Greek Sovereign Debt: Addressing Economic Distress and Growth in the Euro Area

33 Pages Posted: 29 Dec 2017

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Panayotis Alexakis

Independent

Gikas A. Hardouvelis

University of Piraeus; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Dean A. Paxson

Manchester Business School; The University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

Gordon Sick

University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business

Lenos Trigeorgis

University of Cyprus - Department of Public and Business Administration; King’s College London; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management

Date Written: December 23, 2017

Abstract

This article addresses key issues of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, its broader economic distress and growth implications for the Euro Area and offers suggested remedies including growth indexed bonds, fiscal balances over a growth cycle, structural reforms, and using real option analysis in relevant public policy areas involving inefficient or growth sectors of the economy.

Keywords: Greek sovereign debt, Grexit, debt sustainability, real options, growth-indexed bonds, fiscal balance, structural reforms

JEL Classification: H63, H60, G01, G13

Suggested Citation

Alexakis, Panayotis and Hardouvelis, Gikas A. and Paxson, Dean A. and Sick, Gordon and Trigeorgis, Lenos, Greek Sovereign Debt: Addressing Economic Distress and Growth in the Euro Area (December 23, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3092688 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3092688

Panayotis Alexakis

Independent ( email )

Gikas A. Hardouvelis (Contact Author)

University of Piraeus ( email )

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

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Dean A. Paxson

Manchester Business School ( email )

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Gordon Sick

University of Calgary - Haskayne School of Business ( email )

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Lenos Trigeorgis

University of Cyprus - Department of Public and Business Administration ( email )

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King’s College London ( email )

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