PhD defence by Maria Dafnomili

She begins her investigation with an exploration of the development of financialization in academic discussions and empirical manifestations over the past decades. She does so by examining three essential pillars:

• a scrutiny of the development of capitalism and its role in promoting the widespread acceptance of financialization
• an investigation into the roots of financialization and its connection with neoliberalism
• an exploration of the momentum derived from the process of financial globalization

This theoretical analysis is followed by an investigation, based on a sample of 183 countries, into the relationship between financialization and economic growth, as well as the relationship between financialization and growth volatility.

Doctoral Board

Chair

Professor Ruard Ganzevoort

Doctoral dissertation supervisor

Professor Irene van Staveren
Dr Elissaios Papyrakis

Full Doctoral Committee

• Professor Annina Kaltenbrunner, University of Leeds
• Professor Daniela Tavasci, Queen Mary University of London
• Professor Dirk Schoenmaker, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Professor Andrew Fischer, International Institute of Social Studies
• Dr Georgina Gomez, International Institute of Social Studies