Risks, Crises and Opportunities

This crisis should allow us to move to a new order in which emerging economies and developing countries have more say; from a world of environmental degradation to one that embraces resource sustainability; from a deregulatory logic to a trustable financial governance that brings banks back to their original purpose of serving society, said Mr. Gurría.

Improving the economic situation of young people in France

The economic situation of young people is unsatisfactory. Educational inequalities have been widening for over a decade, due to a sharp decline in the results of the most highly disadvantaged students. The unemployment rate for the 20-24 age bracket has not dropped below 16% for nearly 30 years.

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The efficiency and equity of the tax and transfer system in France

Taxes and cash transfers reduce income inequality more in France than elsewhere in the OECD, because of the large size of the flows involved. But the system is complex overall. Its effectiveness could be enhanced in many ways, for example so as to achieve the same amount of redistribution at lower cost.

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• Economic Survey of France 2013

France must do more to boost competitiveness and create jobs

France has avoided the most severe impacts of the global economic crisis and turmoil in the euro area, but must now take action to boost competitiveness and create jobs, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Survey of France.

List of Economic Surveys of France

Summary of Economic Surveys: France

Strengthening our Partnership for a Stronger, Cleaner and Fairer Global Economy

Expanding our long-lasting institutional partnership with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly is right in line with our effort to strengthen our collaboration with parliamentarians. Parliaments have become strategic to design and approve the needed reforms to restart growth and equip our economies with better frameworks and institutions.

Do the average level and dispersion of socio-economic background measures explain France’s gap in PISA scores?

OECD’s PISA publications highlight the impact of economic, social and cultural status (ESCS) on students’ results within countries. The focus here is to investigate whether ESCS measures could contribute to differences in aggregate educational outcomes between countries.

Labour market performance by age groups: a focus on France

This paper analyses the age structure of employment rates across OECD countries with a focus on France. The statistical contribution of each age group to total unemployment-rate differentials is also computed.

The declining competitiveness of French firms reflects a generalised supply-side problem

This short paper analyses the decline of France’s trade balance over the past 15 years. While the loss in export market shares is comparable to that of the major OECD countries except Germany, it is one of the largest among the countries of the euro area.

Closing the Gender Gap - country note: France

country note: France