Jean-Paul Fitoussi
Jean-Paul Fitoussi is Professor of economics at Sciences-po and President of OFCE (Sciences-po Center for Economic Research, Paris).
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| Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Yu Yongding, Haihong Gao, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Yiping Huang, Peter Kenen, Jing Li, Yaga Venugopal Reddy, Ulrich Volz, Robert Wade, Benhua Wei, John Williamson, Wing Thye Woo, Geng Xiao, Liqing Zhang and Andong Zhu Series: Frontiers of Growth
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2011-04-01
| In March, a group of international scholars and policymakers met in Beijing to discuss reform of the international monetary system. The consensus was that the G-20 should adopt a modest proposal this year: a limited expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s current system of Special Drawing Rights.... read |
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2010-12-21
| When the scale of the financial crisis became clear last year, many were certain that it would be managed badly. But, in view of the vilification nowadays of those who pulled the world economy back from the abyss, perhaps we should be grateful that it was managed at all.... read |
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2009-09-28
| The bailout of the financial system was a bizarre moment in economic history, for it benefited those who benefited most from the markets’ irrational exuberance – the bosses of financial firms. But, while the bailout forced them to abandon their belief in individual merit in favor of solidarity and interdependence, they are now quickly reverting to their old ways.... read |
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2008-02-28
| John Maynard Keynes thought that we could overcome the problem of scarcity, which underlies all economics. Was he right?... read |
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2007-12-28
| Two of the leading models of social integration, the “British” model of cultural pluralism and the “French” model of secular republicanism, have both failed. In their place, multiculturalism has come to the fore, giving to one identity that a person might claim priority over all others.... read |
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2007-11-16
| Military leaders talk about the “fog of war” – the condition of fundamental uncertainty that marks combat. The recent credit and liquidity crisis has revealed a similar condition in financial markets, because no one, not even central banks, seems to understand its nature or magnitude.... read |
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2007-06-15
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A puzzling feature of the France that is now poised to give Nicolas Sarkozy's political allies a powerful parliamentary mandate is its mix of private optimism and public pessimism. When it comes to the future of their nation, the French are Europe's gloomiest people, yet they not only remain passionate about politics, but also have the Continent's highest birthrate. ... read |
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2007-02-23
| In France’s pre-presidential electoral campaign, European affairs are mentioned or whispered, but almost never debated. France is mostly concerned with its own problems, particularly the supposed malfunctioning of its political class and the apparent laziness of the French public, which is blamed for weak economic growth, especially when compared to the United States. France needs a debate on European Union affairs, but only as long as it does not degenerate – as is common in Europe – into self-flagellation. ... read |
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2006-12-05
| The winner of this year’s Nobel prize for economics, Edmund Phelps, is a giant in the field. His contributions have been, and remain, so important as that they have altered traditional ways of thinking. According to the social science citations index, he ranks well among the most important economists since Adam Smith. Economists working on the macro economy, its micro foundations, exogenous and endogenous growth theory, the formation of expectations and problems of information and discrimination all refer back to Phelps. ... read |
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The Environment of the Economy
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Jean-Paul Fitoussi 
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No economy is a closed, autonomous universe, governed by rules independent from law, morals, and politics. Indeed, the most interesting economic questions are generally located on the borderline with neighboring disciplines. But nowhere is this clearer than in the interaction between economic processes and the natural environment. ... read
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2006-12-05
| The winner of this year’s Nobel prize for economics, Edmund Phelps, is a giant in the field. His contributions have been, and remain, so important as that they have altered traditional ways of thinking. According to the social science citations index, he ranks well among the most important economists since Adam Smith. Economists working on the macro economy, its micro foundations, exogenous and endogenous growth theory, the formation of expectations and problems of information and discrimination all refer back to Phelps. ... read |
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| Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jose Antonio Ocampo, Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Yu Yongding, Haihong Gao, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Yiping Huang, Peter Kenen, Jing Li, Yaga Venugopal Reddy, Ulrich Volz, Robert Wade, Benhua Wei, John Williamson, Wing Thye Woo, Geng Xiao, Liqing Zhang and Andong Zhu Series: Frontiers of Growth
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2011-04-01
| In March, a group of international scholars and policymakers met in Beijing to discuss reform of the international monetary system. The consensus was that the G-20 should adopt a modest proposal this year: a limited expansion of the International Monetary Fund’s current system of Special Drawing Rights.... read |
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2006-10-27
| No economy is a closed, autonomous universe, governed by rules independent from law, morals, and politics. Indeed, the most interesting economic questions are generally located on the borderline with neighboring disciplines. But nowhere is this clearer than in the interaction between economic processes and the natural environment. ... read |
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2008-02-28
| John Maynard Keynes thought that we could overcome the problem of scarcity, which underlies all economics. Was he right?... read |
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2010-12-21
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| When the scale of the financial crisis became clear last year, many were certain that it would be managed badly. But, in view of the vilification nowadays of those who pulled the world economy back from the abyss, perhaps we should be grateful that it was managed at all.... read |
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2007-11-16
| Military leaders talk about the “fog of war” – the condition of fundamental uncertainty that marks combat. The recent credit and liquidity crisis has revealed a similar condition in financial markets, because no one, not even central banks, seems to understand its nature or magnitude.... read |
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2007-12-28
| Two of the leading models of social integration, the “British” model of cultural pluralism and the “French” model of secular republicanism, have both failed. In their place, multiculturalism has come to the fore, giving to one identity that a person might claim priority over all others.... read |
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2007-06-15
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A puzzling feature of the France that is now poised to give Nicolas Sarkozy's political allies a powerful parliamentary mandate is its mix of private optimism and public pessimism. When it comes to the future of their nation, the French are Europe's gloomiest people, yet they not only remain passionate about politics, but also have the Continent's highest birthrate. ... read |
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2009-09-28
| The bailout of the financial system was a bizarre moment in economic history, for it benefited those who benefited most from the markets’ irrational exuberance – the bosses of financial firms. But, while the bailout forced them to abandon their belief in individual merit in favor of solidarity and interdependence, they are now quickly reverting to their old ways.... read |
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Energizing Europe
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Jean-Paul Fitoussi
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In France’s pre-presidential electoral campaign, European affairs are mentioned or whispered, but almost never debated. France is mostly concerned with its own problems, particularly the supposed malfunctioning of its political class and the apparent laziness of the French public, which is blamed for weak economic growth, especially when compared to the United States. France needs a debate on European Union affairs, but only as long as it does not degenerate – as is common in Europe – into self-flagellation. ... read
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Can Europe Grow?
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Jean-Paul Fitoussi
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PARIS: The 1990s have been Europe’s Janus decade. Having dispatched communism, much of the Europe that rests east of the Elbe faces strong growth and a brighter future. Europe’s western half, however, is facing darkness. Economic growth is at its lowest since World War II, averaging a scant 1.3% since the decade began. Prolonged slump imposes not only mass unemployment, but stagnant wages, increased poverty, and rising inequality. Europe’s bright hopes for the future have dimmed. ... read
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