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The Greek Dra(ch)ma: 5 Years of Austerity. The Three Economists’ View and a Comment

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  • Menelaos Karanasos
  • Panagiotis Koutroumpis
  • John Htgioannides
  • Marika Karanassou
  • Hector Sala

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In this paper, we summarize the opinion of three renowned economists, namely Paul De Grauwe, Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz, on the Eurozone crisis as well as on the Greek case. All three expressed in one way or another their reservations about the single currency. On the one hand, De Grauwe and Stiglitz highlighted the design failures of the Eurozone, and on the other Krugman argued that the creation of the common currency was a terrible mistake. In support of their claims we provide evidence of the negative consequences of the austerity measures that were implemented by the troika on the Greek economy for a period covering 2010-2014. After five years of austerity, Greece among others experienced significant deflationary dynamics, deep recession, high unemployment rates that are among the highest in Europe, and an increase of the percentage of the people at risk of poverty or social exclusion. More specifically, GDP per capita growth shrank on average by 5.85 percent in the period 2010-2013 while the unemployment rate reached 25.5 percent in 2015. Even more remarkable is the fact that the youth unemployment rate reached 52.4 percent in 2014. Finally, 14 percent of the population cannot meet its medical needs due to the high cost of treatment.

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  • Menelaos Karanasos & Panagiotis Koutroumpis & John Htgioannides & Marika Karanassou & Hector Sala, 2017. "The Greek Dra(ch)ma: 5 Years of Austerity. The Three Economists’ View and a Comment," GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe 113, Hellenic Observatory, LSE.
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    1. De Grauwe, Paul, 2016. "The legacy of the Eurozone crisis and how to overcome it," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 39(PB), pages 147-155.
    2. Karanasos, M. & Koutroumpis, P. & Karavias, Y. & Kartsaklas, A. & Arakelian, V., 2016. "Inflation convergence in the EMU," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 39(PB), pages 241-253.
    3. Campos, Nauro F. & Karanasos, Menelaos G. & Tan, Bin, 2012. "Two to tangle: Financial development, political instability and economic growth in Argentina," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 290-304.
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    1. John Hatgioannides & Marika Karanassou & Hector Sala & Menelaos Karanasos & Panagiotis Koutroumpis, 2017. "The Legacy of a Fractured Eurozone: the Greek Dra(ch)ma," GreeSE – Hellenic Observatory Papers on Greece and Southeast Europe 115, Hellenic Observatory, LSE.

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    Eurozone crisis; Greece; Austerity measures; GREXIT;
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    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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