Why has French growth been revised downwards?
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer In its October 2012 forecasts, the OFCE has revised its growth forecast for 2012 and 2013. The major international […]
Fiscal policy
Has monetary policy become ineffective?
By Christophe Blot, Catherine Mathieu and Christine Rifflart This text summarizes the special study of the October 2012 forecast. Since the summer of 2007, the […]
Should households pay for a competitiveness shock?
By Henri Sterdyniak France is suffering from an industrial problem. Its current account balance went from a surplus of 2.6% of GDP in 1997 to […]
Long-term competitiveness based on an environmental tax
By Jacques Le Cacheux “Shock” or “Pact”? The debate over the loss of France’s competitiveness has recently focused on how fast a switchover from employer payroll […]
Pigeons: how to tax capital gains (1/2)
By Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau After having proposed in the 2013 Budget Bill to tax gains from the sale of securities at the progressive […]
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 […]
France: will the war of the 3% take place?
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts for the French economy. The French economy is expected to see average annual growth […]
The governance of public finances: from the Fiscal pact to France’s Organic law
by Henri Sterdyniak So the French government has had Parliament enact an “Organic law relating to the planning and governance of public finances” (loi organique relative […]
The situation on the labour market in France*
By Eric Heyer The French economy is facing a number of imbalances, with the two main ones being: – a public deficit that at end […]
Rent control: What is the expected impact?
Sabine Le Bayon, Pierre Madec and Christine Rifflart The decree on rent control, which was published in the Journal officiel on 21 July, takes effect […]