Inequality and macroeconomic models
By Stéphane Auray and Aurélien Eyquem “All models are wrong, some are useful.” This quote from George Box has often been used to justify the […]
Modelling
How do rising interest rates impact French economic growth? An overview of macroeconometric models
By Elliot Aurissergues The year 2022 was marked by a sharp inflationary surge in the United States and the euro zone. At the end of […]
Missing deflation – unique to America?
By Paul Hubert, Mathilde Le Moigne Was the way inflation unfolded after the 2007-2009 crisis atypical? According to Paul Krugman: “If inflation [note: in the […]
The secular stagnation equilibrium
By Gilles Le Garrec et Vincent Touzé The economic state of slow growth and underemployment, coupled with low inflation or even deflation, has recently been […]
Elections and the (first) derivative of unemployment: the turnaround strategy
By Guillaume Allègre, g_allegre A ministerial adviser recently explained to me what he thinks is the strategy of the French President on macroeconomic management and […]
High-impact economists
By Zakaria Babutsidze and Mark J. McCabe This coming Monday, October 14 2013, as many as three economists will join the elite group of winners […]
Austerity in Europe: a change of course?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. In these […]
France: why such zeal?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. As part […]
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 […]
Revising the multipliers and revising the forecasts – From talk to action?
By Bruno Ducoudré Following on the heels of the IMF and the European Commission (EC), the OECD has also recently made a downward revision in […]