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Where is Odysseus? Part 1 - Demographics
In 2019, one of us wrote a book about the Greek economy called “The Macroeconomy of Greece. Odysseus’ Plan for the Long Journey Back to Debt Sustainability.” This book was published before the Covid Pandemic emerged. It was based on data through 2018.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151), Greece (529)
Podcast - Losing game: Greece's weak defence against hooliganism
Following a deadly attack on a 19-year-old football fan in Thessaloniki in early February, the Greek government has announced new measures aimed at reining in hooliganism.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (414), Society (151), Greece (529)
The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Let us think of a factory that makes widgets that consumers like to buy. The management of the factory then sees an opportunity to buy a new piece of equipment, a machine, that can double widget production once it is operational.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151)
Earth, wind & fire: Greece, clean energy & the climate crisis
In the wake of the COP26 meeting, The Agora analyses what Greece brought to the discussion and how this tallies with the efforts being made on the ground to tackle the climate crisis.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (414), Society (151), Greece (529)
Podcast - So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen Angela Merkel
The outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel was a ubiquitous figure during the Greek crisis, often making her a target for the frustrations generated by the austerity policies she and her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), advocated.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (414), Economy (349), Society (151), Greece (529)