Dimitris Papageorgiou

I am a research economist at the Bank of Greece. 

My research interests are in the areas of Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Business Cycles and Economic Growth. My current research focuses on the analysis of issues related to fiscal policy, macroprudential policy, structural reforms and tax evasion in Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models. 

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Recent publications: 

Fiscal distress and banking performance: The role of macroprudential regulation, (2025), Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (with H. Balfoussia and H. Dellas).

Fiscal policy with an informal sector, (2024), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2024.104820 (with H. Dellas, D. Malliaropulos and E. Vourvachaki). 

Macroeconomic implications of a tax on banks' profits, (2025), Economic Bulletin, Bank of Greece, issue 62, pages 39-50, December, (with H. Balfoussia). 

VAT rate shocks and inflation: a theoretical and empirical analysis for Greece, (2025), Economic Bulletin, Bank of Greece, issue 61, pages 7-32, July (with G. Palaiodimos).

Inflation dynamics and the role of domestic factors, (2024), Economic Bulletin, Bank of Greece, issue 60, pages 7-26, December (with A. Rizos). 

Effects of a sovereign credit rating upgrade to investment grade on the Greek economy, (2023), Economic Bulletin, Bank of Greece, issue 58, pages 7-28, December (with M. Anastasatou, H. Balfoussia, Z. Bragoudakis, D. Malliaropulos, P. Migiakis and P. Petroulas) 

How does the ZLB affect the properties of alternative exchange rate systems? (2021), Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 73, Issue 4, pp. 1404–1426 (with H. Balfoussia, H. Dellas and E. Vourvachaki).

Recent working papers:

To be or not to be in Banking Union, (2026), CEPR Discussion Paper No. 21762 (with H. Dellas). 

The Greek Great Depression from a neoclassical perspective, (2021), Bank of Greece Working Paper Series No.  286 (with S. Tsiaras)

Implications of market and political power interactions for growth and the business cycle I: private sector equilibrium, (2021), Bank of Greece Working Paper Series No.  288 (with T. Kollintzas and V. Vassilatos).

Current Affiliation:

Bank of Greece

Economic Analysis and Research Directorate

21 E. Venizelos Avenue

GR 102 50 Athens

Contact Information:

E-mail:     DPapageorgiou@bankofgreece.gr / dpapag@aueb.gr 

Web:         https://sites.google.com/site/dimitrispapageorgioupage/

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RePEc:   Dimitris Papageorgiou | IDEAS/RePEc  

Phone:     +30-2103203826 (Office)

Disclaimer: 

The views expressed here are my own and should not be interpreted as reflecting the views of the Bank of Greece.