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Reshaping politics of the left and centre in Greece after the 2014 EP election

Chatzistavrou, F. & Michalaki, S. (2014) “Reshaping politics of the left and centre in Greece after the 2014 EP election“, Politics and Institutions, EPIN Commentaries, 10 September.   The political landscape in Greece is confused and volatile at the moment; the right and extreme- right-wing parties are accorded a disproportionately large place in political debate, while the radical left-wing SYRIZA party is attempting to maintain a ‘leftist’ profile and demonstrate …Read More

Greece seeks tax cut from troika after years of belt-tightening

Hope, Κ. (2014) “Greece seeks tax cut from troika after years of belt-tightening“, Financial Times, 01 September.   Greece is seeking to persuade its international creditors that it is entitled to a 2015 tax cut after years of wrenching austerity since the country is now on track to outperform its fiscal targets by a comfortable margin this year. Gikas Hardouvelis, a technocrat who took over in July as finance minister, …Read More

Co-operative Banking in Greece: A Proposal for Rural Reinvestment and Urban Entrepreneurship

Papadimitriou, Β. D. & Toay, T. (2014) “Co-operative Banking in Greece: A Proposal for Rural Reinvestment and Urban Entrepreneurship“, Levy Economics Institute, Research Project Reports, July.   The crisis in Greece is persistent and ongoing. After six years of deepening recession, real GDP has shrunk by more than 25 percent, with total unemployment now standing at 27.2 percent. Clearly, reviving growth and creating jobs should be at the top of …Read More

Industrial policy in times of crisis: the case of Greece

Giannitsis T., I. Kastelli, 2014, “Industrial policy in times of crisis: the case of Greece” in Teixeira Α.Α.C., E. Silva, R. Paes Mamede (eds.), Structural Change, Competitiveness and Industrial Policy: Painful Lessons from the European Periphery, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London and New York.   Synopsis Chapter 11 addresses the role of industrial policy in the process of overcoming the economic crisis in Greece. The rationale of such a …Read More

It would be dangerous to view modern European populism as a triumph of style over substance

Wodak, R. (2014) “It would be dangerous to view modern European populism as a triumph of style over substance“, LSE EUROPP, 23 July.   The success of populist and Eurosceptic parties was one of the key narratives to emerge from the European Parliament elections in May. Ruth Wodak writes on the platforms which underpin these parties, noting that there is no one-size-fits-all explanation for why parties have gained ground in …Read More

It’s the Youth, Stupid! Greece’s most undervalued asset

Tsianos, V. (2014) “It’s the Youth, Stupid! Greece’s most undervalued asset“, Eurocrisis in the Press, LSE EUROPP, 07 July.   Numbers never lie. However the fashion of macroeconomic valuation has a long history of interpreting partially the truth that numbers are intended to resonate. During the last four years, statistical numbers regarding the Greek economy have been interpreted by multiple economists, international investors, and public policy decision makers. Amongst many …Read More

Greece: From Exit to Recovery?

Pelagidis, Τ. & Mitsopoulos, Μ. (2014) “Greece: From Exit to Recovery?“, Brookings Institution Press, June.   Two Greek economic analysts explain the Greek financial crisis—from beginning to end. The first section of Greece: From Exit to Recovery? explores the lead up to Greece’s adoption of the euro. Authors Theodore Pelagidis and Michael Mitsopoulos believe that the ensuing challenges were foreseeable. In fact, the authors posit that it was Greece’s difficultly …Read More

Lessons from the 2012 Greek debt restructuring

Xafa, M. (2014) “Lessons from the 2012 Greek debt restructuring“, VoxEU Organisation, 25 June.   The 2012 Greek debt restructuring was the largest one in the history of sovereign defaults. This column discusses the lessons from this historically unprecedented episode. Delaying the restructuring implied that externally held debt remained higher than it would have been otherwise. Supportive crisis management is necessary for smooth restructuring to take place in a currency …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

Party Euroscepticism in Greece during the Financial Crisis, the Cases of SYRIZA and Chrysi Avgi

Zikos, A. (2013) “Party Euroscepticism in Greece during the Financial Crisis, the Cases of SYRIZA and Chrysi Avgi”, National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, June.   The study at hand deals with the issue of Greek parties’ Euroscepticism during the period of the financial crisis. Through the case studies of SYRIZA and Chrysi-Avgi, i.e. two parties with diametrically different positions with regard to the integration of Europe and not only, …Read More