Sofia Stavraki Research Associate Τel: 210 9211230 E-mail: stavraki@iobe.gr   Born in Athens in 1979. She is Ph.D Candidate in Economics Department of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UADPhilEcon). She graduated from the Department of Physics of University of Crete on 2003. On 2005 she received her MPhil Degree in Economic Science from Economics Department of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She is currently preparing her DPhil thesis entitled «Empirical Investigation of Stock Prices Bubbles. The case of Athens Stock Εxchange» dealing with the formation mechanism of stock prices during financial crises periods. Her research publications are focused on Financial Analysis, Risk Management and Banking. She has a very good knowledge of English and German.