Seven Myths about the Greek Debt Crisis

Stergios Skaperdas

No 111202, Working Papers from University of California-Irvine, Department of Economics

Abstract: In Greece and other countries of the eurozone there are a number of misconceptions about the debt crisis. I argue against seven of such misconceptions (or, myths) about the effects of default, the primary cause of the crisis, the likely effects of an exit from the eurozone, the bargaining power of the Greek government in its negotiations with the EU/ECB/IMF troika, and others. Default and exit from the eurozone appears to be the most viable alternative in the long run; such a move would seem to require considerable preparation under short time constraints and a government with broad political support.

Keywords: Eurozone; Greece; debt, default (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E02 E65 F50 H63 H87 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2011-10
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