Essays in Contemporary Economics A Festschrift in Memory of A. D. Karayiannis [Paperback]

This book is a collection of original essays grouped into four parts under the headings Greece and European integration, Issues in the Methodology of Economics, Institutions and the Free Market Economy, and Insights for Today from Ancient Greece. The essays appeal to both researchers in the corresponding fields of knowledge and also to policy makers who are looking for ideas and approaches to confront present day challenges. In particular, given the present state of turmoil in the European Union, the international economy, and democracies in general, most of the essays offer new insights for economic and social policies.Preface.- Part I: Greece and European Integration.- Part II: Issues in the Methodology of Economics.- Part III: Institutions and the Free Market Economy.- Part IV: Insights for Today from Ancient Greece.- Part V: Indices.- Author Index.- Subject Index.

George C. Bitros obtained his Ph.D. in economics from New York University in 1972 and stayed on for teaching and research until 1976. In that year he returned to Greece in the position of Senior Research Associate in the Bank of Greece and three years later he moved on to the Athens University of Economics and Business where he served as Professor of Economics until his retirement in 2007. He has published extensively in major scholarly journals, served as research associate in the National Bureau of Economic Research (USA), held advisory posts in government, government commissions and major business concerns, and he referees for several international journals.

Nicholas Kyriazis holds a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Bonn, Germany. He has been a visiting Professor at Harvard and Trier Universities and is currently Professor and Chairman at the Economics Department, University of Thessaly, Greece. He held several business positions such as at the Directorate General for Research of the European Parliament or as consultal#«