German women work less than French women
By Hélène Périvier and Gregory Verdugo In terms of the employment rate, French women work less than German women: in 2017 the employment rate of women […]
France
The French economy: Lasting or transitory slowdown?
By the OFCE France team On Friday, April 27, the INSEE published the national accounts for the first quarter of 2018. With growth of 0.3%, […]
The minimum wage: from labour costs to living standards. Comparing France, Germany and the UK
By Odile Chagny, IRES, Sabine Le Bayon, Catherine Mathieu, Henri Sterdyniak, OFCE Most developed countries now have a minimum wage, including 22 of the 28 EU countries. […]
France’s growth in 2018-2019: What the forecasters say …
By Sabine Le Bayon and Christine Rifflart Following the INSEE’s publication of the first version of the accounts for the fourth quarter of 2017 and […]
France’s RSA income support: 35% lack of take-up?
By Guillaume Allègre, @g_allegre The lack of take-up of France’s RSA income supplement benefit is often invoked as an argument for reforming the system for […]
France: growth as inheritance
by OFCE Department of Analysis and Forecasting (France team) This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2017-2019 forecast for the French economy; the full version can be found […]
Universal basic income: An ambition to be financed
By Pierre Madec and Xavier Timbeau This evaluation of Universal Basic Income (UBI), the flagship proposal of French presidential candidate Benoît Hamon, highlights a potentially […]
France’s battered growth
By the Analysis and Forecasting Department This text summarizes the 2016-2017 forecast for the French economy. Click here to consult the full version, in French. The […]
François Hollande’s five years in office: Stagnation or recovery?
By OFCE The five-year term of French President Francois Hollande has been marked by serious economic difficulties, but also by some signs of improvement in […]
Unemployment: beyond the (good) figures from France’s job centre
Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The 60,000 person decline in March for the number of people registered in Category A at France’s Pôle emploi […]