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Has external competitiveness been fixed in Greece?
Agoraand moderately lower unemployment. Increased wage growth led to higher inflation than in other euro... an “exchange rate” because other countries may use a different currency than Greece... prices are rising faster than abroad and the country subsequently is losing price competitiveness
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
Agorasector is lower than productivity growth in the private sector. This blog aims to fill this gap in our... is always higher in level than total economy productivity. Productivity levels for the public sector are shown by the lower dotted line. Whole economy productivity levels are closer to the private than
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Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
Agoramany days have passed since revaccination, that he/she has a negative PCR test not older than 72 hours or a positive PCR test that is older than 14 and not older than 180 days, or to have a negative rapid antigen test not older than 48 hours. Gatherings in open public places are allowed, as well
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Newsletter 320 - 10/12/2021
be casting his vote for Androulakis, even though the fact he sits in the European Parliament rather than...-left leader who is both younger than Tsipras and untainted by MoU-era government, and therefore more likely to attract wavering voters rather than push them in the direction of the main opposition
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agoraof GDP is much deeper than the -42 percent of GDP for the Euro Area-19 as a whole (Euro-19 includes... (according to the Maastricht criterion). The reader may verify that financial liabilities are larger than... does, then the financial net worth to support our governments is even worse than if we include
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agorathat the future population is expected to be slightly bigger than suggested in the data from 2018. Consequently, in blog 17, the working-age population, on baseline, was also projected to be larger than initially thought in 2018. In blog 18, we found a slightly larger labor force than was assumed in 2018
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora. The EC growth outlook in its “baseline” scenario is higher than the “high” or optimistic scenario... rebound in employment shortly after the Covid shock to the EU economy than foreseen by the EC... that the EC assumes that the EU27 growth rate in average labor productivity going forward will more than
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
, looks set to pass through Parliament with a super-majority (more than 200 out of 300 votes) thanks..., west of Athens, is thought to have burned more than 1,500 hectares of land and damaged... that preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues
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Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Societysuspect corruption in examinations and grading, with more than half agreeing that grades and exams can... opinions. Social networks are the most popular online activity, with more than 80% of respondents saying they spend more than half an hour every day on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
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Karystianou reveals plans to launch party, threatening to disrupt Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsof leadership, insisting that whoever heads the party must embody courage and selflessness rather than political... as symbolic rather than substantive. Nevertheless, her announcement is likely to shift the political... viewership was reportedly five times higher than usual. The article argued that her rise reflects
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