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
The upward drift in senior unemployment continued in August
Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The figures for the month of August 2015 published by France’s Pôle Emploi job centre show a significant increase […]
Unemployment: a fall by temping
by Analysis and Forecasting Department (France team) The unemployment figures for the month of July 2015 indicate a slight fall (-1900) in the number of […]
Still no halt to the rise in unemployment
OFCE Analysis and Forecasting Department The unemployment data for the month of May once again show a rise in the number of job seekers registering […]
A fall in the unemployment rate according to the ILO: the false good news
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer Two days following the announcement by France’s unemployment agency Pôle Emploi of an increase in Class A job seeker registrations […]
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 […]
On the difficulty of carrying out structural reforms in a period of high unemployment
By Sabine Le Bayon, Mathieu Plane, Christine Rifflart and Raul Sampognaro Structural reforms aimed at developing a more flexible labour market are often attributed all the […]
France: gradual adjustments (forecasts)
2014-2015 outlook for the French economy By Éric Heyer, Marion Cochard, Bruno Ducoudré and Hervé Péléraux In 2013, the French economy grew at an annual […]
And what if the ECB respected its mandate!
By Christophe Blot Article 127 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), i.e. former Article 105 of the Maastricht Treaty, states […]
Should we be celebrating the fall in unemployment at end 2013?
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer Every quarter, the INSEE publishes the unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Office (ILO): for the fourth […]