreneurship, innovation and socioeconomic development on circularity rate: Empirical evidence from selected European countries. Journal of Cleaner Production, 348, 131267.