KEPE publishes the four-monthly journal Greek Economic Outlook, which is available online. (Issue 60 – 2026)
Publications
The Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) was founded in 1959, counting 65 years as the foremost economic research institute in Greece. KEPE conducts applied economic research on issues relevant to the Greek economy, and supports economic policy-making in Greece, providing the government with studies focusing on key economic and social policy issues.
LATEST NEWS
July 17, 2026
ΚΕPE issues its 166th Discussion Paper entitled “Examining the impact of large-scale transport infrastructure projects on job accessibility in Crete, Greece” by Stefanos Tsigdinos and Theodore Tsekeris.
June 25, 2026
KEPE publishes the Composite Leading Indicator – June 2026 estimations. Press release
June 5, 2026
ΚΕPE issues its 165th Discussion Paper entitled «Labor supply responses to conception and childbirth» by N. Giannakopoulos and A. Raftopoulou
May 29, 2026
Meeting of KEPE researchers with representatives of the Economics & Technology Research Institute (ETRI) of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC)
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
FULL ISSUE Editorial 1. Recent economic developments 1.1. Cyclical phases of economic activity and Economic Uncertainty Indicators, Ekaterini Tsouma, p. 4-12 1.2. The main demand components for the year 2025, Yannis Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Loizos, p. 13-18 1.3. Developments in inflation in Greece and the
Stefanos Tsigdinos, Theodore Tsekeris 2026.
NO. 165. LABOR SUPPLY RESPONSES TO CONCEPTION AND CHILDBIRTH
Nicholaos Giannakopoulos, Athina Raftopoulou 2026.
FULL ISSUE Editorial 1. Recent (macro-)economic developments 1.1. Governance and development strategy in the Greek Economy: Global trends, subjective expectations, and the productive model, Panagiotis E. Petrakis, Pantelis C. Kostis, p. 5-17 1.2. The main demand components in the first nine months of 2025,
ISBN: 978-960-341-160-4 e-ISBN: 978-960-341-159-8
NO. 164. INCOME SHOCKS, WORKING HOURS, AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19
Athina Raftopoulou, Nicholas Giannakopoulos 2026.
KEPE PUBLICATIONS
KEPE INDICES
KEPE Composite Leading Indicator
KEPE GRIV "Fear" Index
KEPE FORECASTS
KEPE produces short-term forecasts concerning the evolution of the rate of change of real GDP in Greece.
The forecasts are conducted using KEPE’s dynamic structural factor model, and are published three times a year in the Greek Economic Outlook Journal.
HISTORY OF KEPE
KEPE was first founded in 1959, initially as a small research unit under the name Centre of Economic Research. The decision for its establishment was taken by Prime Minister at the time, Konstantinos G. Karamanlis, following the recommendation of the Governor of the Bank of Greece at the time, Xenophon E. Zolotas.
The Centre was organized by its first Scientific Director and Chairman, Professor Andreas G. Papandreou, who was at the time chair of the economics department of the University of California, Berkeley, and was later to become Greece’s Prime Minister. The Centre’s mission focused on the scientific study of Greece’s economic issues and the encouragement of economic research.
In 1964, the Centre took its present name, Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) and expanded its scope of work beyond economic research and the training new economists, to include the preparation of economic development programs, the monitoring and analysis of short-term and medium-term economic developments and the formulation of economic policy recommendations.