George Economides Athens University of Economics and Business, and CESifo   Athens University of Economics and Business 76 Patission street Athens, Attiki 10434 Greece   gecon@aueb.gr   www.aueb.gr/users/gecon           JEL Areas: E6 : Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General H3 : Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General