Tag: Economic policy
Covid-19 and war in Ukraine: welcome to the chaos economy, by Nicolas Bouzou
We may be living through the end of liberal globalization, which would be bad news. Let’s agree on the terms. Liberal globalization was driven by decisions that were certainly political,…
Pension reform: “Social dialogue is not blocked”
“Boldness” to “resist the headwinds”: Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne sounded the mobilization of the government on Wednesday January 4 on the edge of the test of fire on pensions…
Inflation: in 2023, the beginning of a new world?
It’s a respite… which should be short-lived. Inflation decelerated slightly in France in December, according to the latest INSEE statistics published on Wednesday 4 January. Over one year, the rise…
Pension reform: for the government, the hardest part begins
Back off to better blow up ? After many twists and turns, the government is attacking the new year with the most perilous of battles: that of pensions. Expected in…
Inequalities in France: three infographics to understand the strength of our social model
“I think that democratic peoples have a natural taste for freedom; left to their own devices, they seek it, they love it, and they see only with pain that they…
Philippe Aghion: “Focusing on inequalities in wealth is mistaking the subject”
Seen from abroad, the French welfare state is one of the most generous: almost free school and healthcare, inexpensive public transport, numerous safety nets… all financed by compulsory levies that…
Philippe Aghion: “Focusing on inequalities in wealth is mistaking the subject”
Seen from abroad, the French welfare state is one of the most generous: almost free school and healthcare, inexpensive public transport, numerous safety nets… all financed by compulsory levies that…
Pension reform: the “compromise” proposed by Terra Nova
There is no doubt that the subject of pensions will fuel the debates during the Christmas meal… At the risk of turning the festivities into fiery discussions between the supporters…
Pensions: “Reaching the starting age is touching a common cement”
The government has chosen to retreat and postpone the presentation of its reform in January. A new illustration of the difficulty of tackling this subject. Bruno Chrétien, president of the…
Qatargate: Michel Claise, the Belgian judge who strikes down financial offenders
After reading his attributes: a man who defies the powerful, a destroyer of financial crime, we would not have instinctively given him this jovial air. Yet Michel Claise has many…