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Trésor-Economics No. 194 - The world economy in spring 2017: a gradual improvement amid high uncertainty

After a two-year slowdown, world economic activity should quicken in 2017, continuing at a milder pace in 2018. This acceleration will likely be driven both by the advanced economies–particularly the United States-and the emerging economies, as conditions in Russia and Brazil improve.In the United States, after a slack in 2016, economic growth should gain momentum in 2017 and 2018 thanks to the ne... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Economics No. 187 - Economic analysis of the Paris Agreement

While traditional economic approaches in international climate agreements differ in some respects, they are all based on three main principles:- Universality: Because the causes and consequences of climate change are global, all countries must participate in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with no free riders.- Efficiency: To achieve the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction objective at leas... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Éco n° 187 - Analyse économique de l'Accord de Paris

Si les approches économiques traditionnelles des accords climatiques internationaux divergent sur certains points, elles reposent largement sur trois principes communs.... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Economics No. 182 - The debate on secular stagnation: a status report

The concept of secular stagnation was introduced in 1938 by Alvin Hansen, who was concerned that investment might be too low to achieve full employment. After being forgotten for decades, the concept was revived in November 2013 by Larry Summers, who defined it as a situation in which the economy is unable to approach its potential growth rate, for reasons that include the difficulty of sufficient... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Éco n° 182 - Où en est le débat sur la stagnation séculaire ?

Le concept de stagnation séculaire a été introduit en 1938 par Hansen, inquiet d'un niveau d'investissement insuffisant pour atteindre le plein-emploi. Oublié pendant les décennies suivantes, ce concept a été réintroduit par Summers à la fin de l'année 2013, en le définissant comme une situation où l'économie ne parvient pas à se rapprocher de son potentiel de croissance, du fait notamment de la d... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Economics No. 181 - The world economy in summer 2016: moderate but gradually accelerating growth

World growth in 2016 is showing fresh of weakness, having contracted in 2015 on a slowdown in emerging economies. Global activity has been affected by a soft patch in the United States in the first half year. The pace is expected to quicken in 2017 as the US economy gathers momentum and Brazil and Russia gradually pull out of recession.The uncertainty generated by the UK referendum on remaining in... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Éco n° 181 - La situation économique à l’été 2016 : une croissance modérée gagnant graduellement en dynamisme

Après avoir baissé en 2015 dans le sillage des économies émergentes, la croissance mondiale montre de nouveaux signes de fragilité en 2016. L'activité mondiale est notamment pénalisée par un trou d'air aux États-Unis au 1er semestre. Elle devrait accélérer en 2017 portée par un regain de dynamisme américain et les sorties graduelles de récession au Brésil et en Russie.L'incertitude consécutive au... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Economics No. 180 - Fighting corruption: positive impacts on economic activity, including in developed countries

Corruption has negative consequences for the economy because it affects the level, structure and calibre of public revenue and spending as well as private sector productivity.Indices that measure perceptions of corruption can be used to establish a rich – albeit imperfect and incomplete – country-by-country overview of the situation. Developed countries have lower levels of perceived corruption th... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Éco n° 180 - Lutte contre la corruption : des effets positifs sur l'activité économique y compris dans les pays développés

La corruption engendre des effets négatifs sur l'économie en pesant notamment sur le niveau, la structure et la qualité des recettes et des dépenses publiques et sur la productivité du secteur privé.Les indices de perception de la corruption permettent de dresser un panorama riche, bien qu'incomplet et imparfait, de la situation par pays : les pays développés présentent des niveaux de corruption (... Lire la suite

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Trésor-Economics No. 176 - How would the external debt of five major emerging countries respond to financial tensions?

The highly accommodative monetary policy implemented in the developed countries since the 2008 financial crisis has helped to stimulate large capital inflows into the emerging economies by investors seeking higher yields. These flows were reversed when the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates and some emerging economies began to slow.The emerging countries seem to have become less vulnerable... Lire la suite