Greece

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OECD Economic Outlook No. 83 - Greece

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03-Jun-2008

Summary of economic developments and projections for Greece taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008 - Greece Country Note

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04-Mar-2008

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2007 priorities for Greece. 

Greece - external links to macroeconomic reports and data

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14-Jan-2008

External links to: recent economic data; current interest rates and exchange rates; latest macroeconomic reports; current outlook and projections; government budget information; speeches; relevant si ...

The costs of delaying fiscal consolidation: a case study for Greece

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22-Oct-2007

Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou and David Turner

Since 2004, the fiscal deficit has been brought down by over 5% of GDP to below the 3% limit in 2006, which is a major achievement. The government plans a more gradual reduction over coming years so that overall balance or surplus is reached no later than 2010.

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Greece, 2007

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30-May-2007

Growth performance over the last decade has been among the best in the OECD, though a precise calibration is not yet possible following the recent revisions to GDP data. High growth has been driven by ...

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Fostering competition in network industries

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30-May-2007

 Effective competition in the network industries remains weak. Substantial challenges exist in the energy sector, where vertical integration hampers the emergence of genuine competition, despite the legal opening of the market.

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Improving tertiary education

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30-May-2007

Greece currently has one of the most centralised and least flexible systems of tertiary education in the OECD. The recent reform of the university system provides a necessary step in the right direction, though further steps will be required, to remedy all shortcomings.
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Easing entry into the labour market

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30-May-2007

 Despite the progress achieved, there is scope for policy to facilitate entry to the labour market particularly by reducing minimum labour costs and easing the relatively strict employment protection legislation.
 
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: Pensions: a comprehensive reform is urgently needed

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30-May-2007

A major pension reform is urgently required to ensure fiscal sustainability, eliminate distortions against working at older ages and deal effectively with poverty issues.
 
 

Economic survey of Greece 2007: The gains from prompt fiscal consolidation

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30-May-2007

Delaying fiscal consolidation, particularly the urgently needed pension reform, would have substantial longer-term costs in terms of higher taxes and additional debt service costs. In addition, this would heavily skew the tax burden towards future generations.