What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson. (2018). What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland. Irish Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2018.1499620

This paper investigates individual’s perceptions of inequality and the impact this has on mass public opinion support for the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Ireland. This question is posed in the context of the onset of the economic and finan... Read More about What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland.

Greece’s competitiveness: A survey and concluding remarks (2018)
Book Chapter
Bournakis, I., & Tsoukis, C. (2018). Greece’s competitiveness: A survey and concluding remarks. In Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis: Debt, Austerity and Unemployment (359-382). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63706-8_16

This chapter identifies the specialisation pattern of the Greek economy in the years prior to the crisis and analyses the various conceptual dimensions of competitiveness. Although Greece has experienced an increase in Unit Labour Costs (ULC), this c... Read More about Greece’s competitiveness: A survey and concluding remarks.

The limits of austerity: The fiscal multiplier and the ‘debt Laffer curve’ (2017)
Book Chapter
Tsoukis. (2017). The limits of austerity: The fiscal multiplier and the ‘debt Laffer curve’. In Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis: Debt, Austerity and Unemployment. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63706-8_10

We consider the maximum public debt-GDP ratio that is serviceable when one allows for the fiscal effects of the required primary surpluses (the ‘fiscal multiplier’). This simple but novel approach yields a debt Laffer Curve that defines the debt and... Read More about The limits of austerity: The fiscal multiplier and the ‘debt Laffer curve’.

Introduction (2017)
Book Chapter
Tsoukis, C., Bournakis, I., Christopoulos, D. K., & Palivos, T. (2017). Introduction. In Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis: Debt, Austerity and Unemployment. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63706-8_1