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Costas AzariadisWashington University at St. LouisHarris DellasUniversity of BernNicholas EconomidesNew York UniversityJohn GeanakoplosYale UniversityMichael Haliassos (Editor)Goethe University FrankfurtYannis Ioannides (Editor)Tufts UniversityCostas MeghirYale University and University College LondonChris PissaridesLondon School of EconomicsThanasis Stengos (Editor)University of GuelphDimitri VayanosLondon School of EconomicsNikos VettasAthens University of Economics and BusinessOther Contributors
Michael ArghyrouUniversity of Cardiff
Nikolaos ArtavanisVirginia Tech
Manthos DelisCity University
Jacques DelplaConseil d’Analyse Economique, Paris
Manolis GalenianosRoyal Holloway, University of London
Nikos GeorgantzisJaume I University and University of Granada
Gikas HardouvelisUniversity of Piraeus
Dimitris HatzinikolaouUniversity of Ioannina
Chrysafis IordanoglouPanteion University
Pantelis KammasUniversity of Ioannina
Loukas KarabarbounisUniversity of Chicago
Yannis KatsoulakosAthens University of Economics and Business
Alexandros KontonikasUniversity of Glasgow
Christos KotsogiannisUniversity of Exeter
Andreas KoutrasIn Touch Capital Markets
Miltiadis MakrisUniversity of Southampton
Spyros PagratisAthens University of Economics and Business
Elias PapaioannouDartmouth College
Manolis PetrakisUniversity of Crete
Vasiliki SkretaNew York University
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Category Archives: Macroeconomics
The euro’s leverage of competitiveness and its significance for the contrasting economic performance of Germany and Greece
Thanos Skouras, Professor Emeritus at the Athens University of Economics and Business revisits the notion of competitiveness with a view to its historical roots, draws a distinction between “essential” and “apparent” competitiveness, and applies the concepts to a discussion of Greece’s … Continue reading
Lower VAT can tackle tax evasion
Nikolaos Artavanis (Isenberg School of Management – UMass Amherst) argues, in a timely article given the current proposed increases in VAT, that VAT increases do not go hand in hand with tax revenue increases in the presence of tax evasion … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomics, Public finance
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The solution for the Greek sovereign debt
Nicholas Economides, Stern School of Business, NYU We are at the most critical phase of the negotiation, and it is imperative that Greece signs an agreement with the Europeans avoiding bankruptcy and the disaster of the New Drachma. The government … Continue reading
Posted in Macroeconomics, Public finance, Uncategorized
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Europe will benefit from Greece being given a fresh start
On January 22, 2015, the Financial Times have published a letter signed by eighteen economists, including Nobel Laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Chris Pissarides (GEfR founding member). The letter argues that Europe will benefit from Greece being given a fresh start. … Continue reading
Grexit is now less dangerous for the Eurozone
In a full-page interview in the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini” on Sunday, January 11, 2015, Michael Haliassos describes where the Greek adjustment program of the past five years has gone wrong, and why Greece has no room for creating further uncertainties … Continue reading
Challenges for the New Greek Government
Article of Costas Meghir (Douglas A. Warner III Professor of Economics, Yale University) in Greek.
How To Solve The Greek Public Debt Problem
How To Solve The Greek Public Debt Problem In an article in ESTIA, Prof. Nicholas Economides discusses how issuing new bonds and using the moneys exclusively for investment will solve the Greek sovereign debt problem. Additionally he proposes reducing interest … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and finance, Economic research, Europe, Macroeconomics, Public finance
Tagged debt, development, Finance, Greece, Investment
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Looking Beyond the Greek Crisis
Transcript of presentation delivered at the conference Growth and Employment in Europe Session. Panel I By Yannis M. Ioannides Megaron, Athens, May 12, 2014 Organized by Lucas Papademos Slides Introduction I want to start by comparing the evolution of Greek … Continue reading
The Fiscal Crisis is a Crisis in Trust
The sources of the fiscal crisis have been different, but the prescribed measures amount to two: achieve budget surpluses to start reducing the size of the debt, and undertake the necessary reforms to create or boost the productive base, so … Continue reading
Bank of Greece: Selection of New Governor
Στο άρθρο αυτό ο Ηλίας Παπαϊωάννου περιγράφει μία απλή πρόταση για την επιλογή της διοίκησης της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, μέσω ενός ανοικτού διεθνούς διαγωνισμού με ανεξάρτητους κριτές-αξιολογητές υπό την εποπτεία μίας ad hoc ανεξάρτητης και διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένης επιτροπής αξιολόγησης. Περισσότερα … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and finance, Macroeconomics
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