The purpose of this paper is to analyze the link between the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) of pesticides set by national regulations and the level of toxicity of the concerned chemicals. In order to perform this analysis we have first retrieved two databases: the Federal Agricultural Service of...

Ce rapport présente les principaux résultats d'un programme de recherche pluridisciplinaire consacré aux ressorts de la carrière des femmes dans l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche.

This paper examines how scientific and technological (S&T) human capital is transformed into financial capital through the creation of firms by scientists. The analysis is based on a database describing the positions held by 132 founders from 62 French biotech SMEs. It shows that star scientists...

This paper examines how scientific and technological (S&T) human capital is transformed into financial capital through the creation of firms by scientists. The analysis is based on a database describing the positions held by 132 founders from 62 French biotech SMEs. It shows that star scientists...

This paper proposes a definition of the knowledge base of an agent using only patent statistics. It then develops a model of a knowledge production function that can be estimated at the firm level and the sector level using the knowledge base matrix. It identifies the impact of own knowledge...