Costas Lapavitsas | |
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Kώστας Λαπαβίτσας | |
.jpg) Costas Lapavitsas in 2013 | |
| Born | 20 January 1961 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Public economics, political economy, financialization |
| Institution | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| School or tradition | Marxism Euroscepticism |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics Birkbeck, University of London (PhD) |
| Influences | Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes |
Costas Lapavitsas (Greek: Kώστας Λαπαβίτσας; born January 20, 1961) is a professor of economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and was elected as a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the left-wing Syriza party in the January 2015 general election.[1] He subsequently defected to the Popular Unity in August 2015.[2]
- ^ Helena Smith (10 January 2015). "Greek PM Samaras forced into U-turn as Syriza closes in on election victory". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ Terms of office of Costas Lapavitsas at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)