Faculty and Staff

Demetri Tsanacas

Professor • Economics, Finance and Global Business

Demetri Tsanacas Ph.D.

I was born in Greece and migrated to the USA in 1969. I have two children and 2 grandchildren.

I worked a full time job while doing my dissertation and I could sympathize with those of you working and studying. I received my Ph.D. from Rutgers University and post graduate diplomas from New York University.

I have worked in the services and the financial sectors, as well in a number of consulting assignments.

The past twenty years I have been devoting my energy to my first love, teaching. I recently moved back to New Jersey after many years of teaching in Virginia.

I have taught in numerous graduate programs and have set up MBA programs in the USA and in the Balkans.

I have published numerous research papers in books and journals including: the Detroit Journal of Business, The Journal of Business Issues, Multinational Business Review and the Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro Quarterly Review.
My research interest is: international trade and finance, privacy and information flows, financial institutions and social networks

I have been recognized as outstanding faculty member of the year on a number of occasions and I am the recipient of numerous grants from the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Wal-Mart Foundation.

My hobbies are: reading, traveling, soccer, and playing chess

Professional Interests

Exchange rate risk management and impact of extreme weather patterns on financial institutions

Languages (other than English)

Greek 

Degrees

PhD , Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

MA Economics, Rutgers University Newark, NJ

BA Economics, Montclair State University Upper Montclair, NJ

Specialization

Financial Institutions and International finance

Representative Publications


A Comparison of the Current Account and the Monetary Theory of Exchange Rate Detrmination; International Journal of Economics and Finance; Volume 10, 2018


A survey of Multinational Company Foreign Exchange Exposure; Volume International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, Issue Vol 12 Issue 2 2022


Pension Accounting: A Review of the Literature; Accounting and Finance Research; 2017


Valuation Challenges in High Tech Platform Based Corporations; 2022
http://280 Main Str Unit 310


A Comparison of the Current Account and the Monetary Theory of Exchange Rate Detrmination; International Journal of Economics and Finance; Volume 10, 2018

Representative Presentations


A survey of the Fiscal Regimes in the gas and oil segment in the era of falling oil prices
Eastern Economic Association meeting EEA
, 2017


Extreme Weather Patterns and Risk Assessment Strategies in the Banking Industry : a Survey
North East Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference NEDSI
Newark , NJ 2022


Institutional Factors in the Current Crisis in Greece
Society of Business Research Society of Business Research
Atlantic City , NJ 2015


Institutional Factors in the Current Crisis in Greece
Society of Business Research Society of Business Research
Atlantic City , NJ 2015


Stability in the Eurozone and the Adjustment Process in the PIIGS countries
Eastern Economic Association meeting EEA
New York City , NY 2015

Awards and Honors

Exemplary Teach of the Year 2018
Ferrum College and the Methodist Council of Higher Education
01/01/2018

Nominated for Mellon Foundation Grant
University of Kentucky
10/01/1989

Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Hall of Fame Inductee
Students in Free Enterprise ( SIFE); currently known as ENACTUS
05/01/2002

Media

Expert Opinion
wallethub.com
Expert opinion postings on numerous credit card issues

Fellowships, Grants and Research

Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellowship
Fellowship

Jules and Gwen Knapp: Hold the Deficit Reduce the Debt
Grant

Notable Courses Taught

International Financial Management (Graduate and Undergraduate levels)Corporate Finance (Graduate and Undergraduate levels)Financial Management (Graduate and Undergraduate levels)Finance Emerging Markets Project Management (Graduate level)Management of Energy Sources (Graduate level)Investments (Undergraduate level)Investment Analysis ( Graduate level)Money Banking and Financial Institutions (Graduate and Undergraduate levels)Personal Finance (Undergraduate level)Banks and Financial Institutions (Graduate level).Economics Macro and Micro (Undergraduate Level)International Trade (Undergraduate Level)Government and Business (Undergraduate Level)

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