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 to be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Boulhol, Hervé (-)
Otros Autores: Sicari, Patrizio
Formato: Capítulo de libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2014.
Colección:OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.1029.
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (16 p. )