[eng] In the sixties, the SCP (Structure-Conduct-Performance) paradigm used to be reffered to, by economists analyzing the banking market structure. Such a point of view was challenged by the New Industrial Economic School. It was emphasized that market structure should be determined...

[eng] This article discusses the methods and results of the preceeding paper. It shows that a transfer between VAT and a tax on wages can be economically neutral or even be useful to increase the progressivity of the French fiscal system. It considers that it is not useful to try to increase the...

[eng] Although it had similar causes all over the industrialised world, the slowdown did not occur at the same time everywhere. Most OECD countries, which follow a cyclical path, had experienced the turnaround before the invasion of Kuwait. The small supply shock of the Gulf crisis amplified the...

[eng] Given the objective embraced by the newly elected, reformist governments of Eastern European countries — a systemic transition to a market economy — , and with due regard to the constraints bearing on their actions, it is possible to determine a set of evolutions and choices facing...

[eng] Why do long-term unemployment outcomes differ in Western Europe ? The paper presents evidence of the decisive role of labour market policy design in affecting unemployment outcomes. By concentrating on only two countries, it also deepens the understanding of how the effects come about....

[fre] La chronique est cette fois-ci consacrée à la nouvelle explosion de la scolarisation depuis le milieu des années quatre-vingt. Des effectifs plus nombreux atteignent le baccalauréat et la scolarisation se prolonge à des âges plus avancés. Une enquête qualitative portant sur les...

[eng] The annual and quaterly National Accounts are regularly revised. The routine process of accounts' revisions takes four years, and often lead to substantial changes of the initial figures. Therefore, one has to be very precautionous in using recent figures, especially for forecasting...

[eng] This article deals with the latest developments of European union. Since the beginning of the European monetary system in economic and monetary convergence has strengthened in Europe ; national discrepancies still persist. The latest official propositions the national reactions they have...

[eng] The paper uses a general equilibrium simulation model to gauge the impact of European fiscal harmonization upon the French economy. The approach taken in this study builds upon the overlapping generations simulation model developed by Auerbach and Kotlikoff (1987). The model we develop...