French fiscal policy under pressure

Catherine Mathieu (1) , Mathieu Plane (1) , Henri Sterdyniak (1)

1 OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po)

At mid-2008, France is the only large country in the euro area keeping a government deficit still close to 3% of GDP and looks hence as the only ‘sinner’. In Germany and Italy, government deficits have been substantially reduced in recent years (...).

Domains: Economics and Finance

Catherine Mathieu, Mathieu Plane, Henri Sterdyniak. French fiscal policy under pressure. Franco-German Conference, Frankreich - ein Vorbild für Deutschland? Allemagne - un exemple pour la France ?, Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (OFCE); Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Jun 2008, Berlin, Germany. ⟨hal-03459836⟩