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 […]
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A boost for the minimum wage or for income support?
By Guillaume Allègre The government has made a commitment to an exceptional, “reasonable” boost to the French minimum wage, the “SMIC”, and to indexation based […]
Competitiveness and industrial demand: The difficulties facing the French-German couple
Jean-Luc Gaffard The obsession with competitiveness has returned to centre stage with the election campaign. This reflects the reality that French companies are indeed suffering […]
Should tax breaks on overtime be reversed?
By Eric Heyer Among the savings plans announced on 24 August 2011 by French Prime Minister François Fillon figures a change to the system of […]