Dr. Ιοαnnis Sakellis is a Professor of Labour Economics and Social Policy, Department of Social Antrhropology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens. Born in Athens in 1950. He has studied Economics in Greece and the UK. In the period 1983-84 he worked as an Academic Visitor in the Faculty of Economics and Politics of the University of Cambridge (UK) where he met the main supporters of the institutional approach of the labour market. He was awarded Ph.D. in 1984 at Panteion University of Athens. Since 1979 he has been teaching courses relative to Social Policy issues in the Department of Economics and Urban Development of Panteion University and during the last years Introductory Courses in Economics in the Department of Social Anthropology. He worked as Chairman of the Council of Employment and Social Security of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (Greece, 2001-2004) and as a member of Employment Committee (EMCO) of the European Council. In the period 2001-2008 he was Director of the Institute of Social Policy of the National Centre of Social Research and Vice Chairman of the Managing Council. He is the author of books and articles and he has accomplished numerous scientific studies on Social Policy, Labour Economics and Social Demography. In the period 2008-2013 he worked as Deputy Ombudsman authorized for Social Protection, Health and Social Solidarity affairs.

Labour Economics and Social Policy