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Some papers, for reasons which remain at least partially obscure, leave a persistent trace in intellectual history. Such is the case with Keynes' paper "Economic...

This paper presents a new leading indicator of UK output growth. The aim of the indicator is to forecast quarterly real GDP growth over a two-quarter horizon, using...

We study mechanisms for selecting up to m out of n projects. Project managers' private information on quality is elicited through transfers. Under limited liability,...

Since the launch of the euro, persistent and even rising disparities among Member States have made it difficult to implement short-term or structural common economic...

La théorie budgétaire du niveau des prix, soit en anglais la Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, (FTPL), a donné lieu à une intense littérature dans les années récentes1...

The paper focuses on the innovative French broadband Internet industry that is characterised by inertia phenomena in terms of technology choice. We argue that although...

We propose a simple quantitative method to linearize around the risky steady state of a small open economy. Unlike when the deterministic steady state is used, the net...

Communication présentée au colloque CERI "La guerre entre le local et le global : sociétés, États, systèmes ", 29-30 mai 2000

The author looks at the OECD domestic political economy associated with ongoing WTO farm negotiations, focusing on the OECD-based coalitions which could be helpful for...

Using time-diary data from 25 countries, we demonstrate that there is a negative relationship between real GDP per capita and the female-male difference in total work...

In a cross-section of countries, government regulation is strongly negatively correlated with social capital. We document this correlation, and present a model...

Can public policy interfere with culture, such as beliefs and norms of cooperation? We investigate his question by evaluating the interactions between the State and...

What role do firms play in the making of EU trade policy? This article surveys the policy domain and lays out the instruments firms can employ to influence decisions...

In this paper, we try to point out some important weaknesses of the contemporary French social-economic model, focusing on relevant elements of comparison with Nordic...

European labor markets are characterized by the low geographical mobility of workers. The absence of mobility is a factor behind high unemployment when jobless people...

This paper employs a homogenous firms database to investigate industry localization in European countries. More specifically, we compare, across industries and...

While a number of studies have demonstrated the importance of factor utilization in economic analysis, the impact of operating hours and/or hours of work in the...

This paper uses the SVAR methodology to investigate the effects of public investment on growth, and more specifically, the effects of the introduction of a golden rule...

Aux États-Unis, comme dans beaucoup de pays développés, la participation des femmes au marché du travail a fortement augmenté depuis plus de 4 décennies. Cette...

La libéralisation de l'activité d'un secteur économique à céder des actifs des entreprises historiques à de nouveaux entrants. Dans cet article, nous montrerons que...