In the euro area, nominal wage rigidities and the speed of disinflationary policy seem to be determinants of the “sacrifice ratio”. In France, wage changes are fairly frequent but largely predetermined, which creates rigidity; by contrast, they seem to be governed more by in-house agreements...

The advent and spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) increase potential output growth . It is uncertain to what extent and for how long they do so. We use the term "new economy" (NE) to describe the acceleration in potential output growth and the attendant and partly...