Year: 2015
Author: Schrader, Klaus, Benček, David, Laaser, Claus-Friedrich
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 84 (2015), Iss. 3 : pp. 29–45
Abstract
In 2010, the first economic adjustment program began offering a blueprint for economic recovery and a feasible way for Greece to emerge from the crisis. The authors show that Greece neither overcame its structural weaknesses nor developed export industries as a driver of growth in the course of reforms, and they conclude that Greece"s sectoral structures still mirror a low level of industrial development as well as a service industry with a below-average growth performance compared to other EU countries. Greece"s composition of exports exhibits a limited growth and value-added potential, and is similar to the export patterns of low-income countries due to a focus on raw materials and labor-intensive goods. The analysis also shows that without significant growth, the Greek debt will remain unsustainable. A haircut or a phasing out of the debt burden can only complement supply-oriented structural reforms, however. The reform agenda of August 2015 is a new attempt to implement the reforms that the creditors have been waiting on for the past five years.
Journal Article Details
Publisher Name: Global Science Press
Language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/vjh.84.3.29
Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung, Vol. 84 (2015), Iss. 3 : pp. 29–45
Published online: 2015-09
AMS Subject Headings: Duncker & Humblot, Duncker & Humblot
Copyright: COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press
Pages: 17
Keywords: Structural change foreign trade unsustainable sovereign debt structural reforms F15 F43 H63
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