Spain: a 2018 budget on target, if the Commission likes it or not
By Christine Rifflart With a deficit of 3.1% of GDP in 2017, Spain has cut its deficit by 1.4 points from 2016 and has been […]
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Trump’s budget policy: Mortgaging the future?
By Christophe Blot While the momentum for growth has lost steam in some countries – Germany, France and Japan in particular – GDP in the […]
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%, […]
Italy: The horizon seems to be clearing
By Céline Antonin With growth in Italy of 0.4% in the third quarter of 2017 (see table below), the country’s economy seems to have recovered […]
Brexit: What are the lessons for Europe?
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The British vote to leave the European Union is aggravating the political crisis in Europe and in many European countries. […]
The effects of the oil counter-shock: The best is yet to come!
By Eric Heyer and Paul Hubert After falling sharply over the past two years, oil prices have been rising once again since the start of the […]
Small recovery after a big crisis
By the Analysis and Forecasting Department This text summarizes the 2016-2017 outlook for the global economy and the euro zone. Click here to consult the […]
Measuring well-being and sustainability: A special issue of the Revue de l’OFCE
By Eloi Laurent This issue of the Revue de l’OFCE (no. 145, February 2016) presents some of the best works that are being produced at […]
2015-2017 forecasts for the French economy
By Mathieu Plane, Bruno Ducoudré, Pierre Madec, Hervé Péléraux and Raul Sampognaro This text summarizes the OFCE’s economic forecast for the French economy for 2015-2017 After a […]
Unemployment figures: the chill returns in April
By Analysis and Forecasting Department (OFCE-DAP) While the slowing increase in the number of job seekers registered with France’s Pôle Emploi unemployment agency in the […]