Reforms, Investment and Growth: An agenda for France, Germany and Europe

As a public policy think tank dedicated to studying issues that resonate internationally, France Stratégie publishes regularly in English on the labour market, the digital economy, sustainable development, economics and social affairs.Europe is falling into a stagnation trap: growth is barely noticeable; current inflation is dangerously low; almost stagnant nominal income makes the weight of public and private debt much too heavy; fear of another lost decade is setting in; expected inflation has started to decline, resulting in a rise in real interest rates; euro-area fragmentation has receded but not disappeared; Europe is losing relevance internally and externally.

To read the full report: France Strategie, November 2014: Reforms, Investment and Growth: An agenda for France, Germany and Europe http://www.strategie.gouv.fr/sites/strategie.gouv.fr/files/atoms/files/rapport_henderlein_pisani_en_final-1_0.pdf

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