Research Interests
- Political Economics
- European Integration.
- Macroeconomics
Recent Publications
The Trade Effects of the EU- Turkey Customs Union, joint with T. Moutos, World Economy, 31, 2008, (5).
Fiscal Reliance on Tariff Revenue: In Search for a Political Economy Explanation?, Review of Development Economics (forthcoming).
Pension Funding in a Unionized Economy , joint with T. Moutos, Scottish Journal of Political Economy (forthcoming).
Fiscal Decentralization and Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence from OECD Countries, joint with M. Delis and P. Kammas, CESifo Working Paper 2364, August 2008.
Famous Quotes |
| "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." ( Winston Churchill) |
| "A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away." ( Barry Goldwater) |
| "The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. " ( Milton Friedman) |
| "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." ( Albert Einstein) |
| "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!" (Homer Simpson) |