France: the rise in cyclical unemployment continues
By Bruno Ducoudré The Great Recession, which began in 2008, has resulted in a continuous and inexorable rise in unemployment in France, by 3.1 percentage […]
Month: April 2013
Holding to the required course
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2013-2014 forecasts for the French economy. In 2013, the French economy should see negative annual average growth, with […]
The onset of deflation
By Xavier Timbeau This text summarizes the April 2013 forecasts of the OFCE. The global economic and financial crisis that began in late 2008 is […]
Family benefits: family business?
By Hélène Périvier Bertrand Fragonard has submitted his report to the Prime Minister; it aims, first, to enhance the redistributive nature of family policy and, […]
In memoriam. Raymond Boudon
By Michel Forsé Raymond Boudon, Professor Emeritus at the University of Paris Sorbonne, died at the age of 79 on Wednesday, 10 April 2013. It […]
Cyprus: Aphrodite to the rescue?
By Céline Antonin and Sandrine Levasseur For two weeks Cyprus sent tremors through the European Union. If the banking crisis that the island is going […]
And what if the austerity budget has succeeded better in France than elsewhere? [1]
By Mathieu Plane Faced with a rapid and explosive deterioration in their public accounts, the industrialized countries, particularly in Europe, have implemented large-scale austerity policies, […]
Zero interest loans: only for the rich?
By Pierre Madec On 1 January 2013, a new version of the zero-interest loan (prêt à taux zéro – PTZ) came into force. It is […]
Cyprus: a well-conceived plan, a country in ruins…
By Anne-Laure Delatte and Henri Sterdyniak The plan that has just been adopted sounds the death knell for the banking haven in Cyprus and implements […]
The Cypri-hot case!
By Jérôme Creel In advance of a more in-depth study of the crisis in Cyprus and its impact on the euro zone, here are a […]