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IMF Country Report No. 22/19
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IMF Country Report No. 22/19
FRANCE
SELECTED ISSUES
January 2022
This Selected Issues paper on France was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on December 15, 2021.
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FRANCE
SELECTED ISSUES
December 15, 2021
Approved By
European Department
Prepared by Bertrand Gruss (AFR, formerly EUR), Manasa Patnam (EUR),Sebastian Weber (MCM, formerly EUR)
Contents
REBUILDING FISCAL BUFFERS AFTER COVID-19: ANCHOR, PATH, AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
A. Introduction
B. Anchor, Timing, and Pace of Fiscal Consolidation
C. Fiscal Planning
D. Determinants of Overoptimism
E. Implications for the Design of Rules and Policy Institutions
F. Conclusion
References
APPENDIX
I. Model Calibration and Additional Results
AN ANATOMY OF OCCUPATIONAL PATHWAYS FOR THE CLIMATE TRANSITION IN FRANCE
A. Introduction
B. The Sectoral and Occupational Dimension of the Climate Transition
C. Green Jobs in France
D. Occupational Mobility Networks to Analyze Job Transition Pathways
E. Additional Insights on Desirable Transitions from Job Multipliers
F. Conclusion and Policy Considerations
BOX
1. Measuring Occupation Similarity
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