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. The determinants of this outcome seem t...

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Main Author: Boulhol, Hervé (Author)
Other Authors: Sicari, Patrizio (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2014
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary: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. The determinants of this outcome seem to be general (rather than concentrated in the industrial sector) and related to overall supply-side weaknesses
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (16 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5k4c0dldmgr2-en