[eng] With shorter working week of 35 hours in France, part-time job will not remain the main factor of the reduction and arrangement of working time, as it used to be since 1982. This radical change justify to take stock of the effects of part-time job on working time, working conditions,...

[eng] Adjustments on French, German and American labour markets : what do you learn about unemployment in Europe ? Catherine Bruno and Catherine Fuss During the last twenty five years, unemployment in Europe had a positive trend independently of the business cycle, although in the United States...

[eng] This paper presents the building of a leading indicator for the French economy and its possible use. The aim of the indicator is to predict the GDP growth for the current quarter and for the next quarter. The leading indicator includes monthly information and can be estimated each month....

[eng] Increase the contribution period in a pay-as-you-go retirement system : a fairness analysis Alexis Dantec According to many authors, postponing the retirement age is the solution to bring the pay-as-you-go retirement systems back to equilibrium. For them, it boils down to catching up with...

[eng] The paper reviews basic features of the currency board arrangement (CBA) as a monetary system and the peculiarities of the Bulgarian model. The impact of the CBA on different institutional sectors and on the remonetization of the economy is commented. The external vulnerability of the CBA...

[eng] Regional growth, national membership and European structural funds : an empirical appraisal Jacky Fayolle and Anne Lecuyer This article contributes to the debate on the evolution of the European economie geography. It compares the growth performances of the EU regions between the years...

[eng] In advanced industrialized countries, youth is being constituted in a age category intermediate between schooling and stable professional and family life. Although this trend is common to ail countries, there is a considerable diversity in the way in which youth is lived in each country....

[eng] Tax reform in France: analysis and prospects Gael Dupont, Jacques Le Cacheux, Henri Sterdyniak et Vincent Touze The revenue side of the budget project for 2001 includes a planned reduction of taxation of a significant magnitude. This paper presents the major features of the plan and sets...