Waiting for the recovery in the US
By Christophe Blot As with the economic performance of all the industrialized countries, economic activity fell off sharply in the second quarter of 2020 across […]
Industry
Is the decline of industry due to the growth of services?
By Sarah Guillou On Friday, April 8 2016, the Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) began a series of quarterly seminars on the analysis of […]
Can steel revive Europe’s industrial policy?
By Sarah Guillou The situation of the European steel industry was on the agenda of the European Council’s Competitiveness session held on Monday, 29 February […]
Is Emmanuel Macron approving a new industrial policy for France?
By Sarah Guillou Support for industry is an economic issue that wins adherence from both Right and Left. The entire French political spectrum agrees on […]
Which companies are investing in France?
By Sarah Guillou At a time when investment has become a priority for the European Union, the IMF and France, at a time when the […]
Europe’s control of public aid: good or bad for industry?
By Sarah Guillou Following a meeting of the Ministers of Industry in Brussels on 20 February 2014, Arnaud Montebourg criticized the European Commission’s control of […]
Solar power is cooling Sino-European relations
By Sarah Guillou In early July 2013, yet another company in the solar industry, Conergy, declared bankruptcy. The departure of this German company, established in […]
Vertical networks or clusters: what tool for industrial policy?
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The concept of a “vertical network” [filière] is back in the spotlight and is playing the role of an instrument of the […]
The tax credit to encourage competitiveness and jobs – what impact?
By Mathieu Plane Following the submission to the Prime Minister of the Gallois Report on the pact for encouraging the competitiveness of French industry, the […]
Valuing energy savings fairly
By Evens Salies [1] Following the first meeting of the Commission mixte paritaire (a joint commission of the two houses of the French Parliament) on […]