EDUCATION

PhD: Money & Finance, School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (2022)

BA: Business Law, Mediterranean University of Albania (2015)

MSc: Finance & Accounting, Agricultural University of Tirana (2012)

BA: Finance & Accounting, Agricultural University of Tirana (2010)

AREAS OF INTEREST

Research: Banking and Finance, Risk Management, Financial Markets and Institutions, Research Methods in Finance, Applied Econometrics, Scoring Models

Teaching: Bank Simulation, Econometrics, Financial Management, Research Methods for Applied Sciences, Risk Management and Insurance

EXPERIENCE

Academic Experience

University of New York Tirana (AL), Department of Economics and Finance, Assistant Professor (2022 – Current)

Professional Experience

Senior Data Analyst/Quantitative Credit Risk – Credins Bank, Integrated Risk Department (2018-2022)

Credit Risk Officer, Alpha Bank Albania, Risk Management Division (2012-2015)

Course, Certifications & Events

Data Mining – Fundamental concepts, Challenges and Opportunities for Business, House of Training, Luxemburg, November 2020

Data Visual Analytics, House of Training, Luxemburg, October 2020

Using Data Analytics to Find Fraud, Risk and Audit Consulting, Tirana, June 2019.

Machine Learning and Data Analytics, Ljubljana Doctoral Summer School, Slovenia, July 2019.

Applied Econometrics Using STATA, Ljubljana Doctoral Summer School, Slovenia, July 2018.

Empirical Methods for Economic Analysis, Ljubljana Doctoral Summer School, Slovenia July 2016

RESEARCH OUTPUTS

Journal Articles

Gjeci, A., & Marinč, M. (2022). Corruption and non-performing loans. Economic and Business Review, 24(4), 240-259. https://www.ebrjournal.net/home/vol24/iss4/4/

Refereed Conference Presentations

Gjeçi, A., Kufo, A., Tori, A. (2023). Covid-19 Outbreak: Impacts on Bank Deposits and Bank Lending. Paper presented at the 33rd RSEP International Conference on Economics, Finance & Business. Rome, Italy on 23-24 November 2023. https://rsepconferences.com/past-conferences/33rd-rome-conference/

Kufo, A., Gjeçi, A., Pilkati, A. (2023). Cryptocurrency Return Volatility: An insight into the factors of influence. Paper presented at the 33rd RSEP International Conference on Economics, Finance & Business. Rome, Italy on 23-24 November 2023. https://rsepconferences.com/past-conferences/33rd-rome-conference/

Gjeçi, A., Kufo, A., Tori, A. (2023). Bank Loan Quality and the Impact of the Covid-19 Outbreak. Paper presented at the 2nd Conference on International Finance; Sustainable and Climate Finance and Growth (CINSC). Ljubljana, Slovenia on June 18-20, 2023. https://www.ffea.eu/future-conferences/cinsc-ljubljana-june-2023

Bajra, U., Gjeçi, A., Cadez, S. (2023). The Monetary Policy Response to Inflation in Times of Non-economic Crises. Paper presented at the 2nd Conference on International Finance; Sustainable and Climate Finance and Growth (CINSC). Ljubljana, Slovenia on June 18-20, 2023. https://www.ffea.eu/future-conferences/cinsc-ljubljana-june-2023

Gjeçi, A., Marinč, M., Masten, I. (2022, September). Estimating a scoring model using reject inference with parametric and non-parametric methods. Presented at EcoMod 2022: International Conference on Economic Modeling and Data Science, Ljubljana, 14th – 16th September 2022.

Gjeçi, A., Marinč, M., Rant, V (2022).  Non-performing loans and bank lending behavior. Presented at the 40th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) conference, Istanbul, Turkey, 6th -8th July 2022.

Gjeçi, A., Salko, A., Tori, A., Sinamati, A. (2020). A wavelet coherence analysis of Covid-19 and exchange rates. Presented at: International Conference on Social Sciences. The uncertainties and Challenges in the Balkans: Case of Covid-19. University of New York Tirana, 2020.

Gjeçi, A., Marinč, M., Rant, V. (2020). Non-performing loans and bank lending behavior. Presented at: 9th Economic and Business Review conference & SEB LU doctoral conference 2020. Ljubljana: School of Economics and Business, 2020.

Gjeçi, A., Marinč, M. (2018). Corruption and the level of non-performing loans. Presented at 16^th INFINITI Conference on International Finance, Poznań, Poland, 11th -12th June 2018. Poznan: University of Economics and Business, 2018.

Gjeci, A., Salko, A. (2017). Exchange rate pass-through effect in Albania: A structural VAR approach (SVAR). Presented at: International Conference on Applied Statistics and Econometric, Tirana, Albania, 27-28 April, 2017.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Green-Tech-WB: Smart and Green technologies for innovative and sustainable societies in Western Balkans (551984-EM-1-2014-1-ESERA MUNDUS-EMA2), three-year full-time PhD scholarship granted by ERASMUS MUNDUS founded by the European Commission.