Rubbish burning in the streets of Paris, how much in terms of lost GDP?

The answer is zero. The protests against pension reform are continuing peacefully, but also with some outbreaks of violence that bring to mind some of the excesses of the “yellow vests” protests at the end of 2018. At the time, the surge in violence was shocking but there was little disruption to economic activity. The same is likely to be true this time around. In the last few months, the confidence of economic agents has reacted positively to the easing of energy fears. The con...