A standard contract for France: a potluck approach?
By Jacques Barthélémy and Gilbert Cette The debate over a single standard contract [contrat unique] generally arises in relation to the duality of the labour […]
Social inequality
On Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Presentation by Gérard Cornilleau In 2014, the world of social science publications was marked by the appearance of Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the Twenty-First […]
Redistributive policies and the demand for fairness
par Gilles Le Garrec Six years after the onset of the Great Recession, France’s economic situation is still gloomy: growth is sluggish, there are almost 3.5 […]
On debate in economics
By Guillaume Allègre, @g_allegre To Bernard Maris, who nurtured debate on economics with his talent and his tolerance You have reasons for not liking economists. This […]
Better abilities or stronger social ties? Drivers of social immobility across EU countries
par Francesco Vona A high level of income inequality is commonly regarded to be more acceptable when associated with high social mobility. Empirical evidence has […]
Why read Piketty?
By Jean-Luc Gaffard Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the twenty-first century has met with an extraordinary reception, one that is commensurate with both the empirical […]
The critique of capital in the 21st century: in search of the macroeconomic foundations of inequalities
By Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau In his book Capital in the 21st Century, Thomas Piketty offers a critical analysis of the dynamics of capital […]
Part-time work
By Françoise Milewski Part-time work as a share of total employment has increased significantly. This increase was limited in the 1970s and then accelerated in […]
Is the French tax-benefit system really redistributive?
By Henri Sterdyniak [1] France has set up benefits such as RSA income support, PPE in-work negative income tax, CMU universal health care, the minimum pension, housing […]
Never on Sunday?*
By Xavier Timbeau * Note from the editor: This text was initially published on 10 June 2008 on the OFCE site under the heading “Clair […]