Details about George C. Bitros

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Postal address:	Athens University of Economics & Business Department of Economics 76 Patision Street 10434, Athens, Greece
Workplace:	Athens Institute of Economic Policy Studies (IMO¶), Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2020

1. Thinking ahead of the next big crash: Clues from Athens in classical times
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2019

2. Demand adjusted capital input and potential output in the context of U.S. economic growth
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
   See also Journal Article Demand adjusted capital input and potential output in the context of U.S. economic growth, The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier (2020) (2020)
3. Potential output, capital input and U.S. economic growth
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2017

4. Behavior of business investment in the USA under variable and proportional rates of replacement
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
   Also in Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (3)
5. Elasticities of Business Investment in the U.S. and their Policy Implications: A Disaggregate Approach to Modeling and Estimation
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
6. Germany and Greece: A mapping of their great divide and its EU implications
   Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2017) View citations (1)
7. Greece: Still in the woods
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
8. Still in the Woods
   Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics

2016

9. A theory of maintenance expenditures tested on automobile data from Greece
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
10. Monetary policy, market structure and the income shares in the U.S
    Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2016)
    See also Journal Article Monetary Policy, Market Structure and the Income Shares in the U.S, Open Economies Review, Springer (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
11. On the Optimal Lifetime of Real Assets
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2015

12. Ocean shipping: By far the best growth model for Greece
    Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Ocean Shipping: By Far the Best Growth Model for Greece, European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal (2016) (2016)

2014

13. A theory of maintenance and an application
    Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
14. Economic crisis in the European periphery: An Assessment of EMU Membership and home Policy Effects Based on the Greek Experience
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Economic crisis in the European periphery: An assessment of EMU membership and home policy effects based on the Greek experience, The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2016) (2016)
15. European Union failures in Greece and some possible complications
    Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics View citations (1)
16. Thinking ahead of the next big crash
    Working Papers, Athens University Of Economics and Business, Department of Economics
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2013)
    See also Journal Article Thinking Ahead of the Next Big Crash, Cato Journal, Cato Journal, Cato Institute (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2013

17. European Union failures in Greece and some possible explanations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2012

18. From Riches to Rags or What Went Wrong in Greece
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

2010

19. The Puzzle of the Replacement Ratio in the Context of Renewal Theory
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2009

20. Character, knowledge and skills in ancient Greek education: Lessons for today’s policy makers
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
21. The Theorem of Proportionality in Mainstream Capital Theory: An Assessment of its Applicability
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
22. The Theorem of Proportionality in Mainstream Capital Theory: An Assessment of its Conceptual Foundations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

2008

23. Aggregation of Producer Durables with Exogenous Technical Change and Endogenous Useful lives
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
24. Entrepreneurial Morality: Some Indications from Greece
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (4)

2007

25. Investment, replacement and scrapping in a vintage capital model with embodied technological change
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (7)
26. The optimal lifetime of assets under uncertainty in the rate of embodied technical change
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article THE OPTIMAL LIFETIME OF ASSETS UNDER UNCERTAINTY IN THE RATE OF EMBODIED TECHNICAL CHANGE, Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell (2008) View citations (5) (2008)

2006

27. Entrepreneurship and market order: Some historical evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
28. Morality, institutions and economic growth: Lessons from ancient Greece
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2005

29. A cross sectional analysis of ship maintenance expenses
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
30. Another look at the inflation-productivity trade-off
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies (1999)
31. Models for ranking European Institutions of higher learning with an application to data from Greece
    General Economics and Teaching, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in General Economics and Teaching, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (1)
    General Economics and Teaching, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (1)
32. Some Novel Implications of Replacemnt and Scrapping
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
33. The inflation-productivity trade-off revisited
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article The inflation-productivity trade-off revisited, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer (2006) (2006)

2004

34. Determinants of Expenditure in Automobile Maintenance: Some Evidence from Greece
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
35. Operating policies in a model with terminal scrapping
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
36. Scale, scope and entrepreneurship
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Chapter Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2005) (2005)
37. The liberating power of entrepreneurship in ancient Athens
    Method and Hist of Econ Thought, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
38. Utilization and Maintenance in a Model with Terminal Scrapping
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
39. Welfare benefits and the rate of unemployment: some evidence from the European Union in the last thirty years
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany

2003

40. A Rehabilitation of Economic Replacement Theory
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
41. Firm Ownership and Economic Efficiency
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)

2001

42. A Consistent Approach to Cost Efficiency Measurement
    Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies
    See also Journal Article A Consistent Approach to Cost Efficiency Measurement, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
43. Towards A General Theory of Real Capital
    Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies View citations (3)

1974

44. A Stochastic Control Approach to Factor Demand
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article A Stochastic Control Approach to Factor Demand, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1976) View citations (2) (1976)
45. Cash Management and the Demand for Money with Non-Linear Transfer and Opportunity Costs
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
46. Effects of Innovations on the Demand for and Earnings of Productive Factors
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

Journal Articles

2021

1. Destabilizing asymmetries in central banking: With some enlightenment from money in classical Athens
   The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2021, 23, (C) View citations (1)

2020

2. Demand adjusted capital input and potential output in the context of U.S. economic growth
   The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2020, 21, (C)
   See also Working Paper Demand adjusted capital input and potential output in the context of U.S. economic growth, MPRA Paper (2019) (2019)
3. Democracy and Money: Lessons for Today from Athens in Classical Times
   European Research Studies Journal, 2020, XXIII, (4), 3-5 View citations (7)

2018

4. Germany and Greece: A Mapping of their Great Divide, its EU Implications
   European Research Studies Journal, 2018, XXI, (3), 14-42
5. Monetary Policy, Market Structure and the Income Shares in the U.S
   Open Economies Review, 2018, 29, (2), 383-413 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Monetary policy, market structure and the income shares in the U.S, Working Papers (2016) (2016)

2016

6. Economic crisis in the European periphery: An assessment of EMU membership and home policy effects based on the Greek experience
   The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2016, 36, (C), 312-327
   See also Working Paper Economic crisis in the European periphery: An Assessment of EMU Membership and home Policy Effects Based on the Greek Experience, MPRA Paper (2014) (2014)
7. Ocean Shipping: By Far the Best Growth Model for Greece
   European Research Studies Journal, 2016, XIX, (1), 44-58
   See also Working Paper Ocean shipping: By far the best growth model for Greece, Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2015

8. Thinking Ahead of the Next Big Crash
   Cato Journal, 2015, 35, (1), 67-93 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Thinking ahead of the next big crash, Working Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

9. WIE DIE EUROPÄISCHE UNION (EU) - UND INSBESONDERE DEUTSCHLAND -GRIECHENLAND HEUTE SEHEN MÜSSTEN
   Zeitschrift für die Regionale Wissenschaft, 2014, V, (1), 11-15

2011

10. Character, Knowledge and Skills in Ancient Greek Paideia: Some Lessons for Today's Policy Makers
    The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2011, 8, (1), 193-219
11. Introduction: Honoring the Battle of Marathon
    The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 2011, 8, (1), i-vi

2010

12. Morality, institutions and the wealth of nations: Some lessons from ancient Greece
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (1), 68-81 View citations (17)
13. The theorem of proportionality in contemporary capital theory: An assessment of its conceptual foundations
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2010, 23, (4), 367-401 View citations (5)
14. Two puzzles regarding the replacement ratio in the context of renewal theory
    Journal of Economic Methodology, 2010, 17, (4), 375-395 View citations (1)

2009

15. Utilization and maintenance in a model with scrapping
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2009, 194, (2), 551-573 View citations (3)

2008

16. THE OPTIMAL LIFETIME OF ASSETS UNDER UNCERTAINTY IN THE RATE OF EMBODIED TECHNICAL CHANGE
    Metroeconomica, 2008, 59, (2), 173-188 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The optimal lifetime of assets under uncertainty in the rate of embodied technical change, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (3) (2007)
17. Values and institutions as determinants of entrepreneurship in ancient Athens
    Journal of Institutional Economics, 2008, 4, (2), 205-230 View citations (17)
18. Why the structure of capital and the useful lives of its components matter: A test based on a model of Austrian descent
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2008, 21, (4), 301-328 View citations (8)

2006

19. The inflation-productivity trade-off revisited
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 26, (1), 51-65
    See also Working Paper The inflation-productivity trade-off revisited, Macroeconomics (2005) (2005)

2004

20. A Consistent Approach to Cost Efficiency Measurement
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 66, (1), 49-69 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Consistent Approach to Cost Efficiency Measurement, Athens University of Economics and Business (2001) (2001)

2001

21. Is there an inflation-productivity trade-off? Some evidence from the manufacturing sector in Greece
    Applied Economics, 2001, 33, (15), 1961-1969 View citations (5)

1993

22. Comment on P Korliras' Paper
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 1993, 4, (2-3), 311-314

1988

23. Measuring Product Prices under Conditions of Quality Change: The Case of Passenger Cars in Greece
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1988, 37, (2), 167-86 View citations (4)

1984

24. The Fungibility Factor in Credit: Reply [The Fungibility Factor in Credit and the Question of the Efficacy of Selective Controls]
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1984, 36, (3), 494-98

1981

25. The Fungibility Factor in Credit and the Question of the Efficacy of Selective Controls
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1981, 33, (3), 459-77 View citations (3)

1979

26. Neoclassical Theory of Trade Credit: A Critique and A Reformulation
    Econometrica, 1979, 47, (1), 199-202 View citations (1)

1978

27. A model of and some evidence on the interrelatedness of decisions underlying the demand for capital services
    European Economic Review, 1978, 7, (4), 377-393

1977

28. A Note on the Variability of the Replacement Investment Capital Stock Ratio: Reply
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1977, 59, (4), 510-13

1976

29. A Statistical Theory of Expenditures in Capital Maintenance and Repair
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (5), 917-36 View citations (20)
30. A Stochastic Control Approach to Factor Demand
    International Economic Review, 1976, 17, (3), 701-17 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Stochastic Control Approach to Factor Demand, Working Papers (1974) (1974)

1974

31. On the Variability of the Replacement Investment Capital Stock Ratio: Some Evidence from Capital Scrappage
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1974, 56, (3), 270-78 View citations (12)

1972

32. Replacement of the Durable Inputs of Production: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation
    The American Economist, 1972, 16, (1), 36-54 View citations (2)

Edited books

2015

1. Essays in Contemporary Economics
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (4)

2002

2. Economic Integration
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan
3. Essays in Economic Theory, Growth and Labor Markets
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2012

1. The City-State of Ancient Athens as a Prototype for an Entrepreneurial and Managerial Society
   Springer

2005

2. Scale, Scope and Entrepreneurship
   Palgrave Macmillan
   See also Working Paper Scale, scope and entrepreneurship, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) (2004)

2002

3. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. Privatisation: Recent Experiences and Prospects in a World Without Borders
   Palgrave Macmillan

1992

5. Structural Policies to Unwind the Greek Fiscal Tangle
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)

1980

6. Research and Development Expenditures and Labor Productivity at the Firm Level: A Dynamic Model
   A chapter in New Developments in Productivity Measurement and Analysis, 1980, pp 387-418 View citations (22)