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George Economides

Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies

Lecturer

GR-10434 Athens

Greece

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Poschinger Str. 5

Munich, DE-81679

Germany

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

36

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Scholarly Papers (36)

1.
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Citation 33

Monetary Policy Under Climate Change

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 7021
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 12 Jul 2018
George Economides and Anastasios Xepapadeas
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 1,416 (33,523)
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Climate Change, Monetary Policy, New Keynesian Model, Taylor Rule

Monetary Policy Under Climate Change

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 247
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Aug 2022
Anastasios Xepapadeas and George Economides
Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 409 (176,534)
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Climate change, monetary policy, new Keynesian model, Taylor rule

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What is the Best Environmental Policy? Taxes, Permits and Rules under Economic and Environmental Uncertainty

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2980
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Apr 2010
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 811 (75,476)
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general equilibrium, uncertainty, environmental policy

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Do Foreign Aid Transfers Distort Incentives and Hurt Growth? Theory and Evidence from 75 Aid-Recipient Countries

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Apr 2004
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 430 (168,427)
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foreign aid, incentives, growth

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Macroeconomic Policy Lessons for Greece from the Debt Crisis

CESifo Working Paper No. 8188
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 07 Apr 2020
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Bank of Greece and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 318 (236,739)
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growth, macroeconomic policy, institutions

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Electoral Uncertainty, Fiscal Policies & Growth: Theory and Evidence from Germany, the UK and the Us

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 11 Nov 2003
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, University of Glasgow - Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business and University of Zurich
Downloads 227 (336,244)

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political uncertainty, economic growth and fluctuations, optimal policy

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The Effects of Climate Change on a Small Open Economy

CESifo Working Paper No. 7582
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Apr 2019
George Economides and Beata Smarzynska Javorcik
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and University of Oxford - Department of Economics
Downloads 192 (395,523)
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climate change, monetary policy, new Keynesian models

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Incentives to Work and Performance in the Public Sector

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5193
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 Feb 2015
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 186 (407,391)
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dynamic general equilibrium models, efficiency, equity, employment, incentives

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Elections, Fiscal Policy and Growth: Revisiting the Mechanism

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 691
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 May 2002
George Economides, Apostolis Philippopoulos and Simon Price
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Essex Business School
Downloads 166 (451,954)
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Politics, Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, General Equilibrium

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Pollution and Resource Extraction: Do They Matter for the Dynamics of Growth?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Feb 2001
George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 162 (461,984)

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Pollution and resource extraction, growth, dynamics, second-best policy

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Do Political Incentives Matter for Tax Policies? Ideology, Opportunism and the Tax Structure

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2009
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and University of Ioannina - Department of Economics
Downloads 155 (480,208)
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tax structure; political economy; partisan and opportunistic effects

Can Central Banks Do the Unpleasant Job that Governments Should Do?

CESifo Working Paper No. 10603
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 21 Aug 2023
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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central banking, fiscal policy, debt stabilization, Euro Area

Can Central banks do the unpleasant job that governments should do?

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 324
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 21 Mar 2024
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
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Should Green Governments Give Priority to Environmental Policies Over Growth-Enhancing Policies?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Apr 2005
George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 136 (537,489)

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second-best policy, natural resources, economic growth

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What is the Best Environmental Policy? Taxes, Permits and Rules Under Economic and Environmental Uncertainty

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 119
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and University of Glasgow
Downloads 135 (540,814)

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General equilibrium; uncertainty; environmental policy

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Are Nash Tax Rates Too Low or Too High? An Example of the Role of Economic Growth in Models with Public Goods

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Mar 2001
Apostolis Philippopoulos and George Economides
Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 133 (547,695)
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Public goods, externalities, economic growth

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Rent Seeking,Growth and Pre-Election Policies

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Feb 2006
Konstantinos Angelopoulos and George Economides
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 130 (558,171)
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Political uncertainty, economic growth, incentives

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Public Providers, Versus Private Providers, of Public Goods: A General Equilibrium Study of the Role of the State

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3487
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 Jun 2011
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of Economics
Downloads 122 (588,531)
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public goods, growth, welfare

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On the Composition of Public Spending and Taxes

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5510
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Oct 2015
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Kyung Hee University, Athens University of Economics and Business and University of Cyprus - Department of Economics
Downloads 109 (645,052)

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government expenditure, public finance

Policy Interventions to Mitigate the Long-Run Costs of Brexit

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 349
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, University of Glasgow, Athens University of Economics and Business and Bank of Greece
Downloads 53 (1,049,673)
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Brexit, Investment, Fiscal and Industrial Policy

Policy Interventions to Mitigate the Long-Run Costs of Brexit

CESifo Working Paper No. 12076
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 10 Sep 2025
George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 51 (1,083,731)

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Brexit, Investment, Fiscal and Industrial Policy

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Are User Fees Really Regressive?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3875
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 12 Jul 2012
George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 104 (669,616)

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user fees, Ramsey taxation, efficiency, inequality

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Τhe Effects of Climate Change on a Small Open Economy

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 267
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Aug 2022
Anastasios Xepapadeas and George Economides
Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 93 (725,554)
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Climate change, monetary policy, new Keynesian models

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Smaller Public Sectors in the Euro Area: Aggregate and Distributional Implications

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3965
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Oct 2012
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Athens University of Economics and Business and University of Ioannina - Department of Economics
Downloads 82 (790,029)
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size of public sector, debt consolidation, taxation, reforms

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On the Provision of Excludable Public Goods - General Taxes or User Prices?

CESifo Working Paper No. 8724
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 Dec 2020
George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 81 (796,622)
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Optimal Taxation and the Tradeoff Between Efficiency and Redistribution

Review of Economic Analysis 10 (2018), 1-41
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 May 2019
George Economides and Anastasios Rizos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Centre of Planning and Economic Research
Downloads 77 (823,616)

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Ramsey taxation, heterogeneity, efficiency, inequality

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Monetary Union, Even Higher Integration, or Back to National Currencies?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5762
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 18 Mar 2016
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and Athens University of Economics and Business
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fiscal union, monetary union, New Keynesian, DSGE

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Minimum Wages, Capital Accumulation and Worker's Incomes

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4821
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 25 Jun 2014
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 75 (837,727)

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minimum wage, capital accumulation, heterogeneity, unemployment

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Can Minimum Wages Raise Workers' Incomes in the Long Run?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5913
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Jun 2016
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 74 (844,901)

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minimum wage, capital accumulation, heterogeneity, unemployment

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Minimum Wages as a Redistributive Device in the Long Run

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5052
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 24 Nov 2014
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 74 (844,901)
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minimum wage, capital accumulation, redistribution, unemployment

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The Greek Great Depression: A General Equilibrium Study of its Drivers

Bank of Greece Working Paper No. 234
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 22 Aug 2022
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Bank of Greece and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 66 (907,769)
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Growth, public debt, institutions

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Minimum Wages in the Presence of In-Kind Redistribution

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6545
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Jul 2017
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 63 (933,592)
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minimum wage, in-kind redistribution, heterogeneity, unemployment

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Public Good Provision with Robust Decision Making

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3996
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Nov 2012
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 62 (942,565)

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model uncertainty, externalities, robust policies

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On the Interaction between Minimum Wage Adoption and Fiscal Redistribution: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation

CESifo Working Paper No. 8355
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Jun 2020
George Economides, Pantelis Kammas and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, University of Ioannina - Department of Economics and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 58 (980,173)

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minimum wage, redistribution, heterogeneity, unemployment

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Tuition Fees, as User Prices, and Private Incentives

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5991
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Aug 2016
George Economides, Apostolis Philippopoulos and Stelios Sakkas
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business and University of Cyprus - Department of Economics
Downloads 53 (1,031,043)
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user prices, tax mix, efficiency, equity

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Worker Heterogeneity and the Popularity of the Minimum Wage Institution

Review of Economic Analysis 1 (2019) 1-38
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2019
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 51 (1,052,702)

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Minimum wage, Capital Accumulation, Heterogeneity, Unemployment

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Repayment of EU Bailout Loans in a Member-Country of the ES: The Case of Greece

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 11519
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Dec 2024
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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Trade Wars, Relative Economic Power, and Household Welfare

CESifo Working Paper No. 12349
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 22 Dec 2025
George Economides and Thomas Moutos
Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies
Downloads 38 (1,209,354)

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tariffs, trade war, household welfare, geoeconomics

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The EUʼs New Expenditure Rule and Its Implications for Monetary Policy

CESifo Working Paper No. 12139
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 23 Sep 2025
Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business - Department of International and European Economic Studies and Athens University of Economics and Business
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Fiscal rules, Macroeconomic policy assignment