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- Professor Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow, Bruegel.
- Professor Hasan Iftekhar, Professor of Finance & Corrigan Chair in International Business & Finance, Fordham University School of Business.
- Professor John Kose, Professor of Banking & Finance, New York University, Stern School of Business.
- Professor Paolo Manasse, Professor of Macroeconomics and International Economic Policy, University of Bologna.
- Professor Panagiotis Roumeliotis, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Panteion University of Athens, Former Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund.
- Professor Nicos Christodoulakis, Professor of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics and Business.
- Professor Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic & Insustrial Research (IOBE). Professor of Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
- Mr. Alexis Mitropoulos, Member of the Greek Parliament for SIRIZA, 2nd Vice President of the Greek Parliament.
- Mr. Kostas Hatzidakis, Member of the Greek Parliament for Athens B- New Democracy. Former Minister of Development and Comptetitiveness.
- Dr. Konstantinos B. Kollias, President of the Economic Chamber of Greece.
- Professor Panagiotis Liargovas, Coordinator Parliamentary Budget Office, Greece. Jean Monet Professor of European Integration and Policies, University of Peloponnese.
- Professor Panagiotis E. Petrakis, Professor of Department of Economics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. Director of the International Economics and Development Sector.
- Professor Dionysios Chionis, Professor of the Department of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace.
Wednesday, 3rd of June 2015
08:30- 09:00 Registration
09:00- 09:10 Welcome Speech
Dr. Konstantinos Kollias, President of the Economic Chamber of Greece.
Prof. Panagiotis Liargovas, Coordinator Parliamentary Budget Office, Greece. Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Policies, University of Peloponnese.
09:10- 09:40 Prof. Zsolt Darvas, Senior Fellow, Bruegel.
Is Greece Destined to Grow?
09:40-10:10 Prof. Hasan Iftekhar, Professor of Finance & Corrigan Chair in International Business & Finance, Fordham University’s Schools of Business.
Diversification and the Economy: The role of government in Enhancing Industrial Base.
10:10-11:10 Panel Discussion: Can there be Greek growth after the crisis?
Co-ordinator: Prof. Panagiotis Petrakis, Professor of Department of Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Director of the International Economics and Development Sector.
Discussants:
Prof. Panagiotis Roumeliotis, Emeritus Professor of Economics, Panteion University of Athens.
Former Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund.
Prof. Nicos Christodoulakis, Professor of Economic Analysis, Athens University of Economics and Business.
Prof. Nikos Vettas, General Director, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE).
Professor of Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
11:10- 11:40 Prof. John Kose, Professor of Banking and Finance, New York University Stern School of Business.
Risk and Corporate Governance.
11:40- 12:10 Prof. Paolo Manasse, Professor of Macroeconomics and International Economic Policy, University of Bologna.
Lessons for Europe from the Greek Crisis.
12:10- 12:30 Coffee Break
12:30- 13:30 Panel Discussion: Greek Economy. Prospects and Challenges.
Co-ordinator: Prof. Dionysis Chionis, Professor of Department of Economics,
Democritus University of Thrace.
Discussants:
Alexis Mitropoulos, Member of the Greek Parliament for SIRIZA, 1st Vice President of the Greek Parliament.
Mr. Kostas Hatzidakis, Member of the Greek Parliament for Athens B – New Democracy. Former Minister of Development and Competitiveness.
Dr. Konstantinos Kollias, President of the Economic Chamber of Greece.
«A New Growth Model for the Greek Economy»
13:30- 15:30 Section 1. The Long-term View and the Growth Requirements.
Papers Presentation
Greece at crossroads: to innovate or not to innovate? *
Alexander Kritikos
Is there an Easy Way Out? Redenomination Issues and their Financial
Consequences in Case of a Greek Exit from the Eurozone. *
David Amiel, Paul-Adrien Hyppolite
Demographic Challenges Facing Long Term Growth in Greece.*
Edward Hugh
Qualifying and quantifying the Greek structural reform efforts.*
Allesio Terzi
Sustainable growth dynamics for the Greek Economy. *
Elias Carayannis
Developing Growth Potential for the Greek Economy. *
Michael Halliassos
On the Greek Growth Model.
Panagiotis Petrakis
The Greek growth decoupling: A synthesis of the experiences between
Greece and Ireland, Portugal, Cyprus and the Baltics.
Pantelis Kostis, Kyriaki Kafka, Dionysis Valsamis
Fiscal multipliers and growth in the Greek economy: with an assessment
of the recent fiscal adjustment program.
Sotiris K. Papaioannou
15:30- 16:00: Light Lunch Break
16:00- 18:00: Section 2. Challenges and Opportunities in the Greek Economy in the Eve of the Crisis.
Papers Presentation
The Determinants of Business Cycles in Greece:
An Empirical Investigation (1995-2014).*
Efthymios Tsionas, Panayotis Michaelides
Alternative Strategies for overcoming the Greek crisis.*
Stavros Mavroudeas
Rearranging social security contributions: Alleviating the burden of the state and
returning value to the state and the society.*
Thomas Poufinas, Effrosyni Kouskouna
Extroversion within a new economic paradigm.*
Grigoris Zarotiadis, Eirini Ozouni
Okun’s Law in Greece in the Post-Crisis era: An Empirical Study.*
Christos Katris
What drives Greek Exports Performance? A macro level analysis.*
George Geronikolaou, Eleftherios Spyromitros, Panagiotis Tsintzos
The Determinants of Greek Bond Yields: An Empirical Study Before and During the Crisis.
Chionis Dionysis, Ioannis Pragidis, Panagiotis Schizas
The Impact of Sovereign Debt Ratings to Bank Ratings and Financial Performance of
the Banking System.
Evangelos Drimpetas, Themistokles Lazarides
How Flexible Working influence Unemployment? Evidence from Greek Labour Market.
Karamanis Kostas, Hyz Alina
Determination of the maritime ports economic effects on national Economy.
Dimitriou Dimitrios, Mourmouris John
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The Venue
The Economic Chamber initiated its series of events at the historic building of the Old Parliament House, which is located on Stadiou Street (Kolokotroni square) downtown Athens. This monumental venue is directly linked to Modern Greek political history, since it was built in 1858 and it housed the Greek Parliament between 1875 and 1935. After being granted to the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece in 1960, it became the house of the National Historical Museum in 1962. It is considered amongst the architectural jewels for the city of Athens and ideal for events of historical and cultural nature due to its large conference hall and classical decor.