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 […]
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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. […]
What is the initial assessment of Germany’s minimum wage?
By Odile Chagny (IRES) and Sabine Le Bayon A year and a half after introducing a statutory minimum wage, the German Commission in charge of adjusting […]
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 […]
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 […]
The erosion of France’s productive base: causes and remedies
Xavier Ragot, President of the OFCE and the CNRS The deindustrialization of France, and more generally the difficulties facing sectors exposed to international competition, reflects […]
Should Germany’s surpluses be punished?
By Henri Sterdyniak On the procedure for macroeconomic imbalances Since 2012, every year the European Commission analyses the macroeconomic imbalances in Europe: in November, an […]
Does growth in the euro zone really depend on a hypothetical German fiscal stimulus?
By Christophe Blot and Jérôme Creel The debate on economic policy in Europe was re-ignited this summer by Mario Draghi during the now traditional symposium […]
A minimum wage in Germany: a small step for Europe, a big one for Germany
By Odile Chagny (Ires) and Sabine Le Bayon After several months of parliamentary debate, a minimum wage will be phased in between 2015 and 2017 […]
France-Germany: is there a demographic dividend?
By Vincent Touzé Thanks to a high birth rate, France is aging less quickly than Germany. According to Eurostat, the French population is expected to […]