Issue No 59 – February 2026
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,
Yannis Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Loizos, p. 18-27
1.3. Inflation developments in Greece and the Eurozone: The largest increases in Hotels-cafes-restaurants, Food, and Housing,
Emilia G. Marsellou, p. 28-32
1.4. Factor model forecasts for the short-term prospects in GDP,
Macroeconomics Forecasting Unit, Ersi Athanassiou, Aristotelis Koutroulis, Emilia Marsellou, Theodore Tsekeris, p. 33-34
1.5. 2025: A landmark year for the Greek stock exchange,
Fotini Economou, p. 35-40
1.6. Recent developments and prospects of the global economic activity: Stabilization of global GDP growth at 2025 levels amid heightened uncertainty,
Aristotelis Koutroulis, p. 41-46
2. Fiscal developments
2.1. State Budget, public debt and fiscal outlook,
Υiorgos Ioannidis, Elisavet I. Nitsi, p. 47-53
2.2. Fiscal policy, debt, and the economic cycle in Greece,
Georgios Bertsatos, Christos Chrysanthakopoulos, p. 54-57
3. Human resources and social policies
3.1. Recent developments in key labour market variables,
Ioannis Cholezas, p. 58-66
3.2. Evolution of basic indicators of poverty, social exclusion, and deprivation in Greece (2010–2023),
Vlassis Missos, p. 67-68
4. Reforms-Economic development
4.1. Governance effectiveness of the Greek economy,
Athanasios Chymis, p. 69-71
4.2. Employment in the agricultural sector in Greece: Structural changes and policy challenges,
Ioanna Reziti, p. 72-79
Special topics
Returns to education in Greece: Causal evidence from the 1977 Labor Market Survey,
Harry Anthony Patrinos p. 80-86
Recent developments in private returns to education in Greece,
Nikolaos C. Kanellopoulos, Ioannis Cholezas, p. 87-100
Vacant student places and the minimum admission requirement: What do the data show about prospective students’ preferences,
Daphne Nicolitsas, p. 101-109