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Griechenlands erneute Rettung: endlich erfolgreich?

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  • Klaus Schrader
  • David Bencek
  • Claus-Fiedrich Laaser

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In 2010, the first economic adjustment program began offering a blueprint for economic recovery and a feasible way for Greece to emerge from the crisis. The authors show that Greece neither overcame its structural weaknesses nor developed export industries as a driver of growth in the course of reforms, and they conclude that Greece’s sectoral structures still mirror a low level of industrial development as well as a service industry with a below-average growth performance compared to other EU countries. Greece’s composition of exports exhibits a limited growth and value-added potential, and is similar to the export patterns of low-income countries due to a focus on raw materials and labor-intensive goods. The analysis also shows that without significant growth, the Greek debt will remain unsustainable. A haircut or a phasing out of the debt burden can only complement supply-oriented structural reforms, however. The reform agenda of August 2015 is a new attempt to implement the reforms that the creditors have been waiting on for the past five years. Im Jahr 2010 lieferte das erste wirtschaftliche Anpassungsprogramm eine Blaupause für die wirtschaftliche Erholung Griechenlands und zeigte einen gangbaren Weg aus der Krise. Die Autoren stellen dar, dass Griechenland im Verlauf der Reformen weder seine strukturellen Schwächen überwunden noch Exportbranchen hervorgebracht hat, die zum Wachstumsmotor hätten werden können. Sie kommen zu dem Schluss, dass Griechenlands sektorale Strukturen nach wie vor ein geringes Maß an industrieller Entwicklung aufweisen und der Dienstleistungssektor im EU-Vergleich unterdurchschnittlich leistungsfähig ist. Die griechische Exportstruktur zeigt ein nur begrenztes Wachstums- und Wertschöpfungspotenzial und ähnelt aufgrund der Konzentration auf Rohstoffe und arbeitsintensive Güter den Exportmustern von Niedriglohnländern. Die Analyse ergibt ferner, dass ohne signifikantes Wachstum die Tragfähigkeit der griechischen Schulden weiterhin nicht gegeben sein wird. Ein Schuldenschnitt oder eine Streckung der Schuldenlast können jedoch nur eine Ergänzung zu angebotsorientierten Reformen sein. Die Reformagenda vom August 2015 ist ein erneuter Versuch, Reformen umzusetzen, auf die die Gläubiger seit fünf Jahren warten.

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  • Klaus Schrader & David Bencek & Claus-Fiedrich Laaser, 2015. "Griechenlands erneute Rettung: endlich erfolgreich?," Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly Journal of Economic Research, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 84(4), pages 39-57.
  • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwvjh:84-4-3
    DOI: 10.3790/vjh.84.4.39
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    1. Schrader, Klaus & Laaser, Claus-Friedrich & Bencek, David, 2017. "Schwer zu retten: Griechenland im Krisenmodus," Kiel Policy Brief 103, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).

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    Keywords

    Structural change; foreign trade; unsustainable sovereign debt; structural reforms;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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