In the same period of time, Greece's gross domestic product has grown by one of the highest growth rates in the Eurozone.

of falsifying Greece's economical data during his tenure, an exercise referred to as "Greek Statistics", which led to the county's bankruptcy in 2010.

[citation needed] George Alogoskoufis was pelted with eggs by Greek left wing activists at a meeting held at the London School of Economics on 14 November 2008.

His research focuses on unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, economic growth and monetary and fiscal policy.

He has given invited lectures in some of the most prestigious universities in Europe, the US and Japan and has presented papers in a number of academic conferences worldwide.