Greece
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EU refuses to acknowledge mistakes made in Greek bailout
Jul 21, 2015
As I write this it would be appear that the Greek crisis is finally coming to an end. In this report I would like to discuss why the negotiations were so fraught and what an agreement actually means. In a nutshell, the EU sought to address matters with the same kinds of measures that had been tried in the past, while Greece argued that doing so would not make things any better—and would in fact make them far worse.
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The Greek Revolt Against Bad Economics Threatens European Elites
Jul 9, 2015
A look behind the scenes of the Greek referendum and what could happen next.
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Greece, Europe, and the Future: The Institute Perspective
Jul 8, 2015
The thunder from the Greek “No” vote in the referendum on Sunday, July 5 continues to roll around the world.
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Grexit: The Staggering Cost Of Central Bank Dependence
Jul 5, 2015
The ECB has decided to maintain its current level of emergency liquidity to Greece (ECB 2015). By refusing to extend additional emergency liquidity, the ECB has decided that Greece must leave the Eurozone. This may be a legal necessity or a political judgement call, or both. Anyway, it raises a host of unpleasant questions about the treatment of a member country and about the independence of the central bank.
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Europe’s Attack on Greek Democracy
Jun 30, 2015
The rising crescendo of bickering and acrimony within Europe might seem to outsiders to be the inevitable result of the bitter endgame playing out between Greece and its creditors. In fact, European leaders are finally beginning to reveal the true nature of the ongoing debt dispute, and the answer is not pleasant: it is about power and democracy much more than money and economics.
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Why 'Grexit' could be good for Greece
Jul 7, 2015
It is a shame that Greece was unable to manage its finances and is now slipping into chaos. But this outcome was inevitable and could not be permanently averted with loans from the international community.
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Sinn Advises Greece to Reinstate the Drachma
Jul 6, 2015
It is time for Greece to make a daring leap and adopt its own currency, says Ifo President Hans-Werner Sinn. “The drachma should be introduced immediately as a virtual currency,” Sinn said in Munich.
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Greece Has Made Tough Choices. Now It's the IMF's Turn.
Jun 18, 2015
The International Monetary Fund’s chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, recently asked a simple and important question: “How much of an adjustment has to be made by Greece, how much has to be made by its official creditors?” But that raises two more questions: How much of an adjustment has Greece already made? And have its creditors given anything at all?