From 1997 to 2001, the French unemployment rate fell by around 4 points. We show it can reach 5 % in 2005 under favorable but realistic assumptions. Lower interest rates could imply a higher investment rate, which would however remain under its level in the 60s. This would allow a 1.1 point fall...

Après l’euphorie de l’année 2000 et l’exubérance de la bulle technologique, la croissance de l’économie mondiale a nettement ralenti en 2001, entraînée par une correction de l’investissement, après trop d’investissements insuffisamment rentables et l’accumulation de...