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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: Public finance
What is the best option for Greece? Stay the course? Declare bankruptcy? Leave the Euro?
Nicholas Economides evaluates the options available to Greece: (A) accept the new agreeement with the lenders, receive €130 billion, and implement the PSI; (B) declare bankruptcy within the eurozone; and (C) decrare bankruptcy and leave the eurozone. He argues that option … Continue reading
Nicholas Economides interviewed on Bloomberg on the downgrade of Eurozone countries by S&P
S&P downgrades EU countries, Bloomberg TV interview January 13, 2012. In this interview, Nicholas Economides discusses the mass downgrade of EU countries by S&P. Although the countries’ downgrade was expected, the effect of the downgrade on the EFSF remains to … Continue reading
The PSI’s enigma—and a possible solution
The Greek government is currently preoccupied with solving the PSI (Private Sector Involvement) enigma. Bringing the PSI to fruition is a precondition for receiving the next tranche of bailout funds from the EU, which is necessary to pay the bond maturing … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and finance, Europe, Public finance
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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
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
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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Euro versus Drachma: A Televised Debate
On December 12, 2011, the Greek TV station ‘SKAI’ broadcast a debate between seven Greek economists on whether Greece should stay with the Euro or switch to a new Drachma. The debate was aired a second time on December 15. … Continue reading
To Euro!
The article below, written by Yannis Ioannides and Chris Pissarides, is part of the ongoing discussion on this blog about the costs and benefits for Greece to continue being part of the Eurozone. The authors argue that Greece has a … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and finance, Europe, Macroeconomics, 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
A viable architecture for the Eurozone
In an article titled “A viable architecture for the Eurozone” and published in Kathimerini on 25 September 2011, Dimitri Vayanos argues that while Greece’s economic crisis is due to a large extent to deep structural problems within the Greek economy, … Continue reading
Posted in Banking and finance, Europe, Public finance
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