Does inequality hurt economic performance?
By Francesco Saraceno Economic theory has long neglected the effects of income distribution on the performance of the economy. Students were taught right from Introduction […]
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The crisis and market sentiment
By Anne-Laure Delatte Fundamental factors alone cannot explain the European crisis. A new OFCE working document shows the impact of market beliefs during this crisis. […]
How France can improve its trade balance*
By Eric Heyer Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has made a commitment to restoring France’s balance of trade, excluding energy, by the end of his five-year […]
Who will pay the bill in Sicily?
by Augusto Hasman and Maurizio Iacopetta Rumors of a Sicily’s possible default are in the air again. The employees of the Sicilian parliament did […]
France-Germany: The big demographic gap
By Gérard Cornilleau The divergence in the demographic trajectories of Germany and France will have a major impact on social spending, labour markets, productive capacity […]
Must we choose between saving the planet and exiting the crisis?
By Xavier Timbeau It is up to our generation and those that follow to find a way for 10 billion people to live decently and […]
Friends of acronyms, here comes the OMT
By Jérôme Creel and Xavier Timbeau We had the OMD with its Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark, and now the OMT with its Orchestral Manœuvres […]
The crisis in the automobile industry: strategic shortcomings shouldn’t conceal the impact of fiscal austerity
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The crisis in the automobile industry, illustrated by the closure of the PSA site in Aulnay, reveals not only structural difficulties but […]
The situation on the labour market in France*
By Eric Heyer The French economy is facing a number of imbalances, with the two main ones being: – a public deficit that at end […]
Youth “jobs of the future”: What impact on employment and government finances?
Éric Heyer and Mathieu Plane The bill aimed at creating 150,000 “jobs for the future” [emplois d’avenir] for unemployed youth will be submitted to Parliament […]