Λέγεται ότι η επιτυχία ενός ακαδημαϊκού πονήματος εξαρτάται από τη συζήτηση που θα προκαλέσει, από τις αναφορές/ παραπομπές που θα γίνουν στο εν λόγω έργο από άλλους ακαδημαϊκούς. Υπ’ αυτή την έννοια, το Capital in the 21st Century του Thomas Piketty θα πρέπει να θεωρηθεί ως ένα από τα πλέον επιτυχημένα οικονομικά πονήματα των τελευταίων ετών, αφού έχει εγείρει θύελλα αντιδράσεων: από απλές αναφορές και σύντομες ή αναλυτικές επισκοπήσεις, μέχρι …Read More
Are banks too large?
Ratnovski, L., Laeven, L. & Tong, H. (2014) “Are banks too large?“, VoxEU Organisation, 31 Μαΐου. Large banks have grown and become more involved in market-based activities since the late 1990s. This column presents evidence that large banks receive too-big-to-fail subsidies and create systemic risk, whereas economies of scale in banking are modest. Hence, some large banks may be ‘too large’ from a social perspective. Since the optimal bank …Read More
Europe’s Nationalists on the March
Fischer, J. (2014) “Europe’s Nationalists on the March“, Project Syndicate, 31 Μαΐου. BERLIN – Europe is made up of its nations, and has been for hundreds of years. That is what makes the continent’s unification such a difficult political task, even today. But nationalism is not Europe’s principle of construction; on the contrary, it has been, and remains, Europe’s principle of deconstruction. That is the main lesson to be …Read More
The minimal rise in turnout in the EP elections shows that voter apathy is still the greatest threat to European democracy
Mc Donnell, D. (2014) “The minimal rise in turnout in the EP elections shows that voter apathy is still the greatest threat to European democracy“, LSE EUROPP, 31 Μαΐου. One of the key criticisms of European Parliament elections is that they suffer from low turnout and therefore lack the capacity to genuinely confer democratic legitimacy on the EU’s legislative process. Duncan McDonnell writes that while a concerted effort was …Read More
The Great Backlash
Roubini, N. (2014) “The Great Backlash“, Project Syndicate, 31 Μαΐου. NEW YORK – In the immediate aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, policymakers’ success in preventing the Great Recession from turning into Great Depression II held in check demands for protectionist and inward-looking measures. But now the backlash against globalization – and the freer movement of goods, services, capital, labor, and technology that came with it – has …Read More
Exchange-rate flexibility and credit during capital inflow deversals: Purgatory… not paradise
Magud, N. & Vesperoni, R. E. (2014) Exchange-rate flexibility and credit during capital inflow deversals: Purgatory… not paradise, VoxEU Organisation, 30 Μαΐου. Expansionary monetary policy in advanced economies have created capital inflow booms in emerging markets. This column analyses the effect of exchange rate flexibility on credit markets during capital inflow booms. In economies with less flexible exchange rate regimes, credit grows faster and more towards foreign currency. These …Read More
Η Γαλάζια Ανάπτυξη «κλειδί» στην ευρωπαϊκή ανάκαμψη: Οι προτεραιότητες και ο όρος τού σεβασμού στο περιβάλλον
Δαμανάκη, Μ. (2014) “Η Γαλάζια Ανάπτυξη «κλειδί» στην ευρωπαϊκή ανάκαμψη: Οι προτεραιότητες και ο όρος τού σεβασμού στο περιβάλλον“, Foreign Affairs Hellenic Edition, 30 Μαΐου. Η παραδοσιακή εκμετάλλευση των θαλάσσιων πόρων ανήκει στο παρελθόν. Στις μέρες μας, χρειάζεται να δώσουμε έμφαση στην βιωσιμότητα των πόρων και στην αξιοποίηση των σύγχρονων τεχνολογιών. Η εξασφάλιση της βιωσιμότητας είναι βεβαίως δύσκολη υπόθεση. Η Ελληνική Προεδρία στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση (Ε.Ε), που εξελίσσεται από …Read More
Europe’s Litmus Test
O’ Sullivan, M. & Panagiotarea, E. (2014) “Europe’s Litmus Test“, Project Syndicate, 30 Μαΐου. DUBLIN – The European Parliament election is grabbing headlines worldwide, as it highlights a new skepticism in the European politics and raises concerns about the future of the integration project. But the real litmus test for the European Union is to be found elsewhere – in the health of its smaller economies, especially Greece and …Read More
EU Voters Turn Against Austerity
Hudson, M. (2014) “EU Voters Turn Against Austerity“, Michael Hudson Blog, 29 Μαΐου. Reflecting on this topic, I add: The US press and newscasts make it appear that Europeans have voted against poor immigrants and foreigners. What they voted against the super-rich, the oligarchy. The “foreigners” being opposed include the United States insisting on drawing NATO into its wars in Libya,Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan – and now, subsidizing Ukraine …Read More
The European elections in Central and Eastern EU states illustrate that the rise of Euroscepticism was far from uniform across Europe
Haughton, Τ. & Novotna, T. (2014) “The European elections in Central and Eastern EU states illustrate that the rise of Euroscepticism was far from uniform across Europe“, LSE EUROPP Blog, 29 Μαΐου. The key story to emerge from the European elections in countries like France and the UK was the rise of Euroscepticism, but does this narrative apply to all countries across Europe? Tim Haughton and Tereza Novotna present …Read More