Special Issue 3 December 2018 Snakes and ladders on the road to ESU By Manos Matsaganis In joining this debate, I will focus on three topics: the constraints placed by diversity, and how to overcome them; the limits of unemployment (re)insurance, and the need to address new forms of ‘worklessness’; and the contribution of a European Social Union to the goal of coping with the transformations of work.
Policy focus 27 November 2017 Why Grexit cannot save Greece (but staying in the Euro area might) By Manos Matsaganis The adjustment programmes demanded simultaneous progress on many fronts. But although economic recovery is urgently needed, the country has a limited capacity for reform.
Policy focus 14 April 2016 Greece’s Annus Horribilis 2015 By Manos Matsaganis Syriza and its nationalist partners came to power promising voters a fast and painless return to the good old times. Predictably, they failed to deliver. But not before taking the country to the brink of disaster.
Policy focus 9 December 2015 The Eurozone crisis and the future of Europe as viewed from Greece By Manos Matsaganis So many misconceptions about the Greek situation still exist, that to keep talking and writing about it is our best bet for coming to terms with the crisis and its aftermath.