Manic-depressive austerity: let’s talk about it!
By Christophe Blot, Jérôme Creel, and Xavier Timbeau Following discussions with our colleagues from the European Commission [1], we return to the causes of the […]
The Barnier proposal on banking regulation: whence the wrath?
By Jean-Paul Pollin (Université d’Orléans) and Jean-Luc Gaffard This time the evidence is there and it’s irrefutable: the reaction of the French “authorities” to the […]
Regulating the financial activities of Europe’s banks: a fourth pillar for the banking union
By Céline Antonin, Henri Sterdyniak and Vincent Touzé At the impetus of EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, on 29 January 2014 the European Commission proposed new […]
Croatia under the Excessive Deficit Procedure: which measures should be implemented?
By Sandrine Levasseur How to put public finances on a good track when (almost) all measures regarding spending cuts and tax increases have been already […]
Does financial instability really undermine economic performance?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance What relationship can be established between the degree to which an economy is financialized (understood as the […]
What’s masked by the fall in US unemployment rates
By Christine Rifflart Despite the further decline in the US unemployment rate in December, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week confirms […]
Important change of course at the Elysée Palace. Austerity is no longer the priority
By Xavier Timbeau, Twitter: @XTimbeau (published in Le Monde on Thursday 16 January 2014, p. 17) When he was elected François Hollande made fiscal discipline […]
The war between taxis and chauffeur-driven private cars: everyone has their reasons
By Guillaume Allègre Editor’s note: This post was first published on the OFCE blog on 21 October 2013, when the issue of car with driver […]
TOFLIT18: for a better understanding of the French economy
By Loïc Charles and Guillaume Daudin* Recurrent questions on our economies are, to quote a few: Which factors and actors are key for economic development? […]
Latvia: goodbye lats, hello euro!
By Céline Antonin On 1 January 2014, Latvia will become the 18th member of the euro zone, two years after its Estonian neighbour. From a […]