Italy’s debt: Is the bark worse than the bite?
By Céline Antonin The spectre of a sovereign debt crisis in Italy is rattling the euro zone. Since Matteo Salvini and Luigi di Maio came […]
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Brexit: Roads without exits?
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The result of the referendum of 23 June 2016 in favour of leaving the European Union has led to a […]
The participation rate and working hours: Differentiated impacts on the unemployment rate
By Bruno Ducoudré and Pierre Madec In the course of the crisis, most European countries reduced actual working hours to a greater or lesser extent […]
The end of a cycle?
OFCE Analysis and Forecasting Department This text is based on the 2018-2019 outlook for the world economy and the euro zone, a full version of […]
The French policy mix and support for private R&D: What realities for what results?
By Benjamin Montmartin France can be viewed as a unique experimental laboratory in terms of public support for investment in R&D. Indeed, since the Research […]
How can Europe be saved? How can the paradigm be changed?
By Xavier Ragot There are new inflections in the debate over the construction of Europe. New options from a variety of economic and political perspectives […]
The 2018 European economy: A hymn to reform
By Jérôme Creel The OFCE has just published the 2018 European Economy [in French]. The book provides an assessment of the European Union (EU) following […]
A new Great Moderation?
by Analysis and Forecasting Department This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2017-2019 forecast for the global economy and the euro zone; the full version can be found […]
Growth and inequality in the European Union
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak “Growth and Inequality: Challenges for the Economies of the European Union” was the theme of the 14th EUROFRAME Symposium on […]
Trends in labour force participation rates in Europe during the Great Recession: The role of demographics and job polarization
By Guillaume Allègre and Gregory Verdugo In Europe as in the United States, employment fell considerably during the Great Recession. Moreover, over the last few […]