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Structural considerations for a prosperous Greece
Agorafirms through the days of reduced economic activity. Economists can calculate what is a sensible way
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Has external competitiveness been fixed in Greece?
Agora, and exchange rates, statisticians and economists can calculate an index that provides an indication
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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
AgoraCapital 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). Thus, to assess how the real output of goods and services is evolving, economists are interested
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Government feels pinch from public's fears about high cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicshas 24 lawyers and 31 economists working full time, but that is around half of what is needed. He
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
Agoraeconomists be damned, voters were convinced they’d been better off under Trump. They could live
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A quarter-pounder democracy
AgoraJust under 17 years ago, New York Times commentator Thomas Friedman put forward a theory that if McDonald’s restaurants open in a country, a functioning democracy and institutions won’t be far behind... be put into practice, the institutional malaise will continue. Until our institutional weaknesses
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
Economyexecutive board member Joerg Asmussen appears to have put the economic plan in some doubt, while... 50 percent or so. Asmussen also put the financing gap, the difference between how much money Greece
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Coalition in a bind as debt relief slips away and more austerity looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsput the Greek government on tenterhooks. There are indications that genuine concern has gripped Prime... whole crisis strategy is in danger of being put in doubt. Samaras, Venizelos and Stournaras have
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSixteen months after one-time rivals Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos put aside their differences to form a coalition government, the two have agreed on a policy framework..., the policy framework drawn up last year by the three parties put one goal above all others: Renegotiation
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be and what measures the government would have to take to fill it. In the meantime, we have put... said that government officials speaking anonymously after the EU summit put the figure at no more
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