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On the lack, the need, and the possibility of a reform dynamic

Nikos Vettas argues that the Greek economy can exit its current deep crisis only if a strong dynamic for reform develops. While this has been explained by many analysts since the crisis became apparent, the focus of economic policy in … Continue reading

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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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Prodigal Italy, Greece, Spain? A Letter to Northern Partners

Michael Haliassos presents a key dilemma in the current debate regarding the future of the Euro: to prolong support of debt refinancing to countries in the periphery, so as to signal to markets that Euro membership is a one-way street; … Continue reading

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Greek Economists for Reform comment on Greece’s political turmoil in the foreign media

Radio interview of Yannis Ioannides at Bloomberg Radio News on Friday 4/11/2011. The interview covers the issues pertaining to the Greek crisis while the debate on the vote of confidence was going on in the Hellenic Parliament. TV interview of … Continue reading

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Lecture by Nobel-prize winner Chris Pissarides in Athens

Professor Chris Pissarides from the London School of Economics, winner of the Nobel prize in Economics in 2010, gave a lecture in Athens on Friday April 8, titled “The labor market in a modern economy: theory and lessons for economic … Continue reading

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Academic debate: “The Greek bail-out one year on: how can Greece return to growth?”

One year after Greece agreed a rescue package with the EU and the IMF, this academic debate considers how best Greece can secure future economic growth. Is the austerity plan working? Can Greece avoid a sovereign debt default? What new … Continue reading

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Conference on “Greece, Spain and Portugal, and the European sovereign debt crisis”

On October 22, 2010, a conference was organized by Professor Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University, in his capacity as Co-Chair of the Greek Study Group, which operates under the auspices of the Center for European Studies, Harvard University. There were three … Continue reading

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Panel discussion on the Greek financial crisis

On Friday night, 24/9/2010, at the end of a two-day academic conference on “Household Finance,” organized by professors L. Guiso, M. Haliassos, G. Hardouvelis, and T. Jappelli under the auspices of the Frankfurt-based Center for Financial Studies, a panel discussion … Continue reading

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Financial Times article: “Greek reforms can yet stave off default”

This article, written by Costas Meghir, Dimitri Vayanos and Nikos Vettas, argues that default can be avoided through an ambitious and feasible program of reforms. A more in-depth analysis of these reforms is in our article “The economic crisis in … Continue reading

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