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 […]
Tax issues
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The tax credit to encourage competitiveness and jobs – what impact?
By Mathieu Plane Following the submission to the Prime Minister of the Gallois Report on the pact for encouraging the competitiveness of French industry, the […]
Valuing energy savings fairly
By Evens Salies [1] Following the first meeting of the Commission mixte paritaire (a joint commission of the two houses of the French Parliament) on […]
2013: what impact will the (national) fiscal measures have on growth?
By Mathieu Plane This text supplements the October 2012 forecasts for the French economy After having detailed the multiplier effects expected for the different fiscal […]
What is the value of the fiscal multipliers today?
By Xavier Timbeau We inherited higher public deficits and greatly increased public debts from the crisis (Table 1). Reducing these will require a major fiscal […]
A review of the recent literature on fiscal multipliers: size matters!
By Eric Heyer Are the short-term fiscal multipliers being underestimated? Is there any justification for the belief that fiscal restraint can be used to drastically reduce […]
Why has French growth been revised downwards?
By Bruno Ducoudré and Eric Heyer In its October 2012 forecasts, the OFCE has revised its growth forecast for 2012 and 2013. The major international […]