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Patterns of spatial association and their persistence across socio-economic indicators: the case of the Greek regions

Monastiriotis, Vassilis - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

, examining data from the prefectures of Greece. It starts with an extensive exploratory spatial data analysis of a range of socio … statistical tests. Greece presents an interesting case for examination, given its complex nature of spatial disparities and …

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Spatial determinants of productivity: analysis for the regions of Great Britain

Rice, Patricia; Venables, Tony - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper uses NUTS3 sub-regional data for Great Britain to analyse the determinants of spatial variations in income and productivity. We decompose the spatial variation of earnings into a productivity effect and an occupational composition effect. For the former (but not the latter) we find a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745300

Measuring well-being and exclusion in Europe's regions

Stewart, Kitty - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2002

The Lisbon summit of the European Council in March 2000 declared the number of people living in poverty and social exclusion in the European Union to be unacceptable, and called for steps to tackle the issue, beginning with the setting of targets for particular indicators. The targets suggested...

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Inequality in Greece: an analysis by income source

Papatheodorou, Christos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998

of income inequality in Greece. The results suggest that entrepreneurial income is the most significant contributor to … overall inequality in Greece. It is also shown that there is a weak redistributive impact of taxes and social security …

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The Challenge of Restoring Debt Sustainability in a Deep Economic Recession: The case of Greece

Monokroussos, Platon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

: a) taking into account Greece’s present debt ratio, a fiscal adjustment can lead to a contemporaneous increase in the …

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The Conflict Trap in the Greek Civil War 1946-1949: An economic approach

Christodoulakis, Nicos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

The paper provides a quantitative analysis of the armed confrontation that took place in Greece between the Communist … discussed together with some conclusions for the long term repercussions and the current social discontent in Greece. …

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Political Discrimination in the Aftermath of Violence: the case of the Greek riots.

Hugh-Jones, David; Katsanidou, Alexia; Riener, Gerhard - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009

We examine discrimination against outgroups in the context of the December 2008 riots in Greece after the killing of a …

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Vacillations around a Pension Reform Trajectory: time for a change?

Tinios, Platon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

Discussion of pensions in Greece displays a paradox: reform is universally acknowledged to be important, urgent and …

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Social Capital and Public Policy in Greece.

Paraskevopoulos, Christos J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

levels of performance in several public policy areas and public policy at large. In the case of Greece, the low level of … policy areas. This paper presents evidence on the implications of the state of social capital in Greece for public policy …

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The Security Dimensions of a Cyprus Solution

Ker-Lindsay, James - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

requires outside involvement, whether in terms of input from Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom – the three Guarantor Powers …

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