iAGS, independent Annual Growth Survey 2013
by OFCE (Paris), ECLM (Copenhagen) and IMK (Düsseldorf) The independent Annual Growth Survey (iAGS) brings together a group of internationally competitive economists from three European […]
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The euro zone: confidence won’t be enough
By Céline Antonin, Christophe Blot and Danielle Schweisguth This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts for the economy of the euro zone. After more […]
The debacle of austerity
By Xavier Timbeau This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts. The year 2012 is ending, with hopes for an end to the crisis disappointed. […]
The crisis and market sentiment
By Anne-Laure Delatte Fundamental factors alone cannot explain the European crisis. A new OFCE working document shows the impact of market beliefs during this crisis. […]
France-Germany: The big demographic gap
By Gérard Cornilleau The divergence in the demographic trajectories of Germany and France will have a major impact on social spending, labour markets, productive capacity […]
Friends of acronyms, here comes the OMT
By Jérôme Creel and Xavier Timbeau We had the OMD with its Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark, and now the OMT with its Orchestral Manœuvres […]
Social action, but no end of the crisis
Evaluation of the five-year economic programme (2012-2017) By Eric Heyer, Mathieu Plane, Xavier Timbeau The initial decisions of the five-year programme are coming amidst an […]
Banking union: a solution to the euro crisis?
By Maylis Avaro and Henri Sterdyniak The European summit on 28th and 29th June marked a new attempt by Europe’s institutions and Member states to […]
The euro zone in crisis: challenges for monetary and fiscal policies
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME conference [1] was held on 8 June 2012 in Kiel on issues concerning the economic policy […]
European Council: wait and sink?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Francesco Saraceno The European Council meeting being held at the end of the week should have been spent, according […]