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Has French budgetary policy since the 1970s been truly Keynesian?

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  • Sébastien Charles

    (Assistant Professor in Economics, Université Paris 8 (LED), France)

  • Thomas Dallery

    (Assistant Professor in Economics, Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (CLERSÉ), Dunkerque, France)

  • Jonathan Marie

    (Assistant Professor in Economics, Université Paris 13 – Sorbonne Paris Cité (CEPN), France)

Abstract

The article shows that budgetary policy in France since the 1970s cannot be characterized as Keynesian. To prove this, two rules of behaviour compatible with Keynesian teaching are proposed and then compared with changes in budgetary balances and with a battery of stylized facts. The article calls for a fiscal stimulus allowing production capacities to be fully used for the first rule, or the return to full employment for the second. The article also points to potential ways of showing that the objective of full employment is not incompatible with the ecological transition and can be more easily reachable with a reduction in work hours.

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  • Sébastien Charles & Thomas Dallery & Jonathan Marie, 2019. "Has French budgetary policy since the 1970s been truly Keynesian?," Review of Keynesian Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 7(1), pages 75-93, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:rokejn:v:7:y:2019:i:1:p75-93
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    1. Sebastien Charles & Thomas Dallery & Jonathan Marie, 2022. "The slowing of growth in France: an interpretation based on Thirlwall’s law," Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(1), pages 100-129, January.

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    Keywords

    budgetary policy; output gap; Keynesianism;
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    JEL classification:

    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory

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