Michalis Nikiforos

I talked to @petercoy of @TheNYTimesUS about corporate profits hitting record highs; and what could bring them down. nytimes.com/2026/04/18/bus…

In NLR 156, @cedric_durand pays tribute to Michel Aglietta, founder of the Parisian Regulation School of heterodox economics. newleftreview.org/issues/ii156/a…

Mixed feelings seeing this paper, co-authored with Lance Taylor, now published. We were working on it in the months before Lance passed away. It’s open access. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Μελέτη-βόμβα: Γιατί η Ελλάδα κόλλησε στην... «οικονομία του καφέ» - ΤΑ ΝΕΑ tanea.gr/print/2025/11/…

@mnikiforos Fascinating analysis of a profound economic shift. The "café economy" is a powerful image. 📈☕

For us economists this offers an interesting case study for theories of technological change and highlights the importance of demand growth and labor costs as fundamental determinants of productivity growth. 8/8

On the other hand, these activities are characterized by low productivity and are associated with broader challenges such as environmental degradation, cultural erosion, and rising living costs (think of overtourism, Airbnb, etc.). 7/8

Here is a new paper on the structural transformation of the Greek economy into a “café economy”-an economy dominated by cafés (they are everywhere in Greece!), restaurants and tourism. 🧵1/8

📢 Read our latest GreeSE Paper by Michalis Nikiforos, Vlassis Missos, Christos Pierros and Nikolaos Rodousakis: 'The café economy: Structural transformation in Greece in the wake of austerity and “reforms”' ➡ tinyurl.com/4py3pbav

@BrankoMilan @bruno_amable (2/2) Discover pluralist economics at Geneva !(@DEHES, @bruno_amable, @JFloresZendejas, @mnikiforos, @cedric_durand, @Marc_Morgan_) MA Pol Eco of Capitalism unige.ch/sciences-socie… MA International Eco Hist unige.ch/sciences-socie… BA Pol Eco & Eco Hist unige.ch/sciences-socie…

Mexico’s early industrial strategy wasn’t doomed — it delivered growth before being pushed too far. The real mistake was missing the export-led turn East Asia took. My FT letter (title not mine): 👉 ft.com/content/a466bd…

We are thrilled to announce that the Department of History, Economics and Society (@DEHES_UNIGE) and the Paul Bairoch Institute of Economic History will host a lecture by Branko Milanovic (@BrankoMilan), awarded Doctor Honoris Causa 2025 by the University of Geneva!

For the upcoming conference on "Ecological Planning in the Anthropocene" at the University of Geneva next September (25-26), we invite PhD candidates and early researchers to participate in the Young Scholar Forum which will take place on the 24th September.

Inequality, recession, and inflation? The likelihood of this happening under Trump 2.0 is high, argue @SimonGrothe and Michalis @mnikiforos ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

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