This innovative study breaks new territory in two key areas: it puts VET centre stage as a key intervention to support NEETs and presents the first mixed-methods research effort to collect and analyse evidence on the profile and role of NEETs teachers in Greece. It fills a significant knowledge...

This study explores the unique realm of women's entrepreneurial leadership within Stewart's role demands-constraint-choice in Greece. This brings to light the underrepresented role of women entrepreneurs in the country and sets out to fill the literature gap by exploring their distinct...

In the current dynamic business landscape, digital transformation is recognized as a critical driver of entrepreneurship, innovation, and growth, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study aims to investigate the key factors influencing digital transformation,...

In the Hellenistic era, there was widespread convergence to the Attic standard and a similar narrowing of coin types in terms of aesthetics. The competition between issuers resulted in an equilibrium in which improvements to the consistency and quality of money were sought after. This...

This paper takes a historical perspective and assesses the evolution of the institutional features in setting the minimum wage in Greece between 1975 and 2023. It also evaluates developments regarding the minimum wage level, its bite and alignment with productivity. The paper reviews the limited...

We adopted an empirical approach to capture the macroeconomic impact of tax changes for the examined period from 1974 to 2018. It is generally accepted that vector autoregression model (VAR) has proven useful for describing the dynamic interrelationships of multivariate series. Our empirical...

The interest in clusters in the economy and regional space, which has persisted for nearly three decades, has reignited the understanding of the economy as a system of interdependencies between industries. Although the concept of clusters can be traced back to contributions dating from the early...

The aim of this paper is to provide a legal documentation that is conducted under a thorough review of tax legislation and create a dataset, consisting of 120 laws that brought significant changes in the vast majority of categories of taxes in Greece from 1974 to 2018. It is noteworthy that a...

The share of firms investing has continued to increase over the last few years, reflecting the continued strong performance of the Greek economy. The investment outlook is positive. Greek firms are, on balance, positive above the economic climate, business prospects, the availability of external...

The VAT Gap represents the difference between expected VAT revenues and those actually collected, reflecting compliance challenges, policy inefficiencies, and enforcement gaps. As part of the European Commission's ongoing efforts to improve VAT compliance and revenue collection, these 27 country...

This report constitutes the integrated country report for Greece in the project "Building capacity for evidence informed policymaking (EIPM) in governance and public administration in post-pandemic Europe" . The project supports seven European Union (EU) member states (Estonia, Belgium, the...

The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the potential benefits and challenges of a possible in-work benefit scheme in Greece. It reviews the design of in-work benefits in other EU countries and identifies key considerations for implementing such a scheme in an effective way. The paper...

By the end of 2018, there had been 146 ELD occurrences in Greece, of which 29 involved an imminent threat of, or actual, damage to biodiversity, 61 involved water damage, and 69 involved land/soil damage. The number of ELD occurrences since that time is not available. Greece does not have...

Greece is making substantive economic and political progress, despite some lingering problems. After the COVID-19 pandemic, Greece's economy grew considerably. In 2022, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.9 % (European Union (EU) average: 3.4 %). General total government revenue reached 50.2...

This report documents the work done in the most recent annual update for Greece. This work was carried out by the EUROMOD core development team, based at the JRC in Seville, in collaboration with the national team.

This in-depth review presents the main findings of the Commission's staff assessment of macroeconomic vulnerabilities for Greece for the purposes of Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances. It provides technical input to the Commission for the...

Latvia is characterised by a large fleet composed mainly of small-scale coastal vessels. The fishing industry faces challenges due to an ageing fleet and reduced fish stocks. There is little to no demand for the training of fishers in Latvia; therefore, Latvia lacks specialised training...

The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how they manage food in their daily lives through a survey. Based on their...

We study the social and distributional implications of the euro area (EA) sovereign debt crisis in countries that received external financial assistance for macroeconomic adjustments. Combining granular data from about one million survey interviews with households across euro area states carried...

This paper addresses a critical gap in migration literature by quantifying the opportunity cost of labour emigration for countries of origin within the European Union, using Greece and Poland as case studies from 2004 to 2019. Despite the growing policy and academic interest in the effects of...

Migration can stimulate economic growth when managed strategically. Heterogeneous impacts require targeted and redistributive policies. Narratives of migration as purely a supply-side issue are overly reductive. Migration can serve as a deficit-financing alternative to tax hikes or spending...

This study investigates how inclusive leadership, mentorship, and digital tools shape conflict prevention and social cohesion within the Greek public sector. Employing a cross-sectional quantitative design, data were collected from 203 employees across municipalities, ministries, regional, and...

This study investigates the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and the phenomenon of brain drain in Greece during the period 2020-2024. In the context of economic uncertainty and demographic shifts, the emigration of skilled professionals has posed serious challenges...

This study investigates the factors influencing tax compliance among Greek entrepreneurs functioning within a difficult fiscal landscape. Through a randomized field experiment, we analyze the effects of differing tax rates, audit likelihoods, and legal frameworks on compliance behavior....

Several attributes can be used to differentiate wine products to meet consumer interest and thus increase producer visibility, attractiveness and revenues. Perception of the same attribute may depend on various factors that characterise the subjects, such as individual, behavioural and...

In today's rapidly changing economic landscape, financial stability plays a crucial role in ensuring individual and societal well-being. Millennials encounter unique financial pressures, including shifting labor markets, high housing costs, and economic uncertainty, which may impact their...

This Policy Brief offers a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of the regulatory frameworks governing platform work in four European countries. The comparative analysis draws upon research conducted by the OECD and the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting...

This study aims to apply the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model 2020 in the Greek Public Sector context and investigate the causal relationships between the model's criteria. The research uses a structured questionnaire based on the self-assessment tool and the guidelines on...

This study presents a first attempt to apply and validate the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model 2013 as a framework in the context of public administrative services in Greece, and to explore the relationships between the model's enablers and results criteria. The...

Although the policy impacts on farms accumulate year by year, most farm decision models focus on short-term decisions, evaluating policies based on snapshots. Structural changes are gradually built; therefore, farm decision models should consider the sequences within the period under study....

This paper investigates the demand regime of the Greek economy for the period 1960-2017, using a Bhaduri/Marglin (1990) type macroeconomic demand-led model and applying the empirical methodology developed in Stockhammer et al. (2009). The analysis finds that Greece is another European economy...

This study aims to apply the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Model 2020 in the Greek Public Sector context and investigate the causal relationships between the model's criteria. The research uses a structured questionnaire based on the self-assessment tool and the guidelines on...