Greek Culture After the Financial Crisis and the Covid-19 Crisis: An Economic Analysis

ISBN-13: 9783030810207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Panagiotis E. Petrakis;Kyriaki I. Kafka;Pantelis C. Kostis

Opis

This book studies the evolution in human thought, action, and behavior as aresult of the 2008 fi nancial crisis and the Covid-19 crisis. Through the presentationand analysis of data, as recorded for at least a decade, and using the Greekeconomy as a case study, the authors examine the changes in social and humancapital, increasingly risk-averse behavior, and changes in people’s general psycheand economic action in Greek society and economy.

Spis treści

Part I: The Basics of Cultural Background

Chapter 1:        Introduction

1.1    Personal interviews with households using a printed questionnaire Section Title

1.2    European Social Survey

1.3    Dianeosis survey “What Greeks Believe”

1.4    Global Preference Survey

1.5    Scientific articles on personal traits in Greek society

1.6    Standard Eurobarometer

Chapter 2:        Human Needs and Actions

2.1    Introduction

2.2    The Theoretical Background of Human Needs

2.3    Personal Traits: Derivatives of Behavior

2.4    Identity Theory

2.5    The Bipolar Pairs of Behaviors

2.6    The Complexity of Social Behavior

2.7    Comments

Chapter 3:        Behavioral Identity

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Personal Identity Theory

3.3 Collective Identity

3,.4 Economic Science and Identity Theory

3.5 The Behavioral Identity of the Greeks (2019-2020)

3.6 Comments on the Behavioral Identity of the Greeks (2019-2020)

Chapter 4:        The Big-Five Personality Characteristics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Personality Traits

4.3 Changes in Personality Traits

4.4 The Importance of the Big-Five Personal Traits

4.5 Measuring the Big Five Personal Traits of the Greek Society

Part II: Attitudes and Behaviors

Chapter 5:        Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Health and Political Self-Determination

5.1 Introduction

5.2   Happiness

5.3 Life Satisfaction

5.4 Health

5.5 Happiness and Health

5.6   Political Self-determination

5.7 Happiness and Political Self-determination

5.8 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 6:        Principles and Beliefs

6.1   Introduction

6.2   Environment - Family - Religion

6.3   Behavior Rules

6.4 Generalized Trust - Social Support - Individualism

6.5 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 7:        Creativity, Incentives and Attitudes to Life

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Creativity

7.3 Attitudes to Life

7.4 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 8:        Social Behaviors

8.1   Introduction Section Title

8.2   Human Approach

8.3   Security

8.4 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 9:        Voting Intention, Rationalism, Welfare State and Happiness

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9.1    Introduction

9.2    Voting Intention

9.3    Voting Intention and Rationality

9.4    Voting Intention and Happiness

9.5    Voting Intention and Opinions on State, Taxation and Welfare

9.6    Voting Intention and Economic Policy

9.7    Concluding Remarks

Part III: Attitudes on Economic Policy

 

Chapter 10:     Economy and Economic Policy

10.1  Introduction

10.2 Satisfaction with the state of the Economy

10.3 Government Interventions and Economic Policy

10.4 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 11:     Public Sector and Investments

11.1  Introduction

11.2  Public Sector Size and Permanence of Civil Servants

11.3   Foreign Investment and Incentives for Investment and Innovation              

11.4 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 12:     State, Taxation and State Welfare

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Analysis of Opinions on the State, Taxation and State Welfare

12.3 Happiness, Rationality and Political Self-Determination

12.4 Concluding Remarks

Part IV: Risk Preferences, Loss Aversion and Rationality

Chapter 13:     Rationality and Loss Aversion

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13.1 Introduction

13.2 Behaviors and needs

13.3 Rational Behavior, Non-rational Behavior and Risk Aversion

13.4 Rationality and Political Self-Positioning

13.5 Rationality and Happiness

13.6 Rationality, State, Taxation and State Welfare

13.7 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 14:     The Global Preference Survey: Attitudes towards Risk, Positive and Negative Reciprocity and Altruism

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14.1  Introduction

14.2  The Global Preference Survey

14.3  Attitudes Towards Risk

14.4  Attitudes Towards Positive and Negative Reciprocity

14.5  Attitudes Towards Altruism

14.6  Concluding Remarks

Part IV: Social Behavior Hypothesis

Chapter 15:     Τhe Dipoles of Social Behaviors

15.1Introduction List of Tables

15.2 Cultural Values of Hofstede and GLOBE Study for Greek Society

15.3 Schwartz’s Cultural Values for Greek Society

15.4 Concluding Remarks

Chapter 16:     Testing the Basic Social Modernization Theories

16.1Introduction

16.2 Theoretical Background

16.3 Post-materialism and Greek Society

16.4 Concluding Remarks

O autorze

Panagiotis E. Petrakis is Professor in the Department of Economics at National

and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, where he serves as Scientifi c

Coordinator of Distance Education Training Programs. He was chairman of the

Department of Economics at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens from

2005 to 2009. He is the author of numerous scientifi c articles and monographs

and has extensive publications in recognized academic journals on economic

development, entrepreneurship, and cultural background.

 

Kyriaki I. Kafka is Adjunct Lecturer of Economics at the National and Kapodistrian

University of Athens / Department of Economics. She has published books and

articles in distinguished academic journals including Journal of Comparative

Economics, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Innovation and

Knowledge, and her research interests include economic development and

growth, cultural economics, institutional economics, entrepreneurship, and

innovation.

 

Pantelis C. Kostis is Adjunct Lecturer of Economics at the National and

Kapodistrian University of Athens / Department of Economics and the Hellenic

Open University, Greece. His research has been published in distinguished

international academic journals including Journal of Comparative Economics,

Journal of Business Research, Economic Modelling and the Journal of Socio-

Economics. He is also the co-author of several books regarding the European and

the Greek economy, and economic development and growth.

 

Dionysis G. Valsamis is a Researcher in the Department of Economics at the

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He is the co-author of

two books and has published articles in academic journals. His research interests

include monetary policy, economic growth, and the implementation of economic

policies in Europe.