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Structural Changes in Fiscal Policy under the Crisis: Institutional Framework and Economic Outcomes

The study investigates the fiscal reforms in the areas of Public Finances Management, meaning the management of the creation, approval, and execution of the government budget as well as the reforms in the pension system and the healthcare system since these two areas proved not only to be the primary source of fiscal destabilization for Greece due to their large deficits but also stand for almost 75% of the public expenses. …Read More

Reforms in Public Administration under the crisis: Overview, Description, Evaluation

The weaknesses of public administration were considered an important factor in the outburst of the recent economic crisis in Greece. In this spirit, administrative reforms were an integral part of the economic adjustment programmes, with the aim and ambition to deal with long-lasting inefficiencies. Under the adverse circumstances of budgetary contraction, public administration served as both the tool and the object of an ambitious reform agenda, the results of which …Read More

“Structural Reforms in Greece during the Crisis: 2010-2014. Overview, Evaluation and Policy Proposals”

A new report entitled “Structural Reforms in Greece during the Crisis: 2010-2014. Overview, Evaluation and Policy Proposals”, has just been published by the Crisis Observatory. The report is the outcome of the research programme “The Political Economy of Structural Reforms in Greece”, which was assigned to the Crisis Observatory by the Bank of Greece. The report was coordinated and edited by Dimitris Katsikas (Head of the Crisis Observatory). The researchers …Read More

Social Profile Report on Poverty, Social Exclusion and Inequality Before and After the Crisis in Greece

Katsikas, D., Karakitsios, Α., Filinis, Κ. & Petralias, Α.: “Social Profile Report on Poverty, Social Exclusion and Inequality Before and After the Crisis in Greece“, Crisis Observatory, Athens: December 2014.   This report is the result of research conducted in the context of the research programme “Fragmentation and Exclusion: Understanding and Overcoming the Multiple Impacts of the European Crisis” (FRAGMEX). FRAGMEX takes place under the auspices of a bilateral programme …Read More

Access to healthcare in times of crisis

Eurofound (2014) Access to healthcare in times of crisis, Eurofound Surveys: EF14421, 31 October. Research Project by Eurofound, where the Crisis Observatory also participated by examining Greece as a case study. The aim of the research programme was to record the impact of the crisis on citizens’ access to health services as well as to highlight best practices and initiatives that can be applied in the administration of health services’ …Read More

Economic Crisis, Social Solidarity and the Voluntary Sector in Greece

Sotiropoulos, A. D. & Bourikos, D. (2014) “Economic Crisis, Social Solidarity and the Voluntary Sector in Greece: Summary report of the Crisis Observatory research project on the social consequences of the economic crisis in Greece and the response of civil society organizations to the crisis”, Crisis Observatory, 10 April.   After the onset of the economic crisis in Greece, the social situation of middle- and low-income groups deteriorated rapidly. As …Read More