ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, (2013), “Συνθήκες Διαβίωσης στην Ελλάδα”, Ιούλιος.
Standard Eurobarometer, N. 79
European Commission, (2013), “Standard Eurobarometer”, N. 79, Spring 2013. This report presents the first results of the Standard Eurobarometer 79 survey, which was carried out between 10 and 26 May 2013 in 34 countries or territories1: the 27 European Union Member States, the six candidate countries (Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland, Montenegro and Serbia), and the Turkish Cypriot Community in the part of the country that …Read More
The Euro Area Lending Survey-2nd Quarter 2013
European Central Bank, (2013), “The Euro Area Lending Survey-2 nd Quarter 2013”, 24 Ιουλίου. The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the July 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at the beginning of each quarter, was developed by the Eurosystem in order to enhance the understanding of bank lending behaviour in …Read More
How Many European Recessions?
Frankel, Jeffrey, (2013), “How Many European Recessions?”, www.project-syndicate.org, 17 Ιουλίου. The release of revised GDP data by the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics in late June seemed like an occasion for cheer, because growth had not quite been negative for two consecutive quarters in the winter of 2011-12, as previously thought. The point, as it was reported, is that a second UK recession following the global financial crisis in …Read More
A Copernican turn in Banking Union urgently needed
Mayer, Thomas, (2013), “A Copernican turn in Banking Union urgently needed”, CEPS Policy Briefs, N. 297. Despite broad agreement among central bankers, policy-makers and economists that creation of a ‘Banking Union’ is essential for the survival of the euro, progress in building this union has been painfully slow. This is largely due to the protracted fights over which government will be the payer of last resort when banks fail because …Read More
Inflation persistence in Central and Eastern European countries
Darvas, Zsolt, Varga, Balázs, (2013), “Inflation persistence in Central and Eastern European countries”, Bruegel Working Paper, N. 2013/04. This paper studies inflation persistence with time-varying coefficient autoregressions for twelve central European countries,in comparison with the United States and the euro area. Inflation persistence tends to be higher in times of high inflation. Since the oil price shocks, inflation persistence has declined both in the US and euro-area. In most central …Read More
Report on public finances in EMU
European Commission, (2013), “Report on public finances in EMU”, European Economy, 4/2013, Ιούλιος. The Report presents recent budgetary developments, describes advances in budgetary surveillance and proposes a new indicator of fiscal effort based on a narrative approach. It also shows the developments of health expenditures and the possibility of introducing cost-containing reforms that preserve high quality standards in the provision of health services.
Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
OECD, (2013), Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting, 19 Ιουλίου. Taxation is at the core of countries’ sovereignty, but in recent years, multinational companies have avoided taxation in their home countries by pushing activities abroad to low or no tax jurisdictions. The G20 asked OECD to address this growing problem by creating this action plan to address base erosion and profit shifting. This plan identifies a series of domestic and …Read More
Η Μετάλλαξη του Ελληνικού Κομματικού Συστήματος
Κωνσταντινίδης, Νικήτας, (2013), “Η Μετάλλαξη του Ελληνικού Κομματικού Συστήματος”, www.greekpublicpolicyforum.org, 11 Ιουλίου. Παρά το οιονεί ελπιδοφόρο ξεκίνημα, η κυβέρνηση συνεργασίας μεταξύ Νέας Δημοκρατίας, ΠΑΣΟΚ και Δημοκρατικής Αριστεράς αποδείχτηκε βραχύβια και αντικαταστάθηκε από μία πιο συμπαγή δικομματική κυβέρνηση συναποτελούμενη από πολιτικά στελέχη της ΝΔ και του ΠΑΣΟΚ (σε μια προσυμπεφωνημένη αναλογία δύο προς ένα). Μέσα στα ασφυκτικά πλαίσια ενός αρτηριοσκληρωτικού προγράμματος λιτότητας, τα πρώτα ουσιαστικά βήματα προς την κατεύθυνση των διαρθρωτικών …Read More
Ο Αδόλφος, ο Ωνάσης και η ευρωκρίση
Παγουλάτος, Γιώργος, (2013), “Ο Αδόλφος, ο Ωνάσης και η ευρωκρίση”, 21 Ιουλίου. Ποια θα ήταν η εξέλιξη των πραγμάτων εάν κάποιο κομβικό γεγονός είχε συμβεί διαφορετικά; Είναι συνήθης ο πειρασμός να σκεφτόμαστε ξανά την ιστορία ή τη ζωή στη βάση υποθετικών σεναρίων (what if), που αντιστρέφουν την πραγματικότητα. Οπως έχει γραφτεί μεταξύ αστείου και σοβαρού, εάν κάποιος, την κρίσιμη στιγμή, είχε αναφωνήσει «πολύ ωραίος πίνακας, Αδόλφε!», ενθαρρύνοντας τον Χίτλερ να …Read More