Simiti, Marilena, (2015), “‘Social Need’ or ‘Choice’? Greek Civil Society during the Economic Crisis”, GreeSE Paper No.95, Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe, Νοέμβριος. The paper analyses the impact of the economic crisis on Greek civil society. It explores currents trends in the non-profit sector as well as the proliferation of new alternative networks. Academic research has documented that civil society’s density has increased and its autonomy vis-à-vis the state …Read More
Ενδιάμεση Έκθεση της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος για τη Νομισματική Πολιτική 2015
Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, (2015), “Ενδιάμεση Έκθεση της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος για τη Νομισματική Πολιτική 2015”, Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, 4 Δεκεμβρίου. Υποβλήθηκε σήμερα στον Πρόεδρο της Βουλής των Ελλήνων η Ενδιάμεση Έκθεση της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος για τη Νομισματική Πολιτική 2015, σύμφωνα με όσα προβλέπει το Καταστατικό της. Η παρούσα Έκθεση της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος για τη Νομισματική Πολιτική υποβάλλεται σε μία περίοδο που οι διαπραγματεύσεις της κυβέρνησης με τους εταίρους διεξάγονται ομαλά, …Read More
The Left in government again: Principled politicians and pragmatic policies – A lesson on how to square the circle
Sourvanos, Dimitris, Nanou, Kyriaki, (2015), “The Left in government again: Principled politicians and pragmatic policies – A lesson on how to square the circle“, LSE blog, 24 Νοεμβρίου Last week Euclid Tsakalotos gave a talk at the LSE discussing from his own experiences – as (the current) finance minister in Greece and as a lifelong Marxist – the difficulties that left-wing parties are faced with when governing under severe constraints. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Cowen, T. …Read More
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Ελληνική Οικονομία-Μηνιαίο Δελτίο Οικονομικών Εξελίξεων
Κέντρο Προγραμματισμού και Οικονομικών Ερευνών, (2015), “Ελληνική Οικονομία-Μηνιαίο Δελτίο Οικονομικών Εξελίξεων”, Τεύχος 23, Νοέμβριος Η ελληνική οικονομία, η οποία αναμένεται να επιστρέψει σε ύφεση το 2015, εκτιμάται ότι θα παρουσιάσει μικρότερη συρρίκνωση της οικονομικής δραστηριότητας σε σχέση με τις προ μηνών εκτιμήσεις στις περισσότερες περιπτώσεις. Συγκεκριμένα, σύμφωνα με την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή, το 2015 η ύφεση εκτιμάται ότι θα διαμορφωθεί στο -1,4%, έναντι προγενέστερης πρόβλεψης για ρυθμό ανάπτυξης 0,5% (βλ. εαρινές εκτιμήσεις 2015 …Read More
The challenge of trade adjustment in Greece
Arkolakis, Costas, Galenianos, Manolis, (2015), “The challenge of trade adjustment in Greece”, Voxeu, 22 Νοεμβρίου In 2009 it became clear that the Greek economy was facing very serious challenges arising from the country’s ‘twin deficits’ – both the budget of the Greek government and the current account of the country were in deficit by almost 15% of GDP. The two deficits required large amounts of financing that was not forthcoming in the aftermath …Read More
The Greek and Icelandic IMF programmes compared
Katsimi, Margarita, Zoega, Gylfi, (2015), “The Greek and Icelandic IMF programmes compared”, Voxeu, 19 Νοεμβρίου. Iceland and Greece were both seriously affected by the Global Crisis, yet their experiences with the implemented IMF programmes have been quite different. In Iceland the programme has been a success, whereas the one in Greece has been a failure. This column explains why this happened. First, Iceland’s external debt was de jure private, while Greece’s …Read More
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Pension Poor and Housing rich in Greece? A generational perspective argues for policy entrepreneurship
Tinios, Platon, (2015), “Pension Poor and Housing rich in Greece? A generational perspective argues for policy entrepreneurship”, LSE blog, 12 Νοεμβρίου The Greek crisis can be framed as an ageing narrative. Greece confronted dilemmas that all ageing societies are bound to face. For example, it was forced in June 2015 to choose between discharging a legal obligation – repaying the IMF– and an ethical obligation – paying pensions; ethics won …Read More
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A More Ambitious Agenda Needed to Combat Greek Debt
Hyppolite, Paul-Adrien, Roussille, Nina, (2015), “A More Ambitious Agenda Needed to Combat Greek Debt”, Economonitor, 14 Νοεμβρίου. The July 12th euro area summit ended with a last minute agreement that avoided an imminent ‘Grexit’. Even before negotiating the third bailout program, the Greek government accepted several conditions imposed by its European partners. Among these, the most debated is the creation of a fund to monetize €50bn of public assets through privatizations and other means, …Read More
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Alternative measures of government indebtedness
Dias, Daniel A., Wright, Mark L. J., (2015), “Alternative measures of government indebtedness”,Voxeu, 13 Νοεμβρίου. Measured as a percentage of its GDP, Greece’s debt is higher than that of Portugal and Ireland. This column discusses a range of new techniques for measuring the debts of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal. It argues that plausible alternative measures of indebtedness suggest that Greece is anywhere from as much as 50% more indebted than Portugal and …Read More
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Greece as an example of “post-politics” in the eurozone
Chatzistavrou, Filippa, Michalaki, Sofia, (2015), “Greece as an example of “post-politics” in the eurozone”, EPIN Papers, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Commentary No. 28, 9 Νοεμβρίου The past six months of negotiations between Greece and the EU/IMF have tested the unity, limits, stamina and financial interdependence of eurozone member states. Greece has emerged wounded from the fray, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has established beyond doubt his dominance in Greek politics, against all odds, …Read More
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