The euro zone in crisis
By Catherine Mathieu and Henri Sterdyniak The 9th EUROFRAME Conference [1], which was held in Kiel on 8 June 2012, focused on economic policy issues in […]
Valuing energy savings fairly
By Evens Salies [1] Following the first meeting of the Commission mixte paritaire (a joint commission of the two houses of the French Parliament) on […]
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 […]
Revising the multipliers and revising the forecasts – From talk to action?
By Bruno Ducoudré Following on the heels of the IMF and the European Commission (EC), the OECD has also recently made a downward revision in […]
The ban on naked CDS takes effect
By Anne-Laure Delatte The small CDS market serves as an instrument for coordinating speculation against European states. To stop the speculation, the European Union recently […]
Could France have a different fiscal policy?
By Jérôme Creel Shouldn’t the economic crisis that is gripping the euro zone, including France, lead to calling into question the approach being taken by […]
Is nationalization a trap or a tool of industrial policy?
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The closure of the Florange blast furnaces in the Moselle region by ArcelorMittal and the French government’s hunt for a buyer led […]
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 […]
iAGS, independent Annual Growth Survey 2013
by OFCE (Paris), ECLM (Copenhagen) and IMK (Düsseldorf) The independent Annual Growth Survey (iAGS) brings together a group of internationally competitive economists from three European […]
The dilemma of competitiveness
By Jean-Luc Gaffard The competitiveness of a country is a complex subject. Some people rebel against the very concept on the grounds that it can’t […]