Des études empiriques récentes ont mis en évidence l’importance de l’éducation supérieure pour l’innovation et la croissance dans les pays les plus développés. Le progrès de la connaissance a d’ailleurs une valeur en soi, dans la mesure où il accroît le bien-être de la...

In a cross-section of countries, government regulation is strongly negatively correlated with social capital. We document this correlation, and present a model explaining it. In the model, distrust creates public demand for regulation, while regulation in turn discourages social capital...

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 the Civil Society, focusing on the labor market. International data shows a negative correlation between union density and the...