[eng] Tentative estimates of qualitative factors of productivity, . by Jacques Mairesse, Mohamed Sassenou.. . Besides taking into account the two main production factors, i.e. capital and labour as usually measured, the present study is an attempt to assess the influence of some qualitative...

In this study, we analyze the costs incurred by French commercial banks and savings institutions. One of the main distinctions between these two types of financial entities concerns management costs, which are higher for commercial bank demand deposits than for the savings institutions' tax-free...

This paper surveys econometric studies investigating the relationship between R&D and productivity at the firm level and assesses the results obtained so far and some of the problems encountered. The findings reviewed fall naturally into three major categories: based on the cross-sectional or...

[eng] Economic and financial reasons for capital increase : an empirical survey on the french market . Today, cash capital increase has become an essential way of financing a booming company. Theoretically, several explanations can justify this. We shall therefore try to see from an empirical...