The US economy at a standstill in Q1 2015: the impact of shale oil
By Aurélien Saussay (@aureliensaussay) The US Bureau of Economic Analysis has just released its estimate of US growth in the first quarter of 2015: at […]
Articles by Laurence Duboys Fresney
Does Price Stability entail Financial Stability?
by Paul Hubert and Francesco Saraceno (@fsaraceno) Paul Krugman raises the very important issue of the impact of monetary policy on financial stability. He starts with the well-known […]
The ECB’s quantitative easing exercise: you’re never too young to start
By Christophe Blot, Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance The ECB decision to launch a quantitative easing (QE) programme was widely anticipated. Indeed, on several occasions in the […]
Which companies are investing in France?
By Sarah Guillou At a time when investment has become a priority for the European Union, the IMF and France, at a time when the […]
France: Recovery … at last!
By Mathieu Plane, Bruno Ducoudré, Pierre Madec, Hervé Péléraux and Raul Sampognaro The OFCE’s forecast for the French economy in 2015-2016 is now available. Not since the […]
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 […]
Shale gas: recovering a mirage?
By Aurélien Saussay A report posted online on April 7 by Le Figaro assesses the gains that could be expected from the exploitation of shale […]
The erosion of France’s productive base: causes and remedies
Xavier Ragot, President of the OFCE and the CNRS The deindustrialization of France, and more generally the difficulties facing sectors exposed to international competition, reflects […]
Concerning the Macron law “to promote growth, activity and equal economic opportunity”
By Henri Sterdyniak The Macron Law is certainly not the “law of the century”. It is a patchwork of about 240 provisions of varying importance. […]
Women’s employment and unemployment: decreasing inequality?
By Françoise Milewski The deterioration of the labour market since the start of the crisis has hit men and women differently. Recent trends show that […]