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

Promoting Growth in All Regions

Is growth possible in all OECD regions? Evidence suggests that it is. This report argues that helping underdeveloped regions to catch up with more developed ones will have a positive impact on a country’s national growth overall, and that such growth helps to build a fairer society, in which no region’s citizens are left behind.

Un autre avenir est possible : sortir d’une croissance atone par les réformes structurelles

Discours Inaugural pour la conférence "Les Etats de la France" d’Angel Gurría, Secrétaire Général OCDE intitulé "Un autre avenir est possible : sortir d’une croissance atone par les réformes structurelles"

So, how’s it going?

The heads of the OECD, World Bank, IMF, WTO and ILO spoke about the global economic outlook as well as the European and French economies and discussed policies needed to return to growth, redress global imbalances, improve competitiveness and alleviate the social impact of the crisis.

Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic, met with the Heads of international economic organisations at the OECD

The President of the French Republic, Mr. François Hollande, met the Heads of international economic organisations at the OECD on Monday 29th October.

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