Does too much finance kill growth?
By Jérôme Creel, Paul Hubert and Fabien Labondance Is there an optimal level of financialization in an economy? An IMF working paper written by Arcand, […]
Europe
Austerity in Europe: a change of course?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. In these […]
France: why such zeal?
By Marion Cochard and Danielle Schweisguth On 29 May, the European Commission sent the members of the European Union its new economic policy recommendations. As part […]
Competitiveness: danger zone!
By Céline Antonin, Christophe Blot, Sabine Le Bayon and Catherine Mathieu The crisis affecting the euro zone is the result of macroeconomic and financial imbalances […]
Cyprus: Aphrodite to the rescue?
By Céline Antonin and Sandrine Levasseur For two weeks Cyprus sent tremors through the European Union. If the banking crisis that the island is going […]
And what if the austerity budget has succeeded better in France than elsewhere? [1]
By Mathieu Plane Faced with a rapid and explosive deterioration in their public accounts, the industrialized countries, particularly in Europe, have implemented large-scale austerity policies, […]
The death throes of the “Confederation of Europe”?
By Jacques Le Cacheux Will the institutions that the European Union has developed – from the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, which created it and defined […]
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 […]
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 […]