Issue No 45 – June 2021
1. Recent (macro-)economic developments
1.1. The evolution of the main components of demand during the Covid-19 pandemic
Yannis Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Loizos, pages 7-14
1.2. Higher Energy prices drive inflation in Greece and in Eurozone
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. Can tourism save 2021 GDP growth?,
Nikolaos Rodousakis, George Soklis, pages 22-25
1.5. Positive messages and challenges for the Greek stock market
Fotini Economou, pages 26-30
1.6. International environment: Recent developments and prospects of global economic activity
Aristotelis Koutroulis, pages 31-36
2. Fiscal developments
2.1. State Budget, public debt and fiscal figures perspectives
Elisavet Nitsi, pages 37-42
3. Human resources and social policies
3.1. Recent developments in key labour market variables
Ioannis Cholezas, pages 43-53
3.2. Recent developments in income inequality in the EU15
Vlassis Missos, pages 54-57
4. Reforms-Economic development
4.1. Developments in Greece’s exports of goods during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ersi Athanassiou, Agapi Kotsi, pages 58-69
4.2. External trade of agro-food products
Athanasios Chymis, pages 70-73
4.3. Economic output and human losses in Greece during the pandemic
Pródromos Prodromídis, pages 74-79
Special topics
Testing the (new) equity multiplier in the Greek banking system: 2002Q4–2019Q1
Konstantinos Loizos, Yannis Panagopoulos, pages 80-85
Developments in the labor markets and sectors of the business economy during 2008-2017 in Greece
Pródromos Prodromídis 86, pages 86-110