Costas Lapavitsas

Costas Lapavitsas
Kώστας Λαπαβίτσας
Costas Lapavitsas in 2013
Born (1961-01-20) 20 January 1961 (age 63)
Thessaloniki, Greece
NationalityGreek
Academic career
InstitutionSchool of Oriental and African Studies
FieldPublic economics, political economy, financialization
School or
tradition
Marxism
Euroscepticism
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Birkbeck, University of London (PhD)
InfluencesKarl 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Terms of office of Costas Lapavitsas at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)

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