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BlogNo, Tourism Will Not Save Greece
From Dimitri Papadimitriou today in New Geography: Will Lindsay Lohan Save Greece? It’s September, but island beaches from the Aegeans to Zante are still buzzing in Greece. Mykonos has been the summer’s Go-To spot for superstars and supermodels; the mainland and cities are also seeing the British and Europeans coming back. Greece’s reemergence on the [...] -
Will Lindsay Lohan Save Greece?
New Geography, September 25, 2014 It’s September, but island beaches from the Aegeans to Zante are still buzzing in Greece. Mykonos has been the summer’s Go-To spot for superstars and supermodels; the mainland and cities are also seeing the British and Europeans coming back…. Read more: http://www.newgeography.com/content/004533-will-lindsay-lohan-save-greece -
The Most Important Chart about the American Economy You’ll See This Year
Vox, September 25, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Pavlina Tcherneva’s chart showing the distribution of income gains during periods of economic expansion is burning up the economics internet over the past 24 hours and for good reason. The trend it depicts is shocking…. Read more: http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/25/6843509/income-distribution-recoveries-pavlina-tcherneva -
The Rich Are Getting Richer, Part the Millionth
Mother Jones, September 27, 2014. All Rights Reserved. It’s not easy finding new and interesting ways to illustrate the growth of income inequality over the past few decades. But here are a couple of related ones. The first is from "Survival of the Richest" in the current issue of Mother Jones, and it shows how much of our […] -
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Post Keynesian Conference Goes Live Tonight
The 12th International Post Keynesian conference, cosponsored by the University of Missouri–Kansas City, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, and Levy Institute, with support from the Ford Foundation, begins this evening at UMKC with a keynote by Bruce Greenwald. The full schedule for the conference can be accessed here. If you can’t attend, portions of the event will [...] -
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Europe at the Crossroads: A Union of Austerity or Growth Convergence?
Co-organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and Economia Civile with support from the Ford Foundation Megaron Athens International Conference Centre Athens, Greece November 21–22, 2014 On November 21 and 22, the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College will hold its second annual conference at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre in Athens, [...] -
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Options for an Independent Scotland
People in Scotland are heading to the polls today to decide the question of secession. One of the major policy questions for an independent Scotland is whether the country should attempt to keep the pound. As many have now begun to appreciate — with a little help from the eurozone spectacle — this would likely be a big mistake. In “Euroland’s [...] -
Working Paper No. 815Public Preferences for Redistributive Policies in Israel
This paper contributes to the literature on inequality and welfare policy by studying public support for redistributive policies in Israel, a society with an extreme level of socioeconomic inequality. Drawing on the relevant literature and taking into consideration the distinct demographic makeup of contemporary Israeli society, the study aims to describe public support for opportunity-enhancing […] -
Public Policy Brief No. 137The ECB and the Single European Financial Market
The flaws of the Maastrict Treaty are a frequent object of commentary but, as yet, Europe remains unable—or, perhaps more accurately, unwilling—to address these flaws. The European project will remain unfinished and the ability of the European Central Bank to implement effective monetary policies will continue to be hobbled. As Mario Tonveronachi observes in this […] -
Public Policy Brief No. 137
Η ΕΚΤ και η ενιαία ευρωπαϊκή χρηματοπιστωτική αγορά
Οι ατέλειες της Συνθήκης του Maastrict είναι συχνά αντικείμενο σχολιασμού, ωστόσο, όμως, η Ευρώπη παραμένει ανίκανη ή μάλλον απρόθυμη να αντιμετωπίσει αυτές τις αδυναμίες. Το ευρωπαϊκό σχέδιο θα παραμείνει ημιτελές και η ικανότητα της Ευρωπαϊκής Κεντρικής Τράπεζας να εφαρμόζει αποτελεσματικές νομισματικές πολιτικές θα συνεχίσει να αντιμετωπίζει προβλήματα. Όπως παρατηρεί σε αυτό το κείμενο πολιτικής ο […] -
MME, September 14, 2014
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Δημήτρης Β. Παπαδημητρίου: Μόνη λύση για το χρέος ένα μεγάλο και γενναίο κούρεμα
Elefteros Typos, 14 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014. Με επιφύλαξη παντός δικαιώματος. Eνα γενναίο κούρεμα είναι η μόνη λύση για τη βιωσιμότητα του ελληνικού δημόσιου χρέους, σύμφωνα με τον πρόεδρο του Levy Economics Intitute της Νέας Υόρκης, κ. ∆ημήτρη Παπαδημητρίου. Μιλώντας στον Ελεύθερο Τύπο της Κυριακής, ο γνωστός οικονομολόγος επισημαίνει ότι η ανάπτυξη περνά από τη μείωση της […]