What do the fiscal stimulus strategies in the United States and Europe reveal?
By Christophe Blot and Xavier Timbeau In parallel with the decisions taken by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB), governments are […]
The transmission of monetary policy: The constraints on real estate loans are significant!
By Fergus Cumming (Bank of England) and Paul Hubert (Sciences Po – OFCE, France) Does the transmission of monetary policy depend on the state of […]
Time for Climate Justice
By Eloi Laurent On September 18th 2019, 16 years old climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared before the United States House of Representatives. When asked to submit […]
Are our inequality indicators biased?
By Guillaume Allègre The issue of inequality is once again at the heart of economists’ concerns. Trends in inequality and its causes and consequences are […]
Negative interest rates: Challenge or opportunity for Europe’s banks?
By Whelsy Boungou It has been five years since commercial banks, in particular those in the euro zone, have faced a new challenge, that of […]
The impact on redistribution of the ECB’s monetary policy
By Jérôme Creel and Mehdi El Herradi A few weeks before Christine Lagarde assumes the presidency of the European Central Bank (ECB), it may be useful […]
The OFCE optimistic about growth – “As usual”?
By Magali Dauvin and Hervé Péléraux In the spring of 2019, the OFCE forecast real GDP growth of 1.5% for 2019 and 1.4% for 2020 (i.e. […]
Europe’s fiscal rules – up for debate
By Pierre Aldama and Jérôme Creel At the euro zone summit in December 2018, the heads of state and government hit the brakes hard on […]
The euro-isation of Europe
By Guillaume Sacriste, Paris 1-Sorbonne and Antoine Vauchez, CNRS and Paris 1-Sorbonne In the latest article in La Revue de l’OFCE (no. 165, 2019), accessible […]
The imperative of sustainability economic, social, environmental
OFCE[1], ECLM[2], IMK[3], AKW[4] It was during the climax of the so-called Eurozone sovereign debt crisis that we engaged into the independent Annual Growth Survey […]