The myth of fiscal reform
By Henri Sterdyniak On 19 November, the French Prime Minister announced that he was suspending the implementation of the “ecotax” and working on a major […]
Month: November 2013
Towards a major fiscal reform – at last!
By Guillaume Allègre, @g_allegre At the start of the week, Jean-Marc Ayrault announced an overhaul of the French tax system that would involve, among other […]
The trend in unemployment: no reversal in sight
By Bruno Ducoudré The government has announced that the trend in unemployment will be reversed by the end of 2013. The number of jobseekers registered […]
Is it pointless to separate banking activities?
Jean-Luc Gaffard and Jean-Paul Pollin It is at the European level that the last chance for a structural reform of the banking system can be […]
The chiaroscuro of the ECB’s “forward guidance” *
By Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance “The Governing Council expects the key interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period […]
Rental housing: the CAE wants to change the ALUR …
By Pierre Madec and Henri Sterdyniak On October 24th, the French Economic Analysis Council (the CAE) published a paper proposing a new policy on rental […]
No surprises from the Fed*
By Christine Rifflart Not surprisingly, at its meeting on 29 and 30 October the Monetary Policy Committee of the US Federal Reserve decided to maintain […]