Economic policy-making tools for pre- and post-crisis periods
by Zakaria Babutsidze and Mauro Napoletano The worldwide financial crisis has questioned the relevance of economic models that are currently used by central bankers and […]
Yes, the national accounts will be revised after the election
By Hervé Péléraux and Lionel Persyn[1] In a Europe that is heading more and more clearly towards a recession, in mid-February the INSEE reported a 0.2% rise in France’s […]
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 […]