Special Studies Division
While research is conducted in various departments of the Bank, the goal of the Special Studies Division is to promote high quality independent research (both theoretical and empirical) that contributes to economic policy discussions. The Division has a number of full-time researchers and additionally acts as a hub for research conducted in the Bank of Greece.
The main areas of research are the following.
- The operation and transmission of monetary policy.
- The structure, functioning and stability of the financial system.
- Macroeconomic modelling and forecasting.
- International Finance and its interactions with monetary and fiscal policies.
- International Economics with an emphasis on the effects of the euro.
- The transformation process, with special emphasis on the economies of the Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean regions.
- Long-term determinants of economic growth in Greece - including analyses of the roles of the balance of payments and the public sector.
- Historical research on money and banking, including the construction of historical time-series data.
The research conducted under the Division’s supervision appears in the Bank’s
- Economic Bulletin, which publishes articles with a high topical interest that are less technical in nature and as such available to the larger public.
- Working Paper series which disseminates high quality research in diverse topics in areas of interest to the Bank.
Greek and foreign researchers visit the Bank on a regular basis, particularly under the Visiting Scholars Programme.