Aksoy, Y., Basso, H., Grasl, T. & Smith, R. (2015) “Demographic structure and the macroeconomy“, VoxEU Organisation, 08 Απριλίου. The disappointing recovery after the crisis has sparked renewed interest in the medium-run outlook of advanced economies. Lower population growth and its impact on labour supply gained widespread prominence. This column takes a more general view identifying the impact of the evolution of demographic structure, or the entire age profile, …Read More
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Η καινοτόμος Ελλάδα μεταναστεύει
Απόστολος Λακασάς, Η καινοτόμος Ελλάδα μεταναστεύει, Εφημερίδα «Καθημερινή», 30 Νοεμβρίου. Τα στοιχεία σοκ, που παρουσιάζει σήμερα η «Κ», αποτυπώνουν το μεγάλο πρόβλημα της «διαρροής εγκεφάλων» από την Ελλάδα, προοιωνιζόμενα ίσως τα χειρότερα. Συνολικά και σε όλους τους τομείς, πάνω από 100.000 Ελληνες επιστήμονες, στην πλειονότητα νέοι, βρίσκονται στο εξωτερικό, είτε έχοντας εδραιωθεί επαγγελματικά είτε αναζητώντας μία καλή θέση εργασίας. Επίσης, ακόμη 30.000 Ελληνες σπουδάζουν σε πανεπιστήμια του εξωτερικού, πολλοί …Read More
Responding to the Unemployment Challenge, a Job Guarantee Proposal for Greece
Antonopoulos, R. Adam, S., Kim, K., Masterson, T. & Papadimitriou, D. (2014) “Responding to the Unemployment Challenge, a Job Guarantee Proposal for Greece“, Research Project Report, Levy Economics Institute, Απρίλιος. This report presents the findings from a study undertaken by the Levy Institute in 2013 in collaboration with the Observatory of Economic and Social Developments of the Labour Institute of the Greek General Confederation of Labour. It uses as …Read More
Undercutting the future? European research spending in times of fiscal consolidation
Veugelers, R. (2014) “Undercutting the future? European research spending in times of fiscal consolidation“, Bruegel Policy Contribution, Issue 2014/6, Ιούνιος. Are R&D budgets being smartly used to address growth? How is the crisis affecting public Research & Development budgets across the EU? The crisis seems to have widened the gap between EU countries in public R&I expenditure. Even though the EU budget serves as mechanism to somewhat ease the …Read More
EU freedom of movement is coming under increasing pressure in the UK and other European states
Barbulescu, R., (2014), “EU freedom of movement is coming under increasing pressure in the UK and other European states”, LSE Blogs, 20 Φεβρουαρίου. EU citizens have the right to live and work in any other EU state. As Roxana Barbulescu writes, however, this principle of freedom of movement has come under pressure from a number of recent developments. Focusing on the UK, she notes that while there are substantial economic …Read More
Evaluation of the impact of the free movement of EU citizens at local level
European Commission, (2014), “Free Movement: European Commission publishes study on integration of mobile EU citizens in six cities”, 11 Φεβρουαρίου. EU citizens go to other EU countries mainly for job opportunities and are on average younger and more likely to be working. This is confirmed by a new, independent study on the impact of the right to move freely within the EU which was published today. The study focuses on …Read More
“Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States”
Jauer, J., Liebig, T., Martin, J. and Puhani, P., (2014), “Migration as an Adjustment Mechanism in the Crisis? A Comparison of Europe and the United States”, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers 155, OECD Publishing. The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an optimal currency area. It is of particular interest currently in the context of high …Read More
Η Προσέλκυση Κορυφαίων σε Απόδοση Ερευνητών και Καινοτόμων: Μια διέξοδος από την κρίση
Kritikos, A. and Cartalos, O., (2013), “Attracting top research and innovation performers as the way forward to exit the Greek crisis”, Greek Economists for Reform Blog, Working Paper, December. O M. Haliassos γράφει: Η έξοδος της Ελλάδας από την τρέχουσα οικονομική κρίση δεν θα έρθει με πολιτικές λιτότητας αλλά μέσα από ένα μακρόπνοο σχέδιο ανάπτυξης, με έμφαση στις καινοτόμες βιομηχανίες υψηλής προστιθέμενης αξίας. Όμως, σε σχέση με άλλες χώρες της …Read More
Brain drain, a new challenge for the Eurozone
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Brain drain, a new challenge for the Eurozone
Katsikas, D., (2013), “Brain drain, a new challenge for the Eurozone”, EurActiv, Opinion Article, 25 Νοεμβρίου. Only a genuine growth agenda can nurture labour mobility, a pre-requisite for the efficient operation of the eurozone and ultimately, for the vision of a conflict-free Europe. Without such agenda mobility could become one of the principal factors of the eurozone’s disintegration, writes Dimitris Katsikas. “As the crisis persists, news of increasing movement of …Read More