Estimating the distributional impact of the Greek crisis (2009-2014)

Οικονομικές Ανισότητες, Φτώχεια Και Κοινωνικός Αποκλεισμός: Η Διεθνής Εμπειρία Και Η Περίπτωση Της Ελλάδας Κατά Την Περίοδο Της Πρόσφατης Κρίσης

“…Η ζήτηση για κοινωνική μέριμνα από την πλευρά των πολιτών είναι έντονη, ενώ η προσφορά από το κράτος χαρακτηρίζεται από αποσπα-σματικότητα με διοικητικές δυσλειτουργίες, αλλά και σημαντικές βελτιώσεις τα τελευταία έτη. Επιπλέον, η αύξηση της κοινωνικής δαπάνης τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες πριν από την κρίση δεν συνοδεύθηκε από τον «εξευρωπαϊσμό» των κοινωνικών πολιτικών, που συνέχισαν να χαρακτη-ρίζονται από μία πανσπερμία ρυθμίσεων με συγκρουόμενες αρμοδιότητες μεταξύ διαφορετικών φορέων (Leventi andMatsaganis 2016, Mitrakos andBotsari 2016).…”

The geographical dimension of income and consumption inequality

“…The increase in income inequality over the period 2009-2014 is very closely correlated with the sharp increase in unemployment over the same period, and it can be attributable to the decline in the income share of the lowest two income deciles (i.e. poorest 20 percent) as well as of the top (richest) 10 percent (Andriopoulou et al 2018, Leventi, Matsaganis 2016. On the contrary, examination of consumption expenditure shows that inequality is caused by a great loss in the consumption share of the middle class (the middle 60 percent of the distribution of the consumption expenditure) over the same period (Kaplanoglou, Rapanos 2018, Kaplanoglou 2022.…”

“…Research estimating income inequality and its trends in Greece is overwhelmed with studies at the national level. The investigation of the effect of the economic downturn and the fiscal consolidation on the level and the structure of inequality in Greece has attracted the attention of many researchers over the past decade (inter alia Andriopoulou et al 2018, Giannitsis, Zografakis 2015, Kaplanoglou, Rapanos 2018, Leventi, Matsaganis 2016, Mitrakos 2014). However, evidence available at the regional level still remains quite limited , Panori, Psycharis 2019, and the same can be claimed for the metropolitan area-focused research on Athens (see Arapoglou et al 2021, Maloutas, Spyrellis 2019.…”

“…The hypothesis that inequality rises during economic crises, is well supported by the empirical findings of several studies that examined the evolution of the level of inequality since the onset of the economic crisis in Greece. In particular, existing evidence, either from studies that measure income inequality (Andriopoulou et al 2018, Leventi, Matsaganis 2016, Mitrakos 2014, or from studies that examined consumption expenditure inequality (Kaplanoglou, Rapanos 2018, Kaplanoglou 2022, suggests that inequality increased in Greece during the first years of the economic crisis, while it declined from 2015 onward. The increase in income inequality over the period 2009-2014 is very closely correlated with the sharp increase in unemployment over the same period, and it can be attributable to the decline in the income share of the lowest two income deciles (i.e.…”