The ECB is extending its QE programme but mixes up its communications
By Paul Hubert On Thursday, March 10, after the meeting of its Governing Council, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a series of additional measures […]
France
The French economy on the road to recovery
by Hervé Péléraux The publication of the INSEE’s business surveys on October 22 confirms the French economy’s positive situation in the second half of 2015, […]
The labour market on the road to recovery
By Bruno Ducoudré A look at the figures just published by France’s Pôle Emploi job centre for the month of September 2015 shows that the […]
Lower taxation on business but higher on households
By Mathieu Plane and Raul Sampognaro Following the delivery of the Gallois Report in November 2012, the government decided at the beginning of Francois Hollande’s five-year […]
The upward drift in senior unemployment continued in August
Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The figures for the month of August 2015 published by France’s Pôle Emploi job centre show a significant increase […]
Wage moderation in Germany – at the origin of France’s economic difficulties
By Xavier Ragot, President of the OFCE, CNRS-PSE, together with Mathilde Le Moigne, ENS If the future of the euro zone does indeed depend on […]
Unemployment: a fall by temping
by Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The unemployment figures for the month of July 2015 indicate a slight fall (-1900) in the number of […]
Still no halt to the rise in unemployment
OFCE Analysis and Forecasting Department The unemployment data for the month of May once again show a rise in the number of job seekers registering […]
Investment behaviour during the crisis: a comparative analysis of the main advanced economies
By Bruno Ducoudré, Mathieu Plane and Sébastien Villemot This text draws on the special study, Équations d’investissement : une comparaison internationale dans la crise [Investment equations : an international comparison […]
Is Emmanuel Macron approving a new industrial policy for France?
By Sarah Guillou Support for industry is an economic issue that wins adherence from both Right and Left. The entire French political spectrum agrees on […]