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Paris Tsakalidis

Paris Tsakalidis

A Grande École HEC-Paris and MBA Kellogg graduate, with a background in strategy consulting, I founded EconScope to share overlooked narratives, leveraging deep (gen) AI research capabilities.

📍 Chicago https://www.linkedin.com/in/paraskevas-tsakalidisatgmail-com/

Economic Inequality, Social Mobility, and Political Polarization in the U.S. (1924-2024)

🔎 Key Insights at a Glance 📈 Economic Inequality Has Intensified – The top 1% now hold nearly 40% of wealth, while the bottom 50% own less than 5%. Real wages have stagnated despite rising corporate profits. 📉 The American Dream is Fading – Absolute mobility has declined from 90% in 1940 to ~50% today,

Η Χαμένη Υπόσχεση

Η Ελλάδα των τελευταίων ετών έλαβε δισεκατομμύρια σε αναπτυξιακά κονδύλια. Έδωσε υποσχέσεις για δίκτυα, ψηφιακή γεωργία, προσιτή κατοικία και βιώσιμη ύδρευση. Πόσα από αυτά έγιναν; Πού πήγαν τα υπόλοιπα; Και τι σημαίνουν όλα αυτά για το μέλλον;

Franciscus the Economist - What the Pope Would Do With Power, Not Just Prayer

Pope Francis had consistently challenged the world to build an economy that serves people and the planet, not the other way around. Francisconomics explores what global policy might have looked like as economic doctrine.

Συγκριτική Ανάλυση Στεγαστικών Προτάσεων ΠΑ.ΣΟ.Κ.–ΚΙΝΑΛ και ΝΔ (2023–2025)

📜 Disclaimer: Το παρόν κείμενο και το συνοδευτικό του οπτικό υλικό δημιουργήθηκαν εν μέρει ή εξ ολοκλήρου με τη χρήση εργαλείων τεχνητής νοημοσύνης. Παρά τη λήψη εύλογων μέτρων για την ακρίβεια και την εγκυρότητα των πληροφοριών, το περιεχόμενο ενδέχεται να περιλαμβάνει σφάλματα, παραλείψεις ή ανακρίβειες. Ο συντάκτης δεν φέρει ευθύνη για

Decoupling Growth from Prosperity: Greece’s Economic Paradox and the Path Forward

Greece’s economic recovery is real, but prosperity hasn’t followed. While GDP growth has returned, debt has fallen, and investment is rising, most Greek citizens aren’t feeling the benefits. Real wages remain 30% lower than in 2009

Billionaire Stock Sell-Offs in 2025

Heading into 2025, the trend of billionaire stock sell-offs has continued, albeit mostly through pre-scheduled selling plans and periodic liquidity events. Many of these sales are concentrated in the technology sector (as tech stocks hit new highs in late 2024), but sales span multiple sectors:

The Political GPS: Mapping the World’s Leaders in Values and Global Cooperation

Discover the 2025 Political GPS Report: Ranking countries by governance values & global cooperation. Exclusive insights, data-driven rankings & trends! Disclaimer: This analysis was inspired by a recent article from the Financial Times exploring global political alignments. Intrigued by their approach, we set out to independently test a similar methodology

The Political GPS: Exclusive Insights into Global Ideological and Cooperative Alignments

While Western democracies remain at the forefront of global engagement, internal fractures within the EU and across democratic institutions highlight emerging ideological conflicts:

Is Democracy in Decline? A Housekeeper’s Perspective on the World’s Democratic Crisis

Based on a real story Irina moves quickly through the house, dusting, wiping, scrubbing. Her phone is tucked under her ear, and as she cleans, she listens intently. It’s her English lesson, one of the few things she does for herself in between running her cleaning business and caring

The Trump-Zelensky Bargain and Its Geopolitical Fallout: Part 2 – What Could (Have) Happen(ed)

Disclaimer: This report is intended solely for academic research and analytical purposes. It has been generated using AI-based analysis and may contain inaccuracies. The objective is to explore economic, geopolitical, and negotiation dynamics rather than to attribute responsibility or reach definitive conclusions. Readers should interpret this analysis as a conceptual