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This paper analyses the persistence and mean reversion properties of sovereign debt and its components by applying … persistence in all debt/GDP series, which appear to be I(1). However, cross-country differences emerge when analysing the … low persistence and mean reversion (0<d<0.5). We also assess debt sustainability by analysing the stochastic properties of …
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Suicide rates in Greece (and other European countries) have been on a remarkable upward trend following the global …
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This paper explores the possibility of remedial intervention against the credit rating oligopoly under the competition rules. It is divided in six parts. Following an introduction, Part II provides an overview of the credit rating industry. Part III demonstrates that there is a possible economic...
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Economic and political developments in Greece have been at the forefront of the international mass media coverage of …, confidence in institutions, and interpersonal trust. Data show that for more than a decade, Greece has consistently ranked last …
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While international human rights law promulgates that economic, social and cultural rights (economic rights) be supported just as fervently as civil and political rights, the reality is, they are not. The Greek debt crisis and resulting austerity measures demonstrate how a growing world economy...
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This short empirical paper examines the unemployment dynamics in Greece both in the long run and during the current …
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Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, ranging from roughly 0.5% (Ireland) to a whopping 43% (Greece) of2010 output …
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This paper reviews the fiscal developments that led Greece from a successful convergence process and the adoption of …
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The recession that followed the global financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis resulted in large falls in output and rises in unemployment across Europe. In this context, many countries implemented significant reforms of their labour market. In order to analyse the impact of labour market...
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