European indicators have been tailored to monitor the supposed free rider problem of European project and have concentrated on public finance stability at an aggregate level. A maturing Union should now turn towards two aspects of its sustainability. The first one is the internal stability and...

[fre] Les critères de Maastricht renforcés par le Pacte de stabilité ont notamment pour objectif de favoriser la convergence des politiques budgétaires européennes. Néanmoins, ces contraintes ne constituent sans doute pas une condition suffisante dans la mesure où les critères ne portent...

This paper aims at investigating first, the (possibly time-varying) empirical relationship between price and financial stability, and second, the effects of some macro and policy variables on this relationship in the United States and the Eurozone. Three empirical methods are used to examine the...

[spa] Reparto del valor añadido y rentabilidad del capital en Francia y en Estados Unidos: una revaluación . . La presunta caída, desde principios de los ochenta, de la proporción de la remuneración del trabajo en el valor añadido en Europa continental, y en especial en Francia, mientras...

[eng] France growth anyway Forecast for 1998-1999 Division Economie Française Two opposite forces are working on the French economy. On one side, internal demand is highly dynamic. Strong employment boosts households consumption and private investment follows. Up to date data clearly confirms...

[eng] Industrial hiccup. Forecast for 1999-2000 for the French economy Forecast for 1999-2000 for the French economy Division Economie fran aise Growth is expected to reach 2.6% and 3.2% in 1999 and 2000 respectively. By the end of 1998 and the beginning of 1999, the French industry has slowed...