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 […]
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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 […]
Is France’s trade deficit entirely structural?
By Eric Heyer The issue at the heart of the debate between those arguing that a lack of supply is behind the low level of […]
How France can improve its trade balance*
By Eric Heyer Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has made a commitment to restoring France’s balance of trade, excluding energy, by the end of his five-year […]