This book studies the economic recovery of individual European Union member states more than ten years after the beginning of the global economic crisis. In light of austerity policies and conservative government investments in many EU countries, it explores how higher growth rates can be...

Part 1: International Growth Concerns -- Economic Nationalism: Constrained and Fragmented, if any? -- Digitalization: Disrupting the Business Models of Multinationals -- Part 2: EU Policies for Growth -- EU Corporate Governance Framework; The Role of the EU Institutions -- The EU Digital Single...

The present chapter examines the impact of significant sectors of the Greek economy and their relationship with economic growth. The variables employed for this study involve tourism-generated GDP, money supply, construction and taxation, and economic growth in Greece while the methodology...

In the aftermath of the recent economic and migration crisis, Greece was found facing questions such as whether immigration is advantageous for the economy of the country or whether the benefits of immigration outweigh its economic cost. During a recession, immigration usually attracts general...

An exogenous inflow of foreign exchange can lead to an appreciation of the currency of the receiving country, a deterioration of its competitiveness and a fall in net exports. Economic theory identifies this as the “Dutch Disease” although it is more often observed in emerging economies. The...

The collapse of the socialist system in the Balkan countries was followed by an expansion of their trade with the western market economies. The expansion of trade was very impressive in the case of Greece which turned out to be a basic trading partner for the Balkan countries in transition...