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Generation G - The Greek Brain Drain

Geoff Riley

30th May 2015

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Fresh evidence is emerging of the scale of the brain drain affecting the beleaguered Greek economy. Some estimates find that nearly 200,000 well-educated Greeks have left the country in recent years. This article from Market Watch looks at the loss of human capital in the Greek economy.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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