A New Growth Model for the Greek Economy: Requirements for Long-term Sustainability

On June 3, 2015, the Greek Parliamentary Budget Office, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Democritus University of Thrace, and the University of Peloponnese sponsored an international conference to address medium- and long-term growth in Greece. This collection presents the strongest papers on the conditions required to revive and maintain economic growth. Leading experts cover almost every major issue identified in the latest literature, from demographic issues and proposals for export strategy to the need for innovation and structural reform. The combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessing present conditions make this ground-breaking collection a valuable resource for a variety of academics, professional economists, and economic policy practitioners planting the seeds of Greece’s future.

Panagiotis E. Petrakis is Professor of Economics at the University of Athens, Greece, where he also serves as the Director of the International Economics and Development Sector. He is the author of more than twenty-six monographs on topics related to European and Greek growth, crises, labor markets, economic policies, and the future of entrepreneurship. He also is the author of numerous research articles in journals such as Small Business Economics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Socio-Economics, and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.