Banking union: a solution to the euro crisis?
By Maylis Avaro and Henri Sterdyniak The European summit on 28th and 29th June marked a new attempt by Europe’s institutions and Member states to […]
Financing higher education: Should students have to pay?
By Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau Is it necessary to ensure that a greater portion of the cost of higher education is borne by students […]
The euro zone in crisis: challenges for monetary and fiscal policies
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME conference [1] was held on 8 June 2012 in Kiel on issues concerning the economic policy […]
European Council: wait and sink?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Francesco Saraceno The European Council meeting being held at the end of the week should have been spent, according […]
A boost for the minimum wage or for income support?
By Guillaume Allègre The government has made a commitment to an exceptional, “reasonable” boost to the French minimum wage, the “SMIC”, and to indexation based […]
Social networks today. A decidedly small world
by Michel Forsé Everyone has undoubtedly had personal experience at least once in their lives of what is suggested by the notion of a “small […]
Would returning to the drachma be an overwhelming tragedy?
by Céline Antonin Following the vote in the Greek parliamentary elections on 17 June 2012, the spectre of the country leaving the euro zone has […]
Will Germany be caught up in the recession of its European partners?
Christophe Blot and Sabine Le Bayon Can Germany avoid the recession that is hitting a growing number of countries in the euro zone? While Germany’s […]
Taxes on wealth: what kind of reform?
By Guillaume Allègre, Mathieu Plane and Xavier Timbeau Why and how should wealth be taxed? Are France’s wealth taxes fair and efficient? In an article […]
What risks face the Greeks if they return to the drachma?
By Anne-Laure Delatte (associate researcher of the Forecasting Department) The debate about whether the Greeks will stay in the euro zone is intensifying. Christine Lagarde, […]