An hommage to Alain Desrosières, statistician, sociologist, historian and philosopher of statistics
By Françoise Milewski and Henri Sterdyniak Alain Desrosières has passed away, at the age of 72. An administrator at the INSEE, he had been editor […]
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Why France is right to abandon the 3% public déficit target by 2013
By Mathieu Plane Given the statements by the Minister of Economy and Finance, the government seems to have reached a decision to abandon the goal […]
The taxation of family benefits – is this the right debate?
By Hélène Périvier and François de Singly Debate on the taxation of the family allowance has begun once again. Faced with a deficit in the […]
And what if Italy’s elections turned out to be an opportunity for Europe ?
By Franscesco Saraceno The whole of Europe is currently fretting about the election results in Italy. The Centre-Left coalition won a narrow majority – because […]
The law on the separation of banking activities: political symbol or new economic paradigm?
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé Imprudence, moral hazard and systemic gridlock were key words for the banking crisis. Governments that were unhappy to have […]
So far so good …
By Christophe Blot The euro zone is still in recession. According to Eurostat, GDP fell again in the fourth quarter of 2012 (‑0.6%). This figure, […]
Should family benefits be cut? Should they be taxed?
By Henri Sterdyniak The government has set a target of balancing the public accounts by 2017, which would require cutting public spending by about 60 […]
What monetary policy for the ECB in 2013?
By Paul Hubert After the monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Central Bank on 7 February 2013, the ECB decided to […]
Is it possible to get over a banking crisis? Comparative analysis of Ireland and Iceland
By Céline Antonin and Christophe Blot In economics, miracles sometimes prove to be mirages. Iceland and Ireland are witnesses. These two small open economies, paradises […]
Should spending on unemployment benefits be cut?
By Gérard Cornilleau The Cour des comptes [Court of Auditors] has presented a report on the labour market which proposes that policy should be better […]