[eng] Balancing of economic growth of the major developed countries continued during the first half of 1989. The slowdown of US activity permitted the relaxing of capacity tensions and labour constraints. Falling prices of raw material in the spring reduced the theat of inflation. Growth was...

[eng] This article analyses price setting behaviour in the European automobile market, and its relation to the exchange rate. Sale price data for individual cars sold in five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom) are examined. The purpose of the analysis is to...

[eng] The purpose of this article is to establish the statistical characteristics of main macroeconomic indicators of the four major European countries : Germany, France, Italy and the UK. The data considered are quarterly and the period is 1960-1988. The analysis concentrates on the nature of...

[eng] The article presents the first medium-term projection of the world economy made using MIMOSA, a model built jointly by the CEPII and the OFCE. After the unexpectedly good performance of the world economy in 1988, a period of slow down could take place in 1989/1990, resulting in part from...

[eng] In order to analyse French industrial export performance, this paper distinguishes three geographical areas : the EEC with nine countries ; the OECD minus the EEC ; and the rest of the world. This permits a better explanation of the récent détérioration in the manufacturing trade...

[eng] An analysis of the way the French economy has evolved since 1986 is presented in this article. The recovery of economic growth is due mainly to a more favourable international environment, resulting both in the fall of the dollar and in the decrease in oil prices, which has allowed...

[eng] Three and a half years after the beginning of the oil counter-shock, the new strategy of increasing market shares launched by the Gulf Arab countries seems to be on the road to success. Beyond the sharp increase of prices that occured during the first half of the year, the most noteworthy...

[eng] In West Germany temporary employment, in the form of contracts of fixed duration or for training purposes, is twice as important as in France. On the other hand short-term contracts in the form of temporary work are less widespread. Gërman long-term unemployment (which includes people...

[eng] The need for economic policy coordination is particularly great in Europe given both the strong interdependence between European countries and the multiplicity of policymakers. With a two-country model, in which the countries can differ in their propensity to inflate or in their economic...

[fre] Les années quatre-vingt présentent, pour les analyses macroéconomiques habituelles, des énigmes majeures, dont, aux premiers rangs, la persistance d'un chômage élevé en Europe et la désynchronisation des conjonctures américaine et européennes pendant la première moitié de la...