Slowing growth: due to the supply side?
By Jérôme Creel and Xavier Ragot The weakness of the recovery in 2014 and 2015 raises the need for a structural re-examination of the state of […]
Competition
Wage moderation in Germany – at the origin of France’s economic difficulties
By Xavier Ragot, President of the OFCE, CNRS-PSE, together with Mathilde Le Moigne, ENS If the future of the euro zone does indeed depend on […]
The erosion of France’s productive base: causes and remedies
Xavier Ragot, President of the OFCE and the CNRS The deindustrialization of France, and more generally the difficulties facing sectors exposed to international competition, reflects […]
Concerning the Macron law “to promote growth, activity and equal economic opportunity”
By Henri Sterdyniak The Macron Law is certainly not the “law of the century”. It is a patchwork of about 240 provisions of varying importance. […]
Is France’s trade deficit entirely structural?
By Eric Heyer The issue at the heart of the debate between those arguing that a lack of supply is behind the low level of […]
Decline of the euro and competitive disinflation: who’s going to gain the most?
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer For nearly two years, between mid-2012 and mid-2014, the euro appreciated against the world’s major currencies. Having reached a level […]
The responsibility pact’s obligation of a result
By Xavier Timbeau, @XTimbeau, OFCE The original French text was published in the “Rebonds” section of the newspaper Libération on 28 February 2014. Is the policy supply-side or […]
Why not Sundays – but at what price?
By Gérard Cornilleau With respect to opening DIY stores on Sundays, one aspect of the issue has never been raised. It nevertheless concerns the majority […]
The war between taxis and chauffeur-driven private cars: everyone has their reasons
By Guillaume Allègre Editor’s note: This post was first published on the OFCE blog on 21 October 2013, when the issue of car with driver […]
The sources of an industrial renewal
By Jean-Luc Gaffard French companies in many sectors have had to deal with a relative increase in unit labour costs, a relative decline in the […]