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An amazing mea culpa from the IMF’s chief economist on austerity [WashPost,2013]
http://t.co/BsApgsNP1E
#reminder #IMF #Greece
— EZR news channel (@EZR_news) March 18, 2015
IMF admits: we failed to realise the damage austerity would do to Greece [Guardian, Jun 5 2013]
As @IMF prepares to lower its forecasts for Greece again, a reminder of its recent record. @EdConwaySky pic.twitter.com/CnklxeYsqQ
— Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) April 18, 2015
Latest figures show Greek government spending cuts have been savage ... and so has the fall in GDP: pic.twitter.com/8W10PqxNQR
— Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) April 15, 2015
Latest Greek data show govt spending -21% since 2011, nominal GDP -14%, debt/GDP 177%. Maybe austerity isn't working? pic.twitter.com/tcBIUV5QLd
— Jamie McGeever (@ReutersJamie) April 15, 2015
EU Commission's forecasting better or worse ?:
(infographics by ThomsonReuters)
and (for comparison) Greece's government forecast (2012):
(infographics by ThomsonReuters)
and ...
The full picture (2009 - 2014) Data by ELSTAT
- Greece's statistics office [pdf, 34 pages, Apr 17 2015]
comments by Paul Krugman on #Greece forecasting of IMF, EC & ECB
Talking to Paul Krugman (Harald Schumann on the trail - the complete interview)
[Youtube, links directly to forecasting comments]
and (for comparison) Greece's government forecast (2012):
and ...
The full picture (2009 - 2014) Data by ELSTAT
- Greece's statistics office [pdf, 34 pages, Apr 17 2015]
comments by Paul Krugman on #Greece forecasting of IMF, EC & ECB
Talking to Paul Krugman (Harald Schumann on the trail - the complete interview)
[Youtube, links directly to forecasting comments]
