Naftemporiki – DIW Berlin

By Vassilis Kostoulas vkost@naftemporiki.gr Seven years into the crisis there are nary any conditions for a dynamic Grexit from the economic crisis, an extended period that reflects the inability of the political…

By Alexander Kritikos*  When comparing Greece with similarly sized Eurozone states, such as Finland, the Netherlands, or Belgium, an important difference becomes clear: these economies are driven by innovation and…

By Georges Siotis Associate Professor of Economics Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and CEPR Former member of the TFGR VAT is the Greek State’s most important source of revenue. From…

By Georges Siotis Associate Professor of Economics Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and CEPR Former member of the TFGR Administrative reform is the elephant in the room. Greek citizens and creditors…

By Christian Dreger Research Director for Ιnternational Εconomics DIW Berlin The Stability and Growth Pact defines upper ceilings for public debt that are often seen as a precondition for higher…

By Vasiliki Bozani Economics Research Center University of Cyprus Six years after the Memorandum I (2010) and the presence of two new memoranda (2012, 2015) between the Greek government and…

Dr Xeni Dassiou Centre for Competition and Regulatory Policy Director City University London  Even before the economic crisis Greece’s education sector was unreformed, lacking independent evaluation mechanisms that would provide…

By Dimitris Christelis Research Fellow, University of Naples Federico II During the crisis Greek governments, under pressure from the Troika, dramatically increased taxes on real estate ownership. Receipts from these…

By Sebastian Gechert Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK) Corresponding Author Groundhog day in Athens: the Greek parliament has decided on yet another round of pension cuts, tax hikes and contingent automatic…

By Klaus Schrader, David Benček, Claus-Friedrich-Laaser Kiel Institute for the World Economy, IfW In 2014, there was evidence that Greece’s economic situation would take a turn for the better for the first…

By Renate Neubäumer University of Landau In the 15 years following Greece’s accession to the EU in January 1981, its economy grew by less than 1% per year and thus…

By Alexander Kritikos Research Director DIW Berlin Since the financial crisis of 2008, the Greek economy experienced a double-dip recession. The Greek GDP is almost 30 percent below its level before…