Fiscal reform: Now or never*
By Nicolas Delalande (Centre d’histoire at Sciences Po) While the question of taxation was one of the major economic issues of the presidential election, it […]
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Italy: Mario Monti’s challenge
By Céline Antonin From his arrival in power on 12 November 2011, Mario Monti has explicitly set out his aims, which are structured around three […]
Competitiveness and industrial demand: The difficulties facing the French-German couple
Jean-Luc Gaffard The obsession with competitiveness has returned to centre stage with the election campaign. This reflects the reality that French companies are indeed suffering […]
Plea for a growth pact: the sound and fury hiding a persistent disagreement
By Jean-Luc Gaffard and Francesco Saraceno The emphasis on the need to complement fiscal restraint by measures to boost growth, which is rising in part […]
The middle class: baseless fears or genuine hardship?
By Louis Chauvel The term “middle class” is one of those social science concepts that provoke controversy due to its complex definition and dynamics and […]
The financial markets: Sword of Damocles of the presidential election
By Céline Antonin Although some of the candidates may deny it, the financial risk linked to the fiscal crisis in the euro zone is the […]
The misfortunes of virtue*
By Christophe Blot * This text summarizes the outlook produced by the Department of Analysis and Forecasting for the euro zone economy in 2012-2013, which […]
Europe’s banks: leaving the zone of turbulence?
By Vincent Touzé The 2008 crisis almost endangered the entire global financial system. Thanks to support from governments and central banks, the banking sector has […]
Towards a major tax reform?
By Guillaume Allègre and Mathieu Plane (eds.) Taxation is more at the heart of the current election campaign and public debate than ever before. The […]
Must balancing the public finances be the main goal of economic policy
By Henri Sterdyniak The financial crisis of 2007-2012 caused a sharp rise in public deficits and debt as States had to intervene to save the […]