Family benefits: family business?
By Hélène Périvier Bertrand Fragonard has submitted his report to the Prime Minister; it aims, first, to enhance the redistributive nature of family policy and, […]
Social inequality
Zero interest loans: only for the rich?
By Pierre Madec On 1 January 2013, a new version of the zero-interest loan (prêt à taux zéro – PTZ) came into force. It is […]
In honour of Robert Castel
Hélène Périvier, Bruno Palier, Bernard Gazier It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Robert Castel. He left his mark […]
France, Germany: The nonworking poor
By Guillaume Allègre “The ways of thinking society, managing it and quantifying it are indissolubly linked” Alain Desrosières, 1940-2013 The subject of working poverty emerged […]
Should family benefits be cut? Should they be taxed?
By Henri Sterdyniak The government has set a target of balancing the public accounts by 2017, which would require cutting public spending by about 60 […]
Should spending on unemployment benefits be cut?
By Gérard Cornilleau The Cour des comptes [Court of Auditors] has presented a report on the labour market which proposes that policy should be better […]
Superstars and fairness: Let the sky fall
By Guillaume Allègre Are actors overpaid? A column by Vincent Maraval has launched a debate that is in essence ideological … in a good way. Indeed, […]
Human capital policies and inequality in recessions’ times
By Francesco Vona Not only economic crises reduce citizens’ current welfare, but might as well hinder the long-run economic potential leading to an excessive destruction […]
Higher unemployment in France, greater poverty in Germany
By Eric Heyer Will France be the new Greece, as The Economist has argued? Should French reforms be accelerated and be modelled on those implemented […]
The Insolent health of the luxury sector: a false paradox
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The luxury industry has been spared the spreading crisis, which in the media’s eyes seems to be posing a paradox. This situation […]