Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Is Greece Being "Ripped-Off"? (Trade Deficit)

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I had started this blog in June 2011. Early on it became clear to me that one of the greatest problems of the Greek national economy was the...
Saturday, August 31, 2024

"It's The Current Account, Stupid!"

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When I started this blog in mid-2011, in the midst of the crisis, already my first articles focused on the importance of the current account...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Adieu Alexis Tsipras

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Alexis Tsipras arrived on Greece's political stage with bravado. That was in 2012. A few days ago he left that stage with a whimper. Bac...
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Friday, June 9, 2023

Greece - Living Beyond Its Means Again?

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In a commentary published in the Ekathimerini on June 6 , the well-known British journalist Hugo Dixon stated that " Greece is living b...
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Monday, March 13, 2023

Greece - No Country For Young Arrogance

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In an August 2022 essay by Alexander Clapp , published in the NYT, I found the following quote which I have cited many times since then: ...
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Sunday, March 5, 2023

It's A Short Putt From Greece-Praising To Greece-Bashing

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In the last few years, since Mr. Mitsotakis became Prime Minister, my Greek friends have often criticized me for being idealistically (and u...
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Friday, March 3, 2023

Greek Train Accident - The Culprit Was Found And Put Into Jail! Or Was He Not The Culprit?

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The tragic train accident and the discussions around it have reminded me of a NYT commentator who recently observed in an article " th...