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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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