Holding to the required course
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2013-2014 forecasts for the French economy. In 2013, the French economy should see negative annual average growth, with […]
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20 billion euros in reductions on employer payroll taxes on low-wages. But will it create jobs?
By Eric Heyer and Mathieu Plane Every year the State spends nearly 1 percentage point of GDP, i.e. 20 billion euros, on general reductions in […]
Higher unemployment in France, greater poverty in Germany
By Eric Heyer Will France be the new Greece, as The Economist has argued? Should French reforms be accelerated and be modelled on those implemented […]
A review of the recent literature on fiscal multipliers: size matters!
By Eric Heyer Are the short-term fiscal multipliers being underestimated? Is there any justification for the belief that fiscal restraint can be used to drastically reduce […]
Why has French growth been revised downwards?
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer In its October 2012 forecasts, the OFCE has revised its growth forecast for 2012 and 2013. The major international […]
France: will the war of the 3% take place?
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts for the French economy. The French economy is expected to see average annual growth […]
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 […]
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 […]
Social action, but no end of the crisis
Evaluation of the five-year economic programme (2012-2017) By Eric Heyer, Mathieu Plane, Xavier Timbeau The initial decisions of the five-year programme are coming amidst an […]