**About the Editor**

#### **George Halkos**

George Halkos (MA, MSc, PhD) is Professor in Economics of Natural Resources. He has worked as a team leader and research fellow in various research and academic institutions, such as the University of Piraeus, the Athens University of Economics (former ASOEE), the University of the Aegean, the Stockholm Environment Institute, the Panteion University, the ATEI, etc., for research projects financed by the European Union (PHARE programs), the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Development, the National Statistical Service of Greece, the EUROSTAT, the Ministry of Employment, etc.

He has contributed to and presented articles at International Conferences. He acts as a referee in various scientific journals. He is the Director of the Operations Research Laboratory. He was Associate Editor of the journals *Environment and Development Economics* (Cambridge University Press) for six years.

His research interests are in the fields of applied statistics and econometrics, simulations of economic modelling, natural resource and environmental economics, applied micro-economic with emphasis in welfare economics, air pollution, game theory, mathematical models (non-linear programming).
