BlogSpot - The oil price slump and the Swiss move
Oil price slump: a panacea for EU economies? The 50% plunge in oil price since June 2014 is a positive shock for the EU as oil is the...
Thematic BlogSpot - Inequality at the Center of the Policy Debate
With the Great Recession, inequality has come to the fore of the policy debate. This is illustrated by concerns about the potential...
BlogSpot - D-Day(s): QE and Grexit
Grexit (redux) The debate about a possible exit of Greece from the Eurozone is back, with the prospects of the radical left party,...
Thematic BlogSpot - US-Euro Area Unemployment Divergence
Six years since the start of the Great Recession, US unemployment has nearly returned to its pre-crisis level. By contrast, in the euro...
BlogSpot - January 12th, 2015
After disappointed optimism in 2014, starting 2015 in confusion A disappointing 2014—marked by the return of geopolitics (and their...
BSI Economics - From economic transition to energy transition in France
Invited contribution from BSI Economics By Thao Pham (in French) Ce début du XXIème siècle est marqué non seulement par une crise...
BlogSpot - December 24th, 2014
Russia at crossroads Russia’s economic situation has deteriorated quickly, with the Ruble losing more than 50 percent of its value since...
Thematic BlogSpot - Can Structural Reforms Save the Eurozone?
Structural reforms are increasingly called upon to restore solid economic growth, especially in the eurozone, where monetary policy lacks...
BlogSpot - December 15th, 2014
QE keeps center place in the European debate Delayed action once again… No QE was announced at the latest ECB meeting, despite much...
Thematic BlogSpot - Is sluggish growth in Europe a usual downturn or an investment gap?
From 2007 to 2013, investment has fallen by 18 percentage points of GDP in the EU, compared to just 6 in the US. In Southern Europe,...
