Holding to the required course
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2013-2014 forecasts for the French economy. In 2013, the French economy should see negative annual average growth, with […]
Uemployment
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 […]
Spain: a lose-lose strategy
by Danielle Schweisguth At a time when the IMF has publicly recognized that it underestimated the negative impact of fiscal adjustment on Europe’s economic growth, […]
Higher unemployment in France, greater poverty in Germany
By Eric Heyer Will France be the new Greece, as The Economist has argued? Should French reforms be accelerated and be modelled on those implemented […]
France: will the war of the 3% take place?
By Eric Heyer This text summarizes the OFCE’s October 2012 forecasts for the French economy. The French economy is expected to see average annual growth […]
France-Germany: The big demographic gap
By Gérard Cornilleau The divergence in the demographic trajectories of Germany and France will have a major impact on social spending, labour markets, productive capacity […]
The situation on the labour market in France*
By Eric Heyer The French economy is facing a number of imbalances, with the two main ones being: – a public deficit that at end […]
Youth “jobs of the future”: What impact on employment and government finances?
Éric Heyer and Mathieu Plane The bill aimed at creating 150,000 “jobs for the future” [emplois d’avenir] for unemployed youth will be submitted to Parliament […]
Social action, but no end of the crisis
Evaluation of the five-year economic programme (2012-2017) By Eric Heyer, Mathieu Plane, Xavier Timbeau The initial decisions of the five-year programme are coming amidst an […]