The new European treaty, the euro and sovereignty
By Christophe Blot On 2 March 2012, 25 countries in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) adopted a new treaty providing for greater fiscal discipline. […]
OFCE blog
He who sows austerity reaps recession
By the Department of Analysis and Forecasting, headed by X. Timbeau This article summarizes OFCE note no.16 that gives the outlook on the global economy […]
On the taxation of household income and capital
By Henri Sterdyniak The idea is very widespread that in France unearned income benefits from an especially low level of taxation and that the French system could be made fairer by simply raising […]
Is our health system in danger? Reforming the reimbursement of care (3/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably […]
Should the Stability and Growth Pact be strengthened?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Francesco Saraceno The European fiscal crisis and the ensuing need to reduce the levels of public debt accelerated the […]
Is our health system in danger? Dealing with the shortage of doctors (2/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably […]
Replacing the “Prime pour l’emploi” benefit by a reduction in employee social security contributions on low wages
By Guillaume Allègre Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to replace the “prime pour l’emploi” benefit (“PPE”) by lowering the social security contributions of workers earning […]
Fiscal policy honoured
By Jérôme Creel “The size of many multipliers is large, particularly for spending and targeted transfers.” Who today would dare to write such a thing?
Is our health system in danger? The financing of health insurance and the crisis (1/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, […]
The 35 billion euro man
By Henri Sterdyniak Sarkozy has cost France 500 billion. This is the central point of the book Un quinquennat de 500 milliards d’euros [A 500 […]