Households’ savings and asset allocation behaviour patterns are key to the financing of economies. The recent financial crisis and, more structurally, the ageing of populations are prompting central banks, supervisory authorities and market players to develop policies for the financial...

What was the impact of the crisis on fi rms’ fi nancing and company defaults? A conference on this topic hosted by the Banque de France and OSEO in February 2012 brought together economists from academia, banking institutions and statistical institutes.