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Analysis and Commentary

Can Greece Leave?

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Monday, July 6, 2015

Is Grexit even possible? It strikes me that the best Greece can do with a Drachma is to create a two-currency system, sort of like Cuba or Venezuela, or at best Argentina; countries whose politics the Greek government seems to admire, and whose economies its may soon resemble.

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Calomiris And Sticky Prices

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Monday, July 6, 2015

Charles Calomiris has a very interesting Forbes oped on Greece, with a much deeper insight. My proposal begins with government action to write down the value of all euro-denominated contracts enforced within Greece.

Analysis and Commentary

China Crash?

by John H. Cochranevia Grumpy Economist
Monday, July 6, 2015

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, China is doing everything in the textbook to ignite a "bubble."

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The (Inadequate) Case For Economic Pessimism

with Timothy Kanevia Bloomberg View
Monday, July 6, 2015

Is the U.S. economy stuck in an endless loop of sluggish growth and high unemployment? Many distinguished economists think so, and there is some evidence to support them.

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Greek Voters And Chinese Hairdressers

quoting John H. Cochranevia Bloomberg View
Monday, July 6, 2015

Welp. Here's a good Bloomberg TV interview with Yanis Varoufakis from last week in which he characterized a "no" vote in yesterday's referendum not as a vote against the euro, or even really against austerity, but against can-kicking.

Analysis and Commentary

Seven Greek Economic Teasers

by John H. Cochranevia Politico
Saturday, July 4, 2015

Why does Greece have its own banks when Louisiana does not?

Analysis and Commentary

Filling Greece’s ATMs With Promises

by Markos Kounalakisvia Sacramento Bee
Friday, July 3, 2015

Greece faces one of the most difficult decisions in its modern history today as it heads to the ballot box to vote in a referendum few voters truly understand. Regardless of which way the vote goes, the country will be voting on an assuredly painful future.

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Has The IMF Made Mistakes In Greece?

quoting John B. Taylorvia Financial Review
Friday, July 3, 2015

A provocative question is being whispered inside the International Monetary Fund's headquarters in Washington and furiously debated in international economy policy circles.

Analysis and Commentary

The Nasty Greek Outcomes That Democracy Precludes

by Niall Fergusonvia Financial Times
Friday, July 3, 2015

Punches might be thrown. But there will not be a revolution, coup, or civil war.

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EU Calls Greece's Bluff, Is Athens Going To Fold?

by Paul R. Gregoryvia Forbes
Thursday, July 2, 2015

The lead editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal praised Europe for finally calling Greece’s bluff, noting that European bond markets have largely shrugged off Greece’s nonpayment of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan. Europe appears convinced that a Greek departure from the Euro will be manageable.

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