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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Devaluation through wages in the euro zone: a lose-lose adjustment
by Sabine Le Bayon, Mathieu Plane, Christine Rifflart and Raul Sampognaro Since the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 and the sovereign debt crisis in […]
Replacing the “Prime pour l’emploi” benefit by a reduction in employee social security contributions on low wages
By Guillaume Allègre Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to replace the “prime pour l’emploi” benefit (“PPE”) by lowering the social security contributions of workers earning […]