The tax credit to encourage competitiveness and jobs – what impact?
By Mathieu Plane Following the submission to the Prime Minister of the Gallois Report on the pact for encouraging the competitiveness of French industry, the […]
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Is the euro crisis over?
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak As of early 2013, it is possible to make two contrasting assessments of the crisis. On the one hand, […]
Spain: a lose-lose strategy
by Danielle Schweisguth At a time when the IMF has publicly recognized that it underestimated the negative impact of fiscal adjustment on Europe’s economic growth, […]
Superstars and fairness: Let the sky fall
By Guillaume Allègre Are actors overpaid? A column by Vincent Maraval has launched a debate that is in essence ideological … in a good way. Indeed, […]
A recession is not inevitable
By Marion Cochard, Bruno Ducoudré and Danielle Schweisguth The cold blast from the autumn forecasts continues with the publication of the European Central Bank’s latest […]
The euro zone in crisis
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME Conference [1], which was held in Kiel on 8 June 2012, focused on economic policy issues in […]
Valuing energy savings fairly
By Evens Salies [1] Following the first meeting of the Commission mixte paritaire (a joint commission of the two houses of the French Parliament) on […]
Human capital policies and inequality in recessions’ times
By Francesco Vona Not only economic crises reduce citizens’ current welfare, but might as well hinder the long-run economic potential leading to an excessive destruction […]
Revising the multipliers and revising the forecasts – From talk to action?
By Bruno Ducoudré Following on the heels of the IMF and the European Commission (EC), the OECD has also recently made a downward revision in […]