Elena Panaritis speaking at CIEPLAN on International financial crisis and Greek economic recovery

Sept. 21, 2010 - PRLog -- September 23, Santiago, Chile

Elena Panaritis, institutional economist, property rights reform expert and politician, is participating in a two-day workshop addressing the topic of "Crisis, Macroeconomic Adjustments, and Economic Outlook" organized by the Organization for Latin American Studies – CIEPLAN (Corporación de Estudios para América Latina).

During the second day of the workshop, Ms. Panaritis will speak on a panel addressing the international financial crisis, with a special attention to the subsequent Greek crisis and the current path for Greek economic recovery within the larger EU framework. Other panelists include, Dr. Gustavo Nombela, Economist, IDEAS Foundation, Spain.

By applying her distinctive methodology, Reality Check Analysis, Ms. Panaritis will offer a less traditional view of the financial crisis and present a new approach through which to view and analyze the Greek experience - one that pays close attention to institutions, rules and informality. Her method has been called one of the best practical applications of institutional economics. It incorporates a rigorous and holistic analysis of the history of a country’s political economy, diagnosis of the institutional problems, and proposed solutions for sustainable recovery. Ms. Panaritis will put the Greek experience in historical context and chart a reform agenda within the existing Eurozone political economy for finding a more sustainable path to economic recovery.

About CIEPLAN
CIEPLAN is one of the premier research think-tanks in Latin America founded in 1976 with the aim to influence policies by undertaking high-level social and economic research relevant to designing development policies for Latin American countries, with a focus on Chile.

About Elena Panaritis
Elena Panaritis is an expert in property rights, illiquid real estate assets, and public sector management. In more than a decade as an economist at the World Bank, she spearheaded several institutional reforms including property rights reform in Peru that was awarded International Best Practice and Innovation. Elena is the founder of Panel Group, a triple-bottom line advisory group, based in Washington D.C., which invests in undervalued property and provides counsel on transforming informal real estate and related public policy. She now serves as a Special Advisor to the Greek government on public and entrepreneurial reform. Elena’s methodology, Reality Check Analysis, is considered one of the best practical applications of institutional economics. Her book Prosperity Unbound: Building Property Markets with Trust (Palgrave Macmillan) expounds on her method and offers concrete advice to policy makers, government officials, private investors, and entrepreneurs who want to create or strengthen property markets through sound institutional reforms. She blogs at: www.prosperityunbound.com/blog.

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Elena Panaritis is an expert in property rights, illiquid real estate assets, and public sector management. In more than a decade as an economist at the World Bank, she spearheaded several institutional reforms including property rights reform in Peru that was awarded International Best Practice and Innovation. Elena is the founder of Panel Group, a triple-bottom line advisory group, based in Washington D.C., which invests in undervalued property and provides counsel on transforming informal real estate and related public policy. She now serves as a Special Advisor to the Greek government on public and entrepreneurial reform. Elena’s methodology, Reality Check Analysis, is considered one of the best practical applications of institutional economics. She blogs at: www.prosperityunbound.com/blog