Zacharoula (J. N.) Anastassakou


Research Fellow

 

E-mail: zanastas@kepe.gr

Tel: (+30) 210-3676 431

Fax: (+30) 210-3630122, (+30) 210-3611136

Address: Amerikis 11, Athens 10672, Greece

Research Area: Human Resources

Research Interests: Income Distribution, Structure of Trade

Other research interests: Analysis of foreign trade, Construction of Macroeconomic Models, Input-Output Tables and Social Accounting Matrices: Applications, and Income Distribution.

Current Research: Income Mobility in Greece

 Curriculum Vitae

Academic Credentials

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B.A. in Economics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (1968).

 

Professional Experience

bullet Research Fellow, Centre for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) (since

 1992),

bullet Research Associate (1982 to 1992),

bullet Research Assistant (1970-1981).

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 Research Associate, Office of Economics, Ministry of Trade and Commerce,   

 Ottawa, Canada (1968 1969).

 

Publications & Research Output

 

Books, Monographs

 

bullet  Import and Export Trade of Greece: A Quantitative Analysis based on Alternative Groupings of Commodities. [In Greek: Εισαγωγικό και Εξαγωγικό Εμπόριο της Ελλάδος: Ποσοτική Ανάλυση με Εναλλακτικά Κριτήρια Ομαδοποίησης των Εμπορευμάτων.] (1981). Athens: KEPE. (Co-authored with K.P. Prodromidis.)

bullet  The Determinants of Greece’s Commodity Trade 1961-1978. (1983). Athens: KEPE Studies (No. 1).  (Co-authored with K.P. Prodromidis.)

bullet  Social Accounting Matrix for the Greek Economy, Year 1975. [In Greek: Πίνακας Κοινωνικής Λογιστικής της Ελληνικής Οικονομίας, Έτος 1975.] (1985). Athens: KEPE Statistical Data Analysis Series (No. 3) (Co-authored with Th. Skountzos, N. Turibabas, P. Livas, G. Mattheos.)

bullet Greece's Development: Past, Present and Policy Proposals, Part I. [In Greek: Η Ανάπτυξη της Ελλάδας: Παρελθόν, Παρόν και Προτάσεις Πολιτικής, Μέρος Πρώτο.](1990). Author of the chapter “Alternative Scenaria of Macroeconomic Prospects”. Pp. 109-131. The work was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. (Co-authored with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet  Culture as a Sector of Economic Activity. [In Greek: Ο Πολιτισμός ως Κλάδος Οικονομικής Δραστηριότητας.] (2000). Author of the chapter “Contribution to the National Economic Magnitudes”. Pp. 121-173. Athens:KEPE Reports (No. 32). The report was coordinated by C. Pachaki.

bullet Greek Tax Expenditures. [In Greek: Ελληνικές Φορολογικές Δαπάνες.](2000). Author of the sections “Income Tax of Legal Entities”, “Tax Expenditures due to Reduced VAT Rates” and “Tax Expenditures due to Reduced Consumption Tax Rates”. Pp. 125-128, 135-159. Athens: KEPE Reports (No. 32). The report was coordinated by Dr. Ath. Balfoussias.

bullet  Distribution, Redistribution and Poverty. [In Greek: Διανομή, Αναδιανομή και Φτώχεια.] (2004). Athens: KEPE Studies (No. 55).  [Co-authored with K.N Kanellopoulos (Coordinator), A.K. Kotsi, Th.N. Maniatis, C.M. Pachaki.]

 

Participations in KEPE collaborations for the Ministry of Economy and Finance      

 

bullet  Dynamic Export Performance and Import Substitution: Present Problems and Policy Proposals. [In Greek: Δυναμική Προώθηση Εξαγωγών και Δυνατότητες Υποκατάστασης Εισαγωγών: Υφιστάμενη Κατάσταση, Προβλήματα - Αδυναμίες, Προτάσεις Πολιτικής.] (1992). Author of the chapter “Exports, Economic Development and Greece’s Position in the European Community”. (Pp. 459-475). The study was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. Athens: KEPE. (Co-authored with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet Policy Proposals for SMEs. [In Greek: Έκθεση Προτάσεων Πολιτικής για τις Μικρομεσαίες Επιχειρήσεις.] (1993). Contributor treating the raw, firm-level,

data of the Development Laws 1282/82 and 1892/90.The report was co-ordinated by Drs. J. Drymoussis and Kl. Efstatoglou.

bullet The Effects of Specific Sectors Profit Margins on the Rate of Inflation in Greece. [In Greek: Η πορεία των περιθωρίων κέρδους σε ορισμένους κλάδους της ελληνικής οικονομίας και οι επιπτώσεις στον τιμάριθμο.] (1995).      Responsible for the empirical treatment of all consumer, wholesale and input price indices and their links with specific sectors profit margin rates. The work was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. Athens: KEPE.

bullet National Nomenclature of Economic Activities.[In Greek: Εθνική Ονοματολογία των Οικονομικών Δραστηριοτήτων.] (1997). Member of the supervising team responsible for the analytical 8-digit nomenclature. The work, together with the volume containing the index and the correspondence between all relevant classifications, was coordinated by D. Kazis. Athens: KEPE.

bullet National Accounts Estimates of the Greek Economy on the Basis of the European System of Accounts 1960-1987. [In Greek: Εκτιμήσεις των Βασικών Εθνικολογιστικών Μεγεθών της Ελληνικής Οικονομίας με βάση το Ευρωπαϊκό Σύστημα Εθνικών Λογαριασμών.] (1998). Co-author, with K. Molfetas, of the private consumption chapter. The work was coordinated by J. Sideropoulos. Athens: Ministry of Economy and Finance.

bullet Main National Accounts Aggregates of the Greek Economy, 1960-1999 (ESA-95). [In Greek: Βασικά Εθνικολογιστικά Μεγέθη της Ελληνικής Οικονομίας, 1960-1999, με Βάση το Σύστημα ΕΣΟΛ-95]. (2001). Co-author with K. Molfetas.)The work was coordinated by J. Sideropoulos. Athens: Ministry of Economy and Finance.

bullet "Procedures for the Award of Public Service Contracts" [In Greek: Κανονισμός Δημόσιων Συμβάσεων Υπηρεσιών]. (2001). Member of the ad hoc committee. Athens: Ministry of Economy and Finance.

bullet Structure of Trade, Comparative Advantage and Competitiveness. [In Greek: Διάρθρωση Εμπορίου, Συγκριτικά Πλεονεκτήματα και Ανταγωνιστικότητα.] (2007). Author of the sections pertaining to the manufactured commodities structure  (3-digit and 5-digit level) and the corresponding comparative advantage and competitiveness indices. (100 pages). The work was coordinated by Dr. St. Savva-Balfoussia. Athens: Ministry of Economy and Finance.

bullet Developments in Greek Manufacturing: Productivity and Competitiveness of Sectors. [In Greek: Εξελίξεις στην Ελληνική Μεταποίηση: Παραγωγικότητα και Ανταγωνιστικότητα Κλάδων] (2009). Author of chapter 5 ‘Restructuring Trends of Foreign Manufacturing Trade’ (pp. 120-150) and chapter 6 ‘Indices of Sectoral Competitiveness (pp. 151-187). Project Coordinator Dr. St. Savva-Balfoussias. Athens: Ministry of the Economy and Finance.

bullet The Regional Dimension of the National Strategic Reference Framework. [In Greek: Η Περιφερειακή Διάσταση του Εθνικού Στρατηγικού Πλαισίου Αναφοράς.] (2010). Author of the chapter entitled Education and Lifelong  Learning (vol. 1, pp. 65-72, vol. 2 pp. 35-41). Project Coordinator Dr. P.I. Prodromidis. The study was prepared for the Greek Ministry of the Economy,  Competitiveness and Shipping.

 

 Participations in KEPE collaborations for the European Communities/

 European Union.

 

bullet The HERMES – GREECE Model. (1989). 100 pages. (Co-authored with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet The HERMES – GREECE Model: Updating and Reestimation. (1990). 38

 pages. (Co-authored with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet Preliminary Views on the Strategy to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions

 Proposed by the European Community. (1992).12 pages. (Co-authored with Ch. Demetriadou, A. Diavolitsis, D. Katochianou, P. Koutsouvelis, V.    

 Rapanos.)

bullet   E3ME: An Energy-Environment Model for Europe: Data and Model Validation for Greece. (1997). The work was coordinated by Dr. St. Savva-Balfoussia.

 

Participations in KEPE collaborations for other organizations

 

  bullet  European Observatory on SMEs: An Annual Report for SMEs in Greece.  (1993). Co-author of the chapters "Market and Sales" (pp. 68-99) and "Internationalization Exports of SME “ (pp. 186-220). The work was coordinated by A. Zissimopoulos. Athens: Ministry of Employment. (In cooperation with Drs Kl. Efstatoglou and J. Drymoussis.)

bullet Study for the priorities in vocational training and retraining in Greater Athens and Thessaloniki areas. [In Greek: Προτεραιότητες στον Τομέα Κατάρτισης-Επανακατάρτισης στις Ευρύτερες Περιοχές της Πρωτεύουσας και της Θεσσαλονίκης.] (1994). Pp. 278-296. The work was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. Athens: Ministry of Employment. (Co-authored with Fr. Panaretou.)

bullet Social Accounting Matrix: Investigating the Development Prospects of Greece via a Multi-Sectoral General Equilibrium Model ". [In Greek: Συντονισμένη Έρευνα και Κατασκευή Πολυκλαδικού Υποδείγματος Γενικής Ισορροπίας: Πίνακας Κοινωνικής Λογιστικής.] (1995). The work was coordinated by Prof. A. Sarris. Athens: General Secretariat of Research and Technology. (In cooperation with Dr. St. Zografakis.)

bullet  The Greek 2004 Competitiveness Report. [In Greek: Έκθεση Ανταγωνιστικότητας 2004.] (2005). Contributor treating the themes on macroeconomic environment and taxation and the labor market. The study was coordinated by Dr. Sp. Handrinos. Athens: Ministry of Development.

 

B. Contribution in Development Plans and related projects

 

bullet European Community Initiative Programme-INTERREG. [In Greek: Γενική Μελέτη–Πλαίσιο για τις Συνοριακές Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδος (Πρόγραμμα Κοινοτικής Πρωτοβουλίας INTERREG.] (1991). Co-author, with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis and K. Kotsis, of the chapter “Macroeconomic Developments and  Prospects”. 15 pages. The work was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. Athens: KEPE.

bullet Clearance of Isolated Projects Financed by The European Regional Development Fund in Greece, Period 1980-1988. [In Greek: Εκκαθάριση Μεμονωμένων Έργων ΕΤΠΑ Περιόδου 1980-1988.] Responsible for the clearance of the Western and Central Macedonia projects. The work was coordinated by N. Touribabas. Athens: Ministry of Economy and Finance.

bullet Evaluation of the Community Support Framework 1994-1999. [In Greek: Αξιολόγηση του Κοινοτικού Πλαισίου Στήριξης 1994-1999.] (1997). Contributor to the theme of employment. The work was coordinated by Dr. L. Athanassiou. (In cooperation with Drs K. Kanellopoulos and M. Karamessini.)

 

Unpublished Study

 

  bullet The Greek Macrosectoral Model HERMES. [In Greek: Το Ελληνικό  Μακροκλαδικό Υπόδειγμα HERMES (ΕΜΥ- HERMES.] (1998). 55 pages. (Co-authored with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

 

Papers Submitted for Publication

 

bullet Public Expenditure and GDP: 1918-1939. [In Greek: Δημόσιες Δαπάνες και ΑΕΠ: 1918-1939.] (Co-authored with Dr. G. Kostelenos.)

 

Research in Progress

 

bullet "Measuring Income Mobility in Greece during the 1993-2000 Period". [In  Greek:Εισοδηματική Κινητικότητα στην Ελλάδα: Μετρήσεις για την Περίοδο 1993-2000.]

 

 Other  Research Work

 

bullet Participation in the ongoing work of the short-term developments section, under the supervision of professors P. Pavlopoulos and Th. Gamaletsos, during the period 1970-1972.

bullet Participation in the research work conducted by the visiting professor R.J. Ball, on behalf of OECD, during the summer months of 1971-1973.

bullet Participation in the study of professors Th. Lianos and K.P. Prodromidis  (1974) Aspects of Income Distribution in Greece. Lecture Series. Athens: KEPE.

bullet Participation in the study of professor Th. Gamaletsos (1975) Sectoral  Analysis of Private Consumption Expenditure in Greece. [In Greek:

 Διακλαδική Ανάλυσις των Δαπανών Ιδιωτικής Καταναλώσεως της Ελληνικής Οικονομίας.] Athens: KEPE.

bullet Participation in the study of professor K.P. Prodromidis (1976) Foreign  Trade of Greece. Athens: KEPE Special Studies Series A (No. 1).

bullet Participation in the data base construction and the estimation of the foreign and final demand blocks of the LINK model, during the 1977-1978 period, under the supervision of professors K.P. Prodromidis and Th.

 Gamaletsos.

bullet Participation in the study of professor Th. Gamaletsos (1980) Forecasting  Sectoral Final Demand by a Dynamic Expenditure System. Athens: KEPE.

bullet Participation in the study of professor G. Oikonomou (1981) Prices and Incomes Policies in Greece. [In Greek: Η Πολιτική Τιμών και Εισοδημάτων: Αξιοποίηση της Διεθνούς Εμπειρίας.] Athens: KEPE.

bullet Participation in the forecasting and the scenaria-building process for the Five-Year Development Plan 1983-1987, on the basis of the Social Accounting Matrix, under the supervision of professor Th. Scountzos.

bullet Participation in the paper of professor L. Katseli (1983) Structural Change and Macroeconomic Policy: Suggested Evidence from Greece”. Annual  Conference on Medium-Term Economic Assessment. Lisbon.

bullet Participation in the study of professor Th. Gamaletsos (1984) Habit  Formation and Inflation in Demand Analysis. Athens: KEPE.

bullet Participation in the paper of professor L. Katseli (1984)Crawling vs. Discrete Exchange Rate Adjustment. NBER / World Bank Conference on Structural Adjustment and the Real Exchange Rate in Developing Countries. Washington, D.C.

bullet Participation in the study of professor Th. Skountzos. (1986). Input-Output Tables of the Greek Economy1960-1980. Athens: KEPE.

bullet Construction, functioning and historical and policy simulations of the dynamic, macrosectoral, medium-term HERMES (Harmonized European Research for Modelling Economic Systems) model of the greek economy, during the period 1984-1990. (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet Participation in the forecasting and scenaria-building process for the Five- Year Development Plans 1988-1992 and 1990-1994, on the basis of KEPE’s LINK model. (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet Participation in the construction of the Neoclassical Macroeconomic Model of the Greek Economy, during the March-September 1993 period. (In

 cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet Construction of alternative macroeconomic scenaria for the effects of the

 Second Community Support Framework, on the basis of KEPE’s LINK model.

 (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet  Construction of alternative macroeconomic scenaria for the 1994 Revised Convergence Plan of the greek economy.

bullet Participation in the construction process of the Computable General  Equilibrium Model, during the period 1995-1996. Responsible for constructing the 17-sector Input-Output Table and Social Accounting Matrix for the year 1990. The work was coordinated by Drs St. and Ath. Balfoussia.

bullet Participation in the initial stage of the respecification and reestimation  process of KEPE’s LINK Model, during 1996. Responsible for the foreign sector of the model. The work was coordinated by Drs St. and Ath. Balfoussia.

 

 

Conference Presentations

 

bullet “The Greek Macrosectoral Model HERMES”. Annual Conference of the  Greek Society of Economic Science. [In Greek: “Το Ελληνικό Μακρο- κλαδικό Υπόδειγμα HERMES (ΕΜΥ – HERMES).”] Athens. December 1988.

 (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet “The HERMES – GREECE Model”. Annual Conference of the national work  teams for the HERMES Model. Brussels (May 1989). (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

bullet “The HERMES – GREECE Model: Updating and Reestimation”. Annual Conference of the national work teams for the HERMES Model. Brussels (July 1990). (In cooperation with Dr. P. Koutsouvelis.)

 

 

Other Professional Activities

 

bullet Member of the Studies Committee, KEPE, during the 2004-2006 period.

bullet Assessment of KEPE reports.

bullet Coordinator of the Data Center (Archives of Statistical Data), KEPE (since

 February 2008).

bullet Participation in Professional Meetings and Workshops:

i. Meetings for the research programme HERMES in Brussels (Directorate General XII-Research), during the 1985-1991 period.

ii. Workshop on Economic Modelling for Policy Evaluation, University of  Warwick, U.K. (1995).

iii. Ad hoc committee - Ministry of National Economy, KEPE, Statistical  Service of Greece, Bank of Greece – (1998) for the estimation of all macro-economic magnitudes for the 1960-1987 period, on the basis of the European System of Accounts.

iv. Ad hoc committee - Ministry of National Economy and KEPE – (2001) for the drafting of the regulation for public services contracts.

v. Ad hoc committee - Ministry of National Economy, KEPE, Statistical Service of Greece, Bank of Greece – (2001) for the estimation of the national accounts aggregates for the 1969-1999 period, according to ESA-95.

 

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