From the suburbs of London to global conflagration: a brief history of emissions
By Aurélien Saussay A new interactive map of global CO2 emissions from 1750 to 2010 is helpful in understanding the historical responsibilities of the world’s […]
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After the Paris Agreement – Putting an end to climate inconsistency
By Eloi Laurent If the contents of the 32-page Paris Agreement (and the related decisions) adopted on 12 December 2015 by COP 21 had to […]
Our house is on fire and we are only watching Paris
By Paul Malliet As the 21st Conference of the Parties, COP21, began last week, all eyes were on Paris in the expectation of an ambitious […]
The end of oil and coal
By Xavier Timbeau The idea that we must put an end to the use of oil and coal is not new. It has been pushed […]
European Semester: assessing the aggregate fiscal stance is good, discussing about its economic impact is better
by Raul Sampognaro On November the 26th, the ECFIN launched the European Semester and published the 2016 Annual Growth Survey and the Euro Area policy […]
What would be the risks of extending QE?
By Christophe Blot, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance Following the last meeting of the ECB Governing Council on 22 October, Mario Draghi said that on Thursday, […]
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 […]
Should we be worried about the slowdown in China?
By Eric Heyer China’s growth is slowing. This does not really come as a surprise: the slowdown was announced by the Chinese authorities; it can […]
The potential headache of measuring economies in public expenditure
By Raul Sampognaro Since 2009, the French budget deficit has been cut by 3.3 GDP points, from 7.2 percent of GDP in 2009 to 3.9 […]
The euro zone in crisis: challenges for monetary and fiscal policies
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME conference [1] was held on 8 June 2012 in Kiel on issues concerning the economic policy […]