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This short intervention does not present details of the structural reforms that took place in Greece recently. Nor does it include an assessment of these or explanations for why more extensive changes did not take place. Instead, it suggests certain product market reforms that could contribute to decreasing the gap in per capita income between Greece and the EU-15.
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Nicolitsas, D. (2007). Growth, Jobs and Structural Reforms in Greece. In: Tilly, R., Welfens, P., Heise, M. (eds) 50 Years of EU Economic Dynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74055-1_14
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