Dans les approches traditionnelles (keynésienne et monétariste), toute rupture d'une situation d'équilibre pré-existante est interprétée comme un problème d'instabilité et la politique économique est conçue, en conséquence, comme une politique de stabilisation. L'idée sous-jacente,...

The paper begins by discussing the features of the impressive macroeconomic performance of China since the reform started, linking them to the choice of an export led growth strategy. We then argue that such a strategy entails a structural change for the economy, whose analysis cannot be limited...

This paper analyses the impact of alternative monetary policies on the performances of an economy facing technological changes. It shows that the restructuring of productive capacity necessary to embed the new technologies usually implies initial drops in employment and productivity, that are...

Significant changes in the environment ? a demographic shock coupled with the emergence of the so-called knowledge economy ? dramatically disturb the organisation of both university research and teaching. Changes in the behaviour of students as well as in the demand for labour create a new...

This paper focuses on the evolution of the telecommunications industry. Within the economic literature, different analytical assumptions are proposed, from a global sustainability of competition to the re-emergence of a stable oligopoly generated by a process of shakeout through mergers and...

The run up to the euro has been characterized by soft growth especially in the largest countries of the zone. This disappointing performance is often imputed to the insufficient extent of structural reforms in labour and product markets. The ECB conduct of monetary policy, and the Stability and...

Research and teaching in economics have been characterised by a real institutionalisation, meaning that they more and more obey to established values and norms. As a consequence, technical criteria are becoming dominant in the selection process of the scholars. But also, a divorce appears...

L'analyse économique offre deux visions distinctes de la notion de concurrence, que l'on peut faire correspondre plus largement à deux écoles d'appréhension des phénomènes économiques. Dans l'analyse traditionnelle, tout d'abord, la concurrence est définie et étudiée comme un état du...