This volume analyzes the causes and consequences of French monetary policy and financial deregulation during the 1980s. Using recent econometric techniques, they demonstrate a strategy that the UK is still hesitating to fully adopt. This volume draws together a collection of complementary essays which use a variety of different research techniques to: show that the widening of the financial markets makes it relevant to model the financial assests of households and insurance companies using portfolio choice theory; explain how the French economy has deepened its integration into the world...