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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Part-time work
By Françoise Milewski Part-time work as a share of total employment has increased significantly. This increase was limited in the 1970s and then accelerated in […]
How can a basic income be defended?
By Guillaume Allègre Following the submission of 125,000 signatures collected by organizations supporting the introduction of a basic income, Swiss citizens will vote in a […]
Europe’s banks: sustaining the renewal of confidence
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé Since August 2012, bank shares in the stock markets have risen and their volatility has reduced, attesting to a return […]
From austerity to stagnation
By Xavier Timbeau Since 2010, the European Commission has published the Annual Growth Survey to stimulate discussion on the occasion of the European semester, during […]
America’s fiscal headache
By Christine Rifflart Before next December 13th, the Budget Conference Committee must present the results of the discussions begun following the shutdown and debt crisis […]