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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2000
This paper presents an overview of the different methodologies that can be used to measure the amount of available slack in an economy. A comparison of these alternatives reveals that the evolution of the Nairu is crucial for understanding recent cyclical developments in the French economy. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403325
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
The export performance of the French economy relative to its own past and relative to a major trading partner, Germany, has deteriorated. The risk analysis indicates that French firms have seen a significant improvement in the corporate health, and seem resilient to the recent financial shock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404491
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2006
U.S. shocks explain a large part of French output common components. This paper analyzes the economic implications of two alternative welfare financing reforms: a reduction in payroll taxes funded by an increase in consumption taxes, and the other funded by a new levy on business value added....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404706
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2005
product markets in France and the other EU countries is discussed, including the size of markups. The paper also looks into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014405771
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2009
French government. France has a large and sophisticated financial system, which accounts for 10 percent of the global banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406033
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2003
This Selected Issues paper first explains the recent increase in trend growth and then discusses how labor market and tax policies could best sustain it. This study calculates French trend growth estimating simultaneously a Cobb–Douglas production technology and total factor productivity. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406168
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2002
This Selected Issues paper for France provides an analytical framework to explain the consequences of the downward … question of fiscal benefits of job-rich growth in France during 1997–2000 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406202
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2004
This Selected Issues paper on France underlies public intervention in financial markets. Econometric analysis indicates … counterfactual exercise suggests that a lower return to experience could be responsible for lower early wage growth in France …. Increased training could enhance the employment experience of the low-skilled young worker in France provided that its cost is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406928
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2014
This Selected Issues paper reviews business investment patterns in France during the crisis. The main motivation is to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014411365
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France : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund / European Dept - 2013
The paper identifies France’s structural reforms that would yield the largest competitiveness gains based on macro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395478