In order to study the costs/benefits of a monetary union between Germany and France, we attempt to go beyond a mere …, Germany would lose from any French participation in the setting of domestic monetary policy. By contrast, however, France …

This paper investigates why the slope of the yield curve predicts future economic activity in Germany and the United … spread in that country. However, the main reason for the stronger leading indicator property in Germany is the positive … at lag four in Germany and almost nothing in the United States. …

Germany in the EMS and is consistent with the evidence that membership has induced several countries to disinflate more than …

Asset price inflation presents central banks with a puzzle. I examine the case of Germany, 1925-7, when the Reichsbank …

France's post-war growth has gone through four phases. The strong growth performance of the 1950s was helped by a … the return of the franc to convertibility, both in 1958, and then in the 1980s, France still appears to be struggling and …

) on France. Taking a political-economy perspective, we attempt to detect potential demand for protection at the sectoral … closes by drawing a comparison with France's adjustment to the EU's 1986 Southern enlargement (to Spain and Portugal …

broader attitude. It may help explain the predominantly anti-trade rhetoric of France's right-wing governments, although …

depend on the mobility concept used. Specifically, we find: over time, income mobility in France has risen for some concepts …

. Empirical data is consistent with increasing levels of looting in France during the 1930s. We provide a comparison with Britain …