Constantin Zopounidis

Constantin Zopounidis has been elected to the prestigious The Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras (RACEF). He joins the ranks of Daniel Kahneman (Nobel Laureate), Romano Prodi, and Joseph E. Stiglitz (Nobel Laureate) who belong to this Institution. It is with pride and delight that we communicate that Professor Constantin Zopounidis, Editor-in-Chief of Operational Research and Editor of the renowned Handbook of Multicriteria Analysis, has been elected to the RACEF – Royal Academy of Economic and Finance Sciences of Spain. The Royal Academy of Economic and Finance Sciences of Spain was officially established in Spain, in 1958, but its roots can be traced back to the 18th century when King Ferdinand VI of Spain set up the Royal Private Board of Commerce. RACEF promotes the cooperation between researchers of the most important institutions and academies around the world, and seeks to advance the scientific knowledge and the existing decision and policy making practices in the fields of economics and finance. The members of RACEF include prestigious researchers, senior policy makers, and top executives from all over the world. Among others, the Academicians of RACEF include Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (former President of France), Romano Prodi (former President of Italy and the European Commission), José Ángel Gurría (Secretary General of OECD), as well as Nobel Prize laureates Robert Aumann, Daniel Kahneman, Finn Kydland, Eric Maskin, and Joseph Stiglitz (https://www.racef.es/). Also, Professor Zopounidis has been elected as Academician, in the Royal Academy of Doctors (Spain, June 2014). As and Academician, Constantin was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making following a vote in which 677 people participated from all over the world. This Society brings together 2200 people from 100 countries. The term of office shall be for four years from 2015 to 2019. Professor C. Zopounidis was also honored by the same Society with Edgeworth - Pareto Award in 2013.

Publications

Preface
Preface
Kleopatra Petroutsatou, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2024. 5 pages.
This Preface is included in the book Financial Evaluation and Risk Management of Infrastructure Projects.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Ethical Investments (EI) Research: Alternative Investments
A Bibliometric Analysis of Ethical Investments (EI) Research: Alternative Investments
Christos Lemonakis, Marios Nikolaos Kouskoukis, Alexandros Garefalakis, Constantin Zopounidis, Marianna Eskantar. © 2024. 17 pages.
This chapter presents the evolution of academic research in Ethical Investments (EI) research between 1990 and 2019. The chapter analyzes the most influential journals in EI...
The Causes of the Greek Debt Problem
The Causes of the Greek Debt Problem
George S. Atsalakis, Emilios Galariotis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2023. 17 pages.
In Greece, special interest groups were the main drivers of pressure to increase public spending and, by extension, to increase public debt to cover the expenditure by blocking...
Machine Learning Applications for Accounting Disclosure and Fraud Detection
Machine Learning Applications for Accounting Disclosure and Fraud Detection
Stylianos Papadakis, Alexandros Garefalakis, Christos Lemonakis, Christiana Chimonaki, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2021. 270 pages.
The prediction of the valuation of the “quality” of firm accounting disclosure is an emerging economic problem that has not been adequately analyzed in the relevant economic...
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Operations Management and Service Evaluation
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Operations Management and Service Evaluation
Panagiotis Manolitzas, Constantin Zopounidis, Michael Talias, Evangelos Grigoroudis, Nikolaos Matsatsinis. © 2021. 401 pages.
Optimization and evaluation are essential to the operations of several sectors such as the healthcare sector and the agriculture industry. Improvement of optimizations and...
Agro-Tourism Customer Satisfaction Analysis Based on the Theory of Attractive Quality
Agro-Tourism Customer Satisfaction Analysis Based on the Theory of Attractive Quality
Maria Lachnidaki, Evangelos Grigoroudis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2021. 23 pages.
Customer satisfaction measurement is an important and critical issue of all businesses in the tourism sector, since it gives a better understanding of the needs and requirements...
Corporate Governance as a Tool for Fraud Mitigation
Corporate Governance as a Tool for Fraud Mitigation
Antonia Maravelaki, Constantin Zopounidis, Christos Lemonakis, Ioannis Passas. © 2021. 15 pages.
Financial fraud through the falsification of financial statements is an evident problem. The restatement is enormous, and there have been developed many approaches to confront...
Operational Risk Framework and Fraud Management: A Contemporary Approach
Operational Risk Framework and Fraud Management: A Contemporary Approach
Elpida Tsitsiridi, Christos Lemonakis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2021. 20 pages.
The universal financial shake of 2008 altered business and occupational circumstances and will inevitably trigger the outbreak of new forms of operational risk. Under normal...
Application of Adaptive Neurofuzzy Control in the Field of Credit Insurance
Application of Adaptive Neurofuzzy Control in the Field of Credit Insurance
Konstantina K. Ainatzoglou, Georgios K. Tairidis, Georgios E. Stavroulakis, Constantin K. Zopounidis. © 2021. 22 pages.
Credit insurance is of vital importance for the trade sector and almost every related business. Moreover, every policy in credit insurance is tailor-made in order to suit in the...
Prediction of Corporate Failures for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe: A Comparison of Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Prediction of Corporate Failures for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe: A Comparison of Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Marianna Eskantar, Michalis Doumpos, Evangelos Grigoroudis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2021. 13 pages.
The risk of bankruptcy is naturally faced by all corporate organizations, and there are various factors that may lead an organization to bankruptcy, including microeconomic and...
Recent Advances and Applications in Alternative Investments
Recent Advances and Applications in Alternative Investments
Constantin Zopounidis, Dimitris Kenourgios, George Dotsis. © 2020. 385 pages.
In recent years, there has been a swell of investment opportunities in contemporary asset classes that have gained considerable attention, including cryptocurrencies, hedge...
A Bibliometric Analysis of Ethical Investments (EI) Research: Alternative Investments
A Bibliometric Analysis of Ethical Investments (EI) Research: Alternative Investments
Christos Lemonakis, Marios Nikolaos Kouskoukis, Alexandros Garefalakis, Constantin Zopounidis, Marianna Eskantar. © 2020. 20 pages.
This chapter presents the evolution of academic research in Ethical Investments (EI) research between 1990 and 2019. The chapter analyzes the most influential journals in EI...
Performance Evaluation of Hotel Enterprises in Crete: A Multi-Criteria Approach
Performance Evaluation of Hotel Enterprises in Crete: A Multi-Criteria Approach
Iraklis Karantonis, George Baourakis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2020. 23 pages.
The main purpose of this chapter is to evaluate the financial performance of hotel enterprises in Crete from a Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) perspective. Crete is one...
The Causes of the Greek Debt Problem
The Causes of the Greek Debt Problem
George S. Atsalakis, Emilios Galariotis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2019. 16 pages.
In Greece, special interest groups were the main drivers of pressure to increase public spending and, by extension, to increase public debt to cover the expenditure by blocking...
Perspectives, Trends, and Applications in Corporate Finance and Accounting
Perspectives, Trends, and Applications in Corporate Finance and Accounting
Constantin Zopounidis, Apostolos G. Christopoulos, Petros Kalantonis. © 2018. 354 pages.
Financial analyses, investments, and accounting practices are continually developing and improving areas that have seen significant advancements in the past century. However, the...
The Robustness of Portfolio Optimization Models: An Empirical Comparative Analysis
The Robustness of Portfolio Optimization Models: An Empirical Comparative Analysis
Antonis Pavlou, Michalis Doumpos, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2018. 20 pages.
The optimization of investment portfolios is a topic of major importance in financial decision making, and many relevant models can be found in the literature. These models...
Performance Evaluation of Hotel Enterprises in Crete: A Multi-Criteria Approach
Performance Evaluation of Hotel Enterprises in Crete: A Multi-Criteria Approach
Iraklis Karantonis, George Baourakis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2017. 33 pages.
The main purpose of this chapter is to evaluate the financial performance of hotel enterprises in Crete from a Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) perspective. Crete is one...
International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models (IJFBMBM)
International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models (IJFBMBM)
Constantin Zopounidis, George Baourakis. Est. 2016.
The International Journal of Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Business Models (IJFBMBM) presents innovative research on topics pertaining to key business issues within the...
The Economic Crisis and Retardants of Growth in Greece
The Economic Crisis and Retardants of Growth in Greece
George S. Atsalakis, George Baourakis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2016. 17 pages.
The development of special interest groups may alter the structure of incentives and the direction of a society's development. Governments are systematically influenced by...
International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting (IJCFA)
International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting (IJCFA)
Apostolos G. Christopoulos, Kyriaki Kosmidou, Constantin Zopounidis. Est. 2014.
The International Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting (IJCFA) publishes original research articles of theoretical, empirical, experimental, and applied work on all...
Emissions Trading Schemes in the Transportation Sector
Emissions Trading Schemes in the Transportation Sector
Alexandra Maragkogianni, Spiros Papaefthimiou, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2014. 21 pages.
The transportation sector is a constantly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, and its inclusion in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) has become...
Discrete Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Financial Classification Problems
Discrete Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Financial Classification Problems
Yannis Marinakis, Magdalene Marinaki, Nikolaos Matsatsinis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2013. 15 pages.
Nature-inspired methods are used in various fields for solving a number of problems. This study uses a nature-inspired method, artificial bee colony optimization that is based on...
Emissions Trading Schemes in the Transportation Sector
Emissions Trading Schemes in the Transportation Sector
Alexandra Maragkogianni, Spiros Papaefthimiou, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2013. 21 pages.
The transportation sector is a constantly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, and its inclusion in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) has become...
Discrete Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Financial Classification Problems
Discrete Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm for Financial Classification Problems
Yannis Marinakis, Magdalene Marinaki, Nikolaos Matsatsinis, Constantin Zopounidis. © 2011. 17 pages.
Nature-inspired methods are used in various fields for solving a number of problems. This study uses a nature-inspired method, artificial bee colony optimization that is based on...
Time Series Based House Sale Value Market Forecasting Using Genetically Evolved Neural Networks
Time Series Based House Sale Value Market Forecasting Using Genetically Evolved Neural Networks
George S. Atsalakis, Kimon P. Valavanis, Constantin Zopounidis, Dimitris Nezis. © 2010. 18 pages.
Accurate forecasting of the house sale value market is important for individual investors, business investors, banks and mortgage companies. This chapter uses fundamentals of...