Yannis M. Ioannides joined the Tufts faculty in September 1995 as the Max and Herta Neubauer Chair and Professor in Economics. He received his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University, Athens, Greece, 1968, and his MS in Engineering-Economic Systems, 1970, and his Ph.D. in Engineering-Economic Systems and Economics, 1974, both from Stanford University. He teaches courses in macroeconomics, economic growth, social interactions and social networks, and the economics of the European Union. He has a side interest in Modern Greek Studies, the medieval history of Greece; and Linear B.