Labour market reform in Italy: Matteo Renzi up against the wall
By Céline Antonin While Matteo Renzi had enjoyed a relative “state of grace” since his election in February 2014, the Senate vote in early December […]
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Banking Europe: Strength in the Union?
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé On 4 November 2014, the European Central Bank became the single supervisor of banks in the euro zone. This was […]
Austerity without end – or, how Italy found itself trapped by European rules
By Raul Sampognaro If the budget submitted by France is out of step with the rules on fiscal governance in the euro area (see the […]
Jean Tirole – an outstanding economist
By Jean-Luc Gaffard Jean Tirole, this year’s winner of the Bank of Sweden’s Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is an exceptional […]
Are the macroeconomic forecasts of the central banks better than those of private agents?
By Paul Hubert Private expectations – about inflation, growth and interest rates – are a critical component of most modern macroeconomic models, as they determine […]
French competitiveness: The object of a supply policy
By Sarah Guillou The 2014-2015 edition of The Global Competitiveness Report [1] by the World Economic Forum sheds light on the political debate between those who […]
Does growth in the euro zone really depend on a hypothetical German fiscal stimulus?
By Christophe Blot and Jérôme Creel The debate on economic policy in Europe was re-ignited this summer by Mario Draghi during the now traditional symposium […]
Changes in taxation in Europe from 2000 to 2012: A few analytical points
By Céline Antonin, Félix de Liège and Vincent Touzé There is great diversity to Europe’s tax systems, reflecting the choices of sovereign States with differentiated […]
Increased longevity and social security reform: questioning the optimality of individual accounts when education matters
par Gilles Le Garrec In 1950, life expectancy at birth in Western Europe was 68 years. It is now 80 years and should reach 85 […]
How to read the Alstom case
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The situation of Alstom has hit the headlines since the company executives announced their intention to sell the energy branch to General […]