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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
The summer month of August is a good moment to sit back and reflect on the broader underlying events in our daily lives.[1] This also holds true for thinking about the macroeconomy of Greece. We can ponder and look at developments from a certain vantage point to ascertain what developments are probably transient and passing, and which ones are more durable and structural.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
Labour compensation and productivity in the EU-27 and Greece
This blog 7 concludes our three-part series on the crucial items of productivity and productivity growth by adding a further characteristic, namely comparing productivity per hour worked in the EU-27 and in Greece, and linking this to wages.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (341), Society (149), Greece (519)
Podcast - Yearning for a normal Greek summer
The long, hot Greek summer is underway. But will it be like the summers we have grown to love or will Covid-19 get in the way again?
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Economy (341), Society (149), Greece (519)
Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
In Blog 5 for Macropolis, we demonstrated that in Greece the government employment trend, in relative terms, is outstripping the hiring trend in the private sector almost irrespective of the economic cycle.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (341), Greece (519)
The allocation of labor resources in Greece and the EU-27
Greece is trying to boost growth in real GDP and to transform the country into a more efficient and effective generator of economic wellbeing for its population.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)