Nick Karakoulis graduated in 2008 from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). He then pursued a master’s degree in Integrated Rural Development and Management of Rural Space. His research interests include input –output analysis, analysis of the environmental impact of structural changes in the economy, and assessment of the environmental factors and multipliers. In 2014 he worked as a researcher in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development of AUA where he studying the growth of Greek forestry industry through an input-output analysis.