22-February-2013
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This paper analyses the age structure of employment rates across OECD countries with a focus on France. The statistical contribution of each age group to total unemployment-rate differentials is also computed.
22-February-2013
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This short paper analyses the decline of France’s trade balance over the past 15 years. While the loss in export market shares is comparable to that of the major OECD countries except Germany, it is one of the largest among the countries of the euro area.
29-October-2012
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The heads of the OECD, World Bank, IMF, WTO and ILO spoke about the global economic outlook as well as the European and French economies and discussed policies needed to return to growth, redress global imbalances, improve competitiveness and alleviate the social impact of the crisis.