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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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 […]
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 […]
The euro zone: confidence won’t be enough
By Céline Antonin, Christophe Blot and Danielle Schweisguth This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts for the economy of the euro zone. After more […]
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 […]
Less austerity = more growth and less unemployment
Eric Heyer and Xavier Timbeau The European Commission has just released its spring forecast, which anticipates a recession in 2012 for the euro zone (“mild” […]
The misfortunes of virtue*
By Christophe Blot * This text summarizes the outlook produced by the Department of Analysis and Forecasting for the euro zone economy in 2012-2013, which […]
Europe’s banks: leaving the zone of turbulence?
By Vincent Touzé The 2008 crisis almost endangered the entire global financial system. Thanks to support from governments and central banks, the banking sector has […]