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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 StengosUniversity of GuelphDimitri Vayanos (Editor)London School of EconomicsNikos VettasAthens University of Economics and BusinessOther Contributors
Michael ArghyrouUniversity of Cardiff
Jacques DelplaConseil d’Analyse Economique, Paris
Nikos GeorgantzisJaume I University and University of Granada
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
Andreas KoutrasIn Touch Capital Markets
Spyros PagratisAthens University of Economics and Business
Elias PapaioannouDartmouth College
Manolis PetrakisUniversity of Crete
Category Archives: Justice
Greek Economists for Reform comment on Greece’s priorities for 2012
For its New Year’s edition, Kathimerini newspaper asked Greek Economists for Reform to propose specific actions that Greece should take in 2012 to improve its economy. Costas Azariadis and Yannis Ioannides urged Greeks to become more involved in civic society, … Continue reading
Two priorities for return to growth and prosperity
Costas Meghir argues that reforming the judiciary and the labor market should constitute priorities for structural reform in Greece. The reform of the judiciary should focus on the time it takes to resolve commercial disputes as well as on the … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Labour market
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Reinventing Greece
Costas Meghir argues that an important element of the Greek malaise is the credibility of Greek politicians and their long history of abusing their power by borrowing vast amounts and spending them to satisfy specific interests and a client-based political … Continue reading
Posted in Justice, Public finance
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White Paper: “Greece: The way forward”
On 14-15 October 2011, a group of senior policy makers, practitioners and academics met at the London Business School to exchange views on the reforms that Greece should undertake to exit the crisis. The discussion focused mainly on four areas: … Continue reading
An institutional bailout plan for Greece
Greece’s bailout plan is failing to meet some of its key objectives. This article argues that the ECB/EU/IMF “troika” should be wary of focusing on short-term goals, such as monthly tax revenues and privatization proceeds, and instead strive for an … Continue reading
Talk at the Economist conference: “Getting Greece back on track: how?”
In an invited talk at the 15th Economist Roundtable with the Government of Greece, Michael Haliassos and Dimitri Vayanos argued that the solution to the economic crisis in Greece lies in a series of deep reforms that will raise productivity. … Continue reading
The injustice of the justice system
A key missing element of the ongoing fiscal adjustment and reform program in Greece is the re-engineering of the anachronistic, slow, and unfair legal system. Drawing from a large body of research, I argue that improving the institutional environment protecting … Continue reading