The Selected Issues paper on France identifies areas where scope for savings or efficiency gains exist based on an analysis of public spending on key categories and related outcomes relative to peers. Reform of social protection, health, education, and civil service should preserve or improve...

The 2022 Article IV Consultation discusses that France saw a robust recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 shock but is now facing the repercussions of Russia's war in Ukraine. The large fiscal response to the energy price shock has cushioned the economic impact but has been costly, poorly...

We provide systematic evidence on cartels' characteristics, using novel data on cases investigated by the French Competition Authority. These practices are widely spread across sectors and cartel members are typically among the top firms in their industries. In a model with heterogeneous firms...

Die Aufwertung des Themas der Versorgungsqualität in westlichen Gesundheitssystemen ging mit der Einführung neuer Institutionen und Instrumente einher. Ein deutsch-französischer Vergleich verdeutlicht, wie die Steuerung der Gesundheitssektoren beider Länder durch dieses Programm verändert...