Dr. Dimitrios Tsomocos

Professor

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Biography

Dimitrios Tsomocos is a Professor of Financial Economics at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Fellow in Management at St Edmund Hall. He is also a Senior Research Associate at the Financial Markets Group at the London School of Economics. His research focuses on banking regulation, endogenous money, liquidity and financial instability, incomplete asset markets, theoretical asset pricing, and systemic risk. Tsomocos has made significant contributions to economic policy worldwide, particularly in analyzing contagion, financial fragility, and interbank linkages. His work has led to the development of the Goodhart-Tsomocos model for financial fragility, adopted by several central banks. He has published extensively in leading journals and has provided expert testimony to the House of Lords regarding economic governance in the EU. His teaching includes undergraduate and graduate courses at Saïd Business School, and he has held visiting professorships at notable institutions such as Columbia University. Tsomocos holds a BA, MA, MPhil, and PhD from Yale University.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Financial Economics

2002-01-01 — Present

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford • Oxford, ENG

Engaged in teaching and research, contributing to the design and implementation of academic programs.

Senior Research Associate

— Present

Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics • London, ENG

Focuses on research related to financial markets and banking regulation.

Economist

— Present

Bank of England • London, ENG

Worked on economic policy and regulation.

Visiting Professor

— Present

Columbia University • New York, NY

Taught courses in Finance and Economics.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.