Category Archives: Public finance

The PSI’s enigma—and a possible solution

Posted on January 18, 2012 by A_Koutras

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 →

Greek Economists for Reform comment on Greece’s priorities for 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by The Reforming Economist

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

Posted on December 28, 2011 by M_Haliassos

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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Reinventing Greece

Posted on December 23, 2011 by C_Meghir

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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Euro versus Drachma: A Televised Debate

Posted on December 15, 2011 by M_Haliassos

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 →

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To Euro!

Posted on November 21, 2011 by C_Pissarides

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 →

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White Paper: “Greece: The way forward”

Posted on October 23, 2011 by D_Vayanos

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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A viable architecture for the Eurozone

Posted on September 30, 2011 by D_Vayanos

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 →

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Greece should restructure its debt now!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by N_Economides

In an article titled “Greece should restructure its debt now!” and published in Kathimerini on 25 September 2011, Nicholas Economides starts with the observation that Greece is unable to pay even the interest on its €280 billion private debt and … Continue reading →

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The second EU aid package to Greece brings it closer to bankruptcy

Posted on August 19, 2011 by N_Economides

In an article titled “What the second EU aid package means” and published in Kathimerini on 31 July 2011, Nicholas Economides argues that the second EU aid package to Greece will be extremely likely to lead it to bankruptcy. To … Continue reading →