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The recent study "Gender Divide," conducted by King’s College London in collaboration with the Greek think tank ETERON, explores the persistent gender divide in Greece. It examines societal attitudes towards gender relations, violence against women, and LGBTQ+ rights. ETERON recruited 2,074 participants aged 17 and older, identifying as men or women, to respond to questions … Continued

Greece's tourism receipts have increased significantly in the past few years, jumping from €9.5 billion in 2010 to €20.5 in 2023, with a further rise of 10% expected this year. Tourism provided precious revenue during the economic crisis, while the expected increase in receipts will also benefit this year's gross domestic product. However, our economy's … Continued

This article reviews, analyses and interprets the evolution of the state and the economy of post-war Greece, before and after the political transition to democracy in 1974. It is based on GreeSE paper no. 198, which provides a more detailed analysis. The 1974 political transition led to a regime-change involving a very large part of … Continued

During the Cold War, a global battle of ideologies ensued between Western countries, primarily the U.S., and communist Russia. This ideological conflict was also mirrored in Greece, manifesting as a political competition between the right-wing government, which was supported by the U.S., and the United Democratic Left, backed by the (then) illegal Communist Party. This … Continued

Cross-border trade, investment levels and regional integration in South East Europe (SEE) remain below potential, reflecting persistent problems with the business environment, market fragmentation, and low-quality infrastructure. The SEE region in this report includes two clusters: a) EU SEE countries (Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Slovenia); and b) Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, … Continued

Policy context and background The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 increased uncertainty and posed new challenges for the global economy at a time where economies had started rebounding from the recession caused by the pandemic. In response to Russian aggression, the EU implemented economic sanctions aimed at weakening Russia’s economy and limiting … Continued

Background The Greek economy went through a steep recession for ten years in the aftermath of the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. What started as a unique episode of a sovereign debt crisis in a monetary union, triggered a banking sector crisis and a sequence of adjustment programmes aiming at macroeconomic stabilization and economic recovery. … Continued

At the end of 2023, Greece had an overall inflation rate of 3.7 percentage points in year-over-year terms. After a peak of 12.1% in September 2022 the Greek economy went through a remarkable disinflationary process. At the same time, unemployment was reduced significantly to a single-digit rate for the first time since September 2009 and … Continued

Last December, Turkish and Greek football fans were taken aback by an unexpected transfer. Fatih Terim, the 70-year-old manager, struck a deal with the Greek football team Panathinaikos. While Terim's move to Panathinaikos seems like a typical football story at first glance, it intersects with the evolving dynamics of the relations between Turkey and Greece. … Continued

Inter-firm and bank-firm cooperation aimed at export-oriented production can have transformative effects for economic development, but it is difficult to create in places that don't already have it. This is particularly so in countries where entrenched patterns of interaction among economic and political actors follow a different rationale, such as the rent-seeking logic that is … Continued

This study explores the attitudes of those who were refugees in the past towards refugees in the present. Are these people more sympathetic or hostile to subsequent waves of migrants? This article will guide you through this question, briefly overviewing the historical context, the conceptual and the methodological tools, and the main findings of this … Continued

Introduction In May 2023, a parliamentary election was held in Greece, at the end of the term of the New Democracy (ND) government, in office since July 2019. The election was the first since 1989 to be held with a proportional representation (PR) electoral system. ND won the election, as expected by the opinion polls. … Continued

Introduction Historically, the two major recurring macroeconomic imbalances of the Greek economy are related to the twin deficits in the fiscal and the current accounts. The fiscal balance and the current account balance have been persistently negative almost throughout the history of modern Greece. Consequently, the twin deficits have been associated with long periods of … Continued

The legislative election held in Greece on 25 June produced a victory for New Democracy, led by incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Yet as Athanasia Chalari explains, the real story may have been the large numbers of citizens who abstained from voting. There are different ways to read the results of elections, but one of … Continued

Organisations and individuals involved in the management of migration face constant change. What can we learn from them? Drawing from her research in migration management across different countries in Europe and Africa, Katerina Glyniadaki explores how to manage transitions during turbulent times. She highlights four aspects: anticipation, sense-making, response and learning. Katerina Glyniadaki spoke at the LSE Festival event How … Continued