Dr. Dimitris Papanikolaou

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Biography

Dimitris Papanikolaou is the John L. & Helen Kellogg Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research primarily focuses on the interaction between technological innovation and financial markets. Recent work has centered around the measurement of intangibles, the impact of innovation on firms and workers, the displacement of human capital, corporate executives' market dynamics, and the causal effects of financial frictions on innovation and employment. He has published in leading journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Political Economy, and the Journal of Finance, and his papers have received several prestigious research awards, including the Anundi Smith Breeden Prize twice for work published in the Journal of Finance. Papanikolaou currently serves as Co-Editor of the Journal of Financial Economics and has previously held editorial roles with other finance journals. He obtained his Ph.D. in Financial Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor of Finance

2018-01-01 — Present

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Associate Professor of Finance

2014-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Assistant Professor of Finance

2007-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University • Evanston, IL

Awards

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Kellogg Research Mentorship Award

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LBS Finance Symposium Paper Award

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Red Rock Finance Conference Crowell Memorial Prize

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Amundi Smith Breeden Prize

2014-01-01
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Amundi Smith Breeden Prize

2013-01-01
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Crowell Memorial Prize

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Roger F. Murray Prize

2011-01-01

Courses

Asset Pricing III Asset Pricing II Macroeconomics Finance

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.