INSEE, a new star?
In the storm of the health crisis, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies shone with its seriousness and responsiveness.
By accurately measuring the extent of the economic collapse, home economists have brought rationality to public debate and a compass to policymakers.
While France, like its neighbors, had never experienced a phenomenon comparable to these long organized closures of entire sectors, the institute released on March 26 a first economic update, estimating that the activity was no longer running. than 65% of its normal level.
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INSEE then made a point of updating its rating every two weeks, thus drawing step by step into the slow rise in French production.
During these months of high tension, the papers, written by the teleworking teams, were exceptionally sent to the ministries two days before their official publication.
In this unprecedented period, to follow
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