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The Impact of the Great Recession on the Euro Area: the Impossible Adjustment of Greece

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  • Rãdulescu Andrei

    (Senior Investment Analyst, SSIF BROKER)

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At present the Euro Area is confronted with the persistence of the sovereign debt crisis. Despite the amount of measures implemented by the policymakers over the past years, the adjustment process is tough and seems impossible in several countries (for instance Greece, where the GDP contracted for the 17th quarter in row). In fact, these economies risk becoming permanent asymmetric shocks at the Monetary Union level. In this paper I estimate the evolution of the potential GDP in Greece during the period 1996-2011 by employing the Cobb-Douglas methodology. According to the results, the potential GDP of Greece turned negative after the shock of the 2008 global liquidity crisis. This indicator deteriorated severely afterwards, as the capital investment contracted, with negative impact for the total factor productivity. One can draw an important conclusion from this analysis: the European policymakers should take active measures for the relaunch of the investment flows in Greece in other Southern economies.

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  • Rãdulescu Andrei, 2012. "The Impact of the Great Recession on the Euro Area: the Impossible Adjustment of Greece," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(3), pages 1-14, Decembre.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xii:y:2012:i:3:p:14
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    Keywords

    Greek economy; potential GDP; Cobb-Douglas.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H30 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - General
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General

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