Issue No 43 – October 2020
1. Recent (macro-)economic developments
1.1. The asymmetric effects of Covid-19 on the main demand components
Yannis Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Loizos, pages 7-14
1.2. Intense deflationary trends after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Emilia Marsellou, pages 15-18
1.3. Factor model forecasts for the short-term prospects in GDP
Factor Model Economic Forecasting Unit Ersi Athanassiou, Theodore Tsekeris, Ekaterini Tsouma, pages 19-21
1.4. The (non) feasible role of investments in the post-COVID-19 Greek economy
Nikolaos Rodousakis,George Soklis, pages 22-24
1.5. Developments, policies and challenges in the labour market during the pandemic
Ioannis Cholezas, pages 25-32
1.6. Fluctuations and multiple challenges for the Greek stock market
Fotini Economou, pages 33-36
1.7. Recent developments and prospects of the global economic activity:Signs of recovery amid heightened uncertainty
Aristotelis Koutroulis, pages 37-40
2. Fiscal developments
2.1. State Budget, public debt and fiscal figures perspectives
Elisavet Nitsi, pages 41-47
3. Human resources and social policies
3.1. Demographic developments in Greece and the EU
Vlassis Missos, pages 48-53
4. Reforms-Economic development
4.1. Greek Justice needs urgent reforms
Athanasios Chymis, pages 54-57
4.2. The new bankruptcy law in Greece: An evaluation from the perspective of economic theory and policy
Konstantinos Loizos, pages 58-62
4.3. Suggestions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: Α behavioural approach
Fotini Economou, pages 63-69
Special topics
Greek tourism during coronavirus: Estimation of non-residents’ travel receipts and the turnover of enterprises in accommodation and food service activities
Evangelia Kasimati, Euripides Kondelis, Costas Lagopoulos, pages 70-80
Investigation of the economic sustainability of Greek agricultural holdings by different types of farming
Ioanna Reziti, pages 81-91