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Geor­gios Halki­as

Associate Professor

Subjects
Consumer behaviour Marketing Psychology Society

Primary research areas

So­cial in­equal­ity and dis­crim­in­a­tion
Judg­ments and de­cision-mak­ing pat­terns in re­la­tion to so­cial asym­met­ries, in­equal­ity, and vul­ner­able groups.
Ste­reo­typ­ing and so­cial judg­ments
Ste­reo­type con­tent trans­fer, ste­reo­typ­ic­al judg­ments, ste­reo­types and con­sumer be­ha­vi­or
Mis­be­ha­vi­or
Drivers and con­sequences of so­cially and en­vir­on­ment­ally in­ap­pro­pri­ate be­ha­vi­or
Well-be­ing and health
Con­sump­tion hap­pi­ness and well-be­ing, con­sumer (phys­ic­al, men­tal) health threats
Brand­ing
In­ter­na­tion­al en­vir­on­ments, glob­al brand­ing, cross-coun­try in­flu­ences

Mar­ket­place be­ha­vi­or and so­cial change (...and vice versa)

My research puts socio-psychological influences at the center of consumption experiences. I draw from behavioral science and consumer psychology to study how marketplace behavior can enable positive social change (and vice versa). My work helps individuals make better decisions and supports policymakers and managers in developing effective, sustainable, and socially meaningful practices.

My research has been published in top marketing and management journals, such as the Journal of Consumer Psychology, International Journal of Research in MarketingJournal of International Business Studies, and British Journal of Management. My work has received national and international funding (e.g., Horizon EU), international awards and distinctions, and coverage in the media and popular press. I have given invited talks, consult for companies, and am the coauthor of the book Taking the Fear Out of Data Analysis" 

Before joining CBS, I worked at the Technical University of Munich (TUM School of Management) and the University of Vienna. I have held visiting appointments at the University of Vienna, University of York, WU Vienna, and the University of Ljubljana and have gained industry experience with multinational firms such as Société Générale and Procter & Gamble in Greece and the United Kingdom. 

I hold a PhD (Habil.) in Business from the University of Vienna (AT), a PhD in Marketing from Athens University of Economics and Business (GR), an MSc in Marketing and Strategy from Warwick Business School (UK), and a BSc in Business and Management Science from the University of Piraeus (GR).  

2025

Socio-Economic Status and People’s Acceptability of Unsustainable Consumption

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2024

Infectious Disease Threats Increase Preference for Plastic-packaged Products

Camilla Barbarossa

Ilaria Querci

Ge­or­gios Hal­ki­as, Associate Professor

Cesare Amatulli

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November 2023

On the Trajectory of Discrimination

A Meta-analysis and Forecasting Survey Capturing 44 Years of Field Experiments on Gender and Hiring Decisions

Michael Schaerer

Christilene du Plessis

My Hoang Bao Nguyen

Robbie C. M. van Aert

Leo Tiokhin

Daniël Lakens

Elena Giulia Clemente

Thomas Pfeiffer

Anna Dreber

Magnus Johannesson

Cory J. Clark

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Ge­or­gios Hal­ki­as, Associate Professor

Eric Luis Uhlmann

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Teach­ing and Stu­dent Su­per­vi­sion

I have developed and taught several methodological and theory-related courses across academic levels (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral) on subjects related to experimental methods, marketing research, statistics and data analytics, as well as consumer behavior and branding.

 

I have (co-)supervised and mentored several BSc, MSc, and PhD theses, and I am open to discussing with prospective students interested in behavioral phenomena that fit with my research interests. 

Current PhD students
2025 – present: Michael Chrissos Anestis, CBS
2025 – present: Hani Bououdina, CBS (second advisor, with F. Eggers)
2025 – present: Eva Prasnjak, University of Vienna (second advisor, with M. Eisend)

 

Recent research projects

Pro­ject Lead­er: ROSETTA (Ho­ri­zon EU)

Re­du­cing food waste due to mar­ket­ing stand­ards through al­tern­at­ive mar­ket ac­cess (ROSETTA)
https://rosetta-project.eu/

Outside activities

Uni­ver­sity of Vi­enna , 2023 - cur­rent

Vis­it­ing Pro­fess­or (Data Ana­lys­is for Mar­ket­ing De­cisions - Gradu­ate level)

Uni­ver­sity of Ljubljana , 2022 - cur­rent

Vis­it­ing Pro­fess­or (Quant­it­at­ive Meth­ods - Doc­tor­al level)