[fre] Un modèle d'enchères de bois sur pied par Bernard Elyakime et Patrice Loisel . Les bois sur pied sont souvent vendus en France par enchères avec prix de retrait secret dans lesquelles le produit est mal défini quant à son volume. Nous étudions un modèle en valeur privée...

In this paper we consider a first-price sealed bid auction with a secret reservation price. Such auctions are used frequently in France to sell timber. Within the independent private values paradigm, we show that the equilibrium strategy of the seller is to choose a reservation price equal to...

We study contracts designed to remunerate a farmer for the production of an ecosystem service with the payment dependent on the results of the farmer’s actions and on weather conditions. Two contracts are proposed: the first takes into account both the results of the farmer’s actions and a...

In many developed countries, the share of permanent hired labour in the total agricultural labour force has been increasing in recent years. Using data from the 1988 and 2000 agricultural censuses in France, we analyse the factors that influence households' decisions regarding the use of hired...

[fre] Si l'érosion, due à l'eau, sur les parcelles agricoles de versant du Sud-Ouest de la France, dans le Lauragais (Midi-Pyrénées), est bien réelle et occasionne des dégâts sur les équipements collectifs et sur les cultures, elle est rarement combattue. Au contraire, les évolutions de...

The aim of this study is to propose a financial analysis of two wood energy production practices from coppices-with-standards on small French private farms located in the “Coteaux de Gascogne” area of Midi-Pyrénées region. Moreover the farm-forester benefits from construction timbers and...