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Greece needs to re-think natural gas policy, starting with demand
The need to adapt quickly to a Europe without Russian energy will prove challenging for Greece, whose national energy strategy leans heavily on natural gas as a “transition fuel”. Is it time to rethink Greece’s “dash for gas”?
Contributor: Georgia Nakou
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
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 (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Society (149)
The case for a general government balance sheet
Over the course of the past year we have drawn attention to the need for a general government balance sheet. One reason for this effort rests in the observation that today’s balance sheet of a government impacts future generations.
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Podcast - Riding into the danger zone: Greece gets new jets
Greece recently received the first six state-of-the art fighter jets it has ordered from France, hoping that their arrival marks the start of an upgrade of its military capabilities, but also and improvement of its geopolitical standing.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Greece (523)
Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Capital is a key input in the production function of a country’s economy. It makes another crucial factor, namely labor, more productive if such capital is efficient (quality) and sufficient (quantity).
Contributor: Bob Traa & Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Economy (345), Greece (523)