Positions of French and German Banks in European interbank lending network
by Zakaria Babutsidze Recent desperate cries for help from French and other European banks raise the question of exactly what type and how much trouble […]
On the taxation of household income and capital
By Henri Sterdyniak The idea is very widespread that in France unearned income benefits from an especially low level of taxation and that the French system could be made fairer by simply raising […]
Women’s Day
On the occasion of 8 March, we would like to remind our readers that, together with Sciences-Po, the OFCE has developed the specialist Research Programme […]
Is our health system in danger? Reorienting the reform of health management (4/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably […]
Is our health system in danger? Reforming the reimbursement of care (3/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably […]
Should the Stability and Growth Pact be strengthened?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Francesco Saraceno The European fiscal crisis and the ensuing need to reduce the levels of public debt accelerated the […]
Some precautions for reading the results of macroeconomic simulations: The case of social VAT
By Eric Heyer In September 2007, the OFCE conducted simulations of the macroeconomic consequences of instituting a social value-added tax (VAT) using its emod.fr macroeconomic […]
Is our health system in danger? Dealing with the shortage of doctors (2/4)
By Gérard Cornilleau Health is one of the key concerns of the French. Yet it has not been a major topic of political debate, probably […]
Replacing the “Prime pour l’emploi” benefit by a reduction in employee social security contributions on low wages
By Guillaume Allègre Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to replace the “prime pour l’emploi” benefit (“PPE”) by lowering the social security contributions of workers earning […]
Fiscal policy honoured
By Jérôme Creel “The size of many multipliers is large, particularly for spending and targeted transfers.” Who today would dare to write such a thing?