Dans l'ouvrage que Van Parijs a consacre en 1995 aux fondements philosophiques et economiques du projet d'allocation universelle, le chapitre IV est dedie au probleme du financement "soutenable" d'une telle mesure. Les "rentes associees aux emplois" y sont presentees comme un troisieme type de...

L'evolution vers un enseignement superieur de masse pose la question de l'aptitude du systeme economique a absorber l'afflux correspondant de diplomes dans des conditions conformes aux attentes des entreprises et des interesses eux-memes. Dans cette perspective, le present article precise...

Dans ce papier, nous analysons le processus d'accumulation de capital humain sur le cycle de vie des individus sous l'hypothèse d'incertitude. Pour cela, nous développons un modèle de programmation dynamique en temps continu dans lequel plusieurs sources d'incertitude sont prises en compte....

We consider an overlapping generations model of small open economy with Harrod neutral technical progress. If the interest rate is less that the growth rate, intergenerational public transfers increase welfare of some generations and reduce welfare of others.

We consider an overlapping generations model with endogenous labor supply. Individuals live for two periods and have different skills. We state equivalence properties of different transfer policies, assuming the government cannot identify individuals and has a limited range of instruments that...

This paper examines the normative properties of an empirically implementable dominance criterion for comparing alternative distributions of two attributes, one of which being cardinally measurable, between an arbitrary number of individuals. The criterion, which generalizes the one proposed by...

inequality decreases and welfare increases as a result of a progressive transfer. We explore the implications for welfare and inequality measurement of substituting the weaker absolute differentials and deprivation quasi-orderings for the Lorenz quasi-ordering. Restricting attention to...

The universal moral public good of fighting poverty is provided by both public and private transfers. Efficient public transfers do not crowd out giving because of the particular motives for it. Understanding these effects is necessary for both explaining aid and choosing policy. This analysis...

Xu’s theorem comforts ranking the freedom of choice provided by budget sets as their volume in deriving it from three axioms. Yet, one and a half of these axioms can be discussed. In contrast, simple logic – it seems – leads one to order the freedom provided by budgets sets as the distance...

Consider an income distribution among households of the same size in which individuals, equally needy from the point of view of an ethical observer, are treated unfairly. Individuals are split into two types, the dominant and the dominated. We look for conditions under which welfare and...