Some clarifications on economic negationism
By Pierre Cahuc and André Zylberberg We would like to thank Xavier Ragot for permitting us to respond to his comments about our book, Le […]
Month: September 2016
“The economic negationism” of Cahuc and Zylberberg: the first-order economy
By Xavier Ragot The book by Pierre Cahuc and André Zylberberg[1] is an injunction to take scientific truths about economics into account in the public […]
Italy and the labour market: improvement, with caveats
By Céline Antonin Since early 2015, the renewal of growth in Italy, the implementation of Act II of Matteo Renzi’s Jobs Act, and the reduction […]
François Hollande’s five years in office: Stagnation or recovery?
By OFCE The five-year term of French President Francois Hollande has been marked by serious economic difficulties, but also by some signs of improvement in […]
What is the initial assessment of Germany’s minimum wage?
By Odile Chagny (IRES) and Sabine Le Bayon A year and a half after introducing a statutory minimum wage, the German Commission in charge of adjusting […]
Britain’s referendum of 23 June 2016: The leap into the unknown
By Catherine Mathieu On 23 June 2016, the British people decided (by 52% to 48%) to leave the European Union. After having long criticized […]