GR Political Economy Digest #18

Here are the top articles on the political economy of Greece to read today:

1. Greece: The gathering storm, by Nick Malkoutzis | Macropolis.gr, Mar 5 2015
2. Eurozone QE is here. What could possibly go wrong?, by Alen Mattich | The Wall Street Journal (Moneybeat), Mar 5 2015
3. Greece Struggles to Make Debt Math Work in Bailout Standoff, by Nikolaos Chrysoloras, Rebecca Christie and Vassilis Karamanis | Bloomberg, Mar 5 2015
4. Greece outlines radical immigration reforms, by Preethi Nallu | Al Jazeera, Mar 5 2015
5. 5 questions ECB boss Draghi will face at Thursday’s meeting, by Sara Sjolin | MarketWatch, Mar 5 2015
6. Spain insists Greece will need a third bailout – as it happened, by Angela Monaghan | The Guardian, Mar 4 2015
7. Germany says third Greek aid package not on Eurogroup agenda, by Andreas Rinke and Madeline Chambers | Reuters, Mar 4 2015
8. Can Greece avoid going bankrupt this month?, by Mehreen Khan | The Telegraph, Mar 4 2015
9. Greece’s survival depends on more than debt agreements, by Peter Foster | Financial Post, Mar 3 2015
10. Austerity is not Greece’s problem, by Ricardo Hausmann | Project Syndicate, Mar 3 2015
11. Syriza’s about-face, by Stathis N. Kalyvas | Foreign Affairs, Mar 2 2015

Photo: Ilias Makris (Kathimerini, 01/03/2015)

GR Political Economy Digest #9

Sketch by Ilias Makris (Kathimerini, 20 Jan 2015)

 

You can find the hottest articles of the day, starting from the best and building down, below:

1. How Greece and Germany brought Europe’s long-simmering crisis back to a boil, by Marcus Walker & Marianna Kakaounaki | The Wall Street Journal, Jan 22 2015
2. Let Greece profit from German history, by Jeffrey Sachs | The Guardian, Jan 21 2015
3. Greece in limbo: Post-election 2015 scenarios, by Filippa Chatzistavrou & Sofia Michalaki | European Policy Institutes Network, Jan 21 2015
4. Revenge of disaffected Europe risks crisis sparked in Greece, by Maria Petrakis, Donal Griffin, Ben Sills and Thomas Penny | Bloomberg News, Jan 22 2015
5. Germany’s debt forgiveness of 1953 – The wrong precedent! | Observing Greece, Jan 22 2015
6. Syriza is now a mainstream party and there is little for Europe to fear in its electoral success, by Theofanis Exadaktylos | LSE EUROPP Blog, Jan 21 2015
7. 5 Things to look for in Eurozone QE, by Brian Blackstone | The Wall Street Journal, Jan 21 2015
8. ‘For five years Greece has been like a patient slowly bleeding’, by Helena Smith | The Guardian, Jan 21 2015
9. Still no exit for Greece, by Kemal Dervis | The Brookings Institution, Jan 21 2015
10. National Bank of Greece is an asymmetric risk, by The Enlightened Investor | Alpha Seeking, Jan 21 2015
11. Greece polls: Papandreou and Venizelos locked in political battle, by Peter Spiegel | Financial Times, Jan 21 2015
12. Landmark election in Greece, by Yannis Papadimitriou | Deutsche Welle, Jan 21 2015

 

Photo: Ilias Makris / Kathimerini

GR Political Economy Digest #3

1. Why Draghi will watch Greece as he launches Eurozone QE [Quantitative Easing] | Financial Times, Jan 15 2015
2. Greece Misses Target on Budget Surplus | WSJ, Jan 15 2015
3. Greece May Get Debt Extension, Rehn Says in Urging Unity | Bloomberg News, Jan 15 2015
4. Europe faces ‘massive’ problems: Former Spanish PM | CNBC, Jan 15 2015
5. Diminishing Greek Bond Yield Inversion Show Default Fears Easing | Reuters, Jan 15 2015
6. Finland emerges as major hurdle to Greek bailout deal | Financial Times, Jan 14 2015
7. Greek anti-bailout party Syriza cements lead before vote | Reuters, Jan 14 2015
8. The ECB and Quantitative Easing | Seeking Alpha, Jan 14 2015
9. Eastern Europe and the threat from Greece | Financial Times, Jan 14 2015
10. Spain’s Rajoy Backs Greek Austerity Before Poll | ABC News, Jan 14 2015