Could France have a different fiscal policy?
By Jérôme Creel Shouldn’t the economic crisis that is gripping the euro zone, including France, lead to calling into question the approach being taken by […]
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Is nationalization a trap or a tool of industrial policy?
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The closure of the Florange blast furnaces in the Moselle region by ArcelorMittal and the French government’s hunt for a buyer led […]
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 […]
The dilemma of competitiveness
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The competitiveness of a country is a complex subject. Some people rebel against the very concept on the grounds that it can’t […]
2013: what impact will the (national) fiscal measures have on growth?
By Mathieu Plane This text supplements the October 2012 forecasts for the French economy After having detailed the multiplier effects expected for the different fiscal […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]