MacroPolis

Unemployment, cronyism and corruption fuel Greek brain drain

19/06/2015 - 11:59

Unemployment, cronyism and corruption are the main reasons pushing Greece’s educated youth to seek work abroad, according to research recently conducted by the business services ICAP Group.

High levels of dissatisfaction among Greeks, Eurostat report shows

09/06/2015 - 00:13

Greek people are among the most dissatisfied people in Europe regarding a range of aspects of life, from personal relationships, commuting times, their jobs and, not surprisingly, their financial situation, a new report from Eurostat on well-being has found.

Income inequality in Greece has grown during crisis, OECD report shows

29/05/2015 - 09:48

Income inequality between the richest and poorest in Greece society has increased over the past few years, with the top tenth of society earning 12.3 times more than the poorest in 2012, up from 10.5 in 2007, a report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has found.

Greek employers struggling to fill positions with right people

21/05/2015 - 15:06

Almost three in five Greek employers are reporting difficulty in filling positions with people with the right talents, the highest rate since 2008, according to the ManpowerGroup’s 10th annual Talent Shortage Survey.

Greece seen having older and much smaller population by 2060

14/05/2015 - 13:10

Greece’s population is projected to fall by almost a quarter by 2060, to as low as 8.6 million people from its current level of 11 million, according to the European Union’s 2015 Ageing Report.

Only one in 10 jobless Greeks receiving unemployment benefits

05/05/2015 - 14:44

Only one in ten of the registered unemployed in Greece are in receipt of any kind of unemployment assistance, according to new figures released by the state jobs agency OAED.

Greek children lead way in languages at primary school level

27/04/2015 - 16:37

Greek youth perceive themselves as being very healthy, are more likely to smoke and to learn more than two foreign languages in primary school than their EU counterparts.

Greek women having children later, young people taking longer to fly the family coop

21/04/2015 - 09:39

Greek women are having children later, young people are taking more time to depart the parental home and Greece has the lowest rate of children born outside marriage, according to a comprehensive report from the EU’s statistical arm on the issue of youth in Europe.

Public admin shrinks by 11 pct during crisis, share of employment stays below EU average

06/04/2015 - 10:14

Greece cut its public administration workforces from 2008 to 2013 by 11 percent according to research and figures published last month by Eurofound, the EU’s research agency for social and labour-related issues.

Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis

25/03/2015 - 11:53

Lower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012, compared to a 9 percent rise for higher income groups, a new report on the impact of the crisis and austerity policies on incomes, inequality and poverty in Greece has found.