Greek & European Economy Observatory

Following Greece’s exit from the adjustment programmes and the consolidation of economic recovery in Greece and the EU, ELIAMEP focuses on the dynamics of the Greek and European economy and the identification and analysis of the most important challenges facing them in securing strong and sustainable economic growth.

The Greek and European Economy Observatory monitors trends, analyses statistics, showcases research, assesses policy dilemmas, and promotes the general public’s understanding of the pressing economic issues of the day for Europe and Greece. Τhe Observatory is currently supported by two endowment grants, from the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Stavros Costopoulos Foundation respectively.

Τhe Greek and European Economy Observatory continues the work of the Crisis Observatory, an ELIAMEP initiative, created in 2013 with the support of the “Stavros Niarchos Foundation”. The complete material of the Crisis Observatory (2013-19) is maintained in its previous website (crisisobs.gr/en/), as an open access archive for informative and research purposes.

Publication

In focus - Global foreign exchange reserves: Recent developments

February 2, 2023

Media

Is the (external) deficit coming back? - Manos Matsaganis and Sofia Tsarouha

February 2, 2023

Media

How safe are European bonds considered? - Chrysa Papalexatou

February 2, 2023

Media

The isle that exited – Manos Matsaganis

January 28, 2023

Observatory Books

Understanding the Greek Crisis

The section “Understanding the Greek Crisis” provides informational material about the crisis, presented in a format that is simple, comprehensible and appealing to the general public. Our aim is to present the Greek crisis in a way that can be understood by everyone, even if you don’t have advanced economic knowledge. More specifically, in this section visitors will find an animated video (in Greek) and a slideshow. Both applications present a combination of quantitative information and analysis of the problems that led to the crisis in Greece, as well as the crisis management policies, and their consequences until today.

Crisis Timeline

The Crisis Timeline presents all the important events that determined the course of both the Greek crisis and the European debt crisis, from 2008 to this day.

Experts, Greek & European Economy Observatory

George Andreou

Research Fellow, EU Policies, Cohesion Policy

Panagiotis Barkas

Research Fellow European & Greek Economy Observatory; Visiting Fellow, LSE Hellenic Observatory; European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Apostolos Fasianos

Research Fellow, Lecturer, Brunel University London

Dimitris Katsikas

Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP; Assistant Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Alexander Kentikelenis

Research Fellow; Associate Professor of Political Economy & Sociology, Bocconi University

Nikitas Konstantinidis

Non-Resident Research Fellow; Associate Professor, School of Global & Public Affairs, IE University, Madrid

Nikos Koutsiaras

Senior Research Fellow, European integration; Macroeconomic policy; Employment and Labour Market Policy

Manto Lampropoulou

Research Fellow, Public administration, Public sector reform, Privatization

Georgios Manalis

Research Fellow, Greek and European Economy Observatory; Researcher, University of Edinburgh

Manos Matsaganis

‘Stavros Costopoulos’ Senior Research Fellow; Head of the Greek and European Economy Observatory; Professor, Politecnico di Milano

Constantine Michalopoulos

Senior Policy Advisor; former senior official World Bank and USAI; Adjunct Professor, American University, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Achilleas Mitsos

Senior Policy Advisor; Professor, University of the Aegean; European integration; Research policies

George Pagoulatos

Director General, Professor of European Politics and Economy at the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Chrysa Papalexatou

A.G. Leventis Chair in Political Economy

Ioanna Sapfo Pepelasis

Senior Research Fellow; Entrepreneurial Internationalisation and Diaspora; Professor Emerita, Athens University of Economics and Business; Visiting Professor, University of Athens

Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos

Senior Research Fellow; Professor of Political Science, University of Athens; Public administration; Civil society; Democratization; Southern Europe and Balkans