Making geographical sense of the Greek austerity measures: Compositional effects and long-run implications

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-337

  Monastiriotis, Vassilis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

austerity measures; composition effects; cumulative causation; Greece; regional imbalances

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL POLICY; FISCAL POLICY; INVESTMENT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TAX SYSTEM;

GREECE;

EID: 81855168247     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsr026     Document Type: Article

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