We estimate a structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model of the French economy. The econometric method originates in Blanchard and Perotti [Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2002] but owes also extensively to the fiscal theory of the price level (FTPL) that investigates the interactions between...

Tax to GDP ratios stand at around 40%in EU countries as compared with 25% in Japan and the US. This high level of taxation allows the funding of the European social model characterised with a high level of public expenditure and transfers. This article discusses how the European social model is...

In order to analyze the impact of the new banking capital regulation (Basel II) on the business cycle in an emerging economy, I develop a duopoly model composed of domestic and foreign banks. The principal results are: by the conduct of new banking capital regulation, the assessment of credit...

En los últimos 25 años, más de 130 países han presentado crisis bancarias o serios problemas bancarios, con un coste fiscal elevado. El origen de estas crisis ha estado en un diseño deficiente de la regulación bancaria y/o en la falta de credibilidad de las políticas económicas...

This paper discusses the existence of 'home' biases in the 19th century global capital market, whereby colonies appear to have received a 'disproportionate' amount of capital from their metropolis. Starting from a discussion of the Bulow Rogoff (1989) problem, we argue that imperial links...

Cet article analyse la relation entre la concentration et la discrimination par les prix sur les routes aériennes en Europe. Nous estimons l'impact des restrictions sur les prix afin d'évaluer la discrimination. Les données de prix ont été collectées de manière séquentielle et portent...

Alors que les économies de l'Europe continentale ne laissent pas de décevoir depuis deux décennies, il paraît nécessaire — et il s'avère fécond — de convoquer une « hypothèse institutionnelle » pour éclairer cet échec. Celle-ci s'articule autour de l'idée que c'est dans le...

The paper investigates the empirical relevance of the negative financial spillovers hypothesis according to which fiscal imbalances in one EMU member country bid up the interest rate faced by all other participants in the currency union. This idea questions the ability of financial markets to...