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The French social protection system in the throes of reform (1975-2007)
Barbier, Jean-Claude - HAL - 2007
The French system of social protection, contrary to many simplistic accounts, has undergone quite a great number of reforms in the past 30 years. This were very differentiated across sectors but also appear as linked to the business cycle. The French system, in its present developments does not...
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Female Access to Credit in France: How Microfinance Institutions Import Disparate Treatment from Banks
Cozarenco, Anastasia; Szafarz, Ariane - HAL - 2013
sample period is split in two: before and after the MFI implemented France's regulatory EUR 10,000 loan ceiling. In the first … period, the MFI does not co-finance projects with mainstream banks and loan size is gender-insensitive. In the second period …, the MFI does co-finance above-ceiling projects with mainstream banks, and we observe a gender gap in loan size. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933836
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Approved routes and alternative paths: the construction of women's rarity in large accounting firms. Evidence from the Big Four France
Lupu, Ioana - HAL - 2011
Despite decades of gender-balanced recruitment and clear-cut criteria for promotion based on meritocracy, women in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323509
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Trust and the Welfare State: The Twin Peaks Curve
Algan, Yann; Cahuc, Pierre; Sangnier, Marc - HAL - 2014
We show the existence of a twin peaks relation between trust and the size of the welfare state that stems from two opposing forces. Uncivic people support large welfare states because they expect to benefit from them without bearing their costs. But civic individuals support generous benefits...
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Welfare state retrenchment: The partisan effect revisited
Amable, Bruno; Gatti, Donatella; Schumacher, Jan - HAL - 2006
This paper aims to shed light on the role of the "ideology" of political parties in shaping the evolution of the welfare state in 18 developed democracies, by providing empirical findings on the determinants of social programs entitlements and social spending over the period 1981-1999. The paper...
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“Making transitions pay” : The “Transitional labour markets” approach to “Flexicurity"
Gazier, Bernard - HAL - 2007
This contribution intends to discuss the various meanings and the consistency of the now popular policy principle of “flexicurity” by using a specific theoretical approach ; the “Transitional Labour Markets” (TLM). The text is organised in three sections. First, we intend to get inside...
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A Dynamic Explanation of the Crisis of the Welfare State
Hachon, Christophe - HAL - 2009
Although the crisis of the Welfare State has been evoked for quite a long time, figures show that such a phenomenon has arisen only recently. Furthermore, it is not a common feature in all developed countries. This paper aims at explaining these two empirical facts. We use an overlapping...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750971
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Immigration and its dependence on the welfare system: the case of France
Defoort, Cécily; Drapier, Carine - HAL - 2012
In this paper, we bring to light the link between immigration in France and the appeal to its welfare system: familial …
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Cohesión social y pacto fiscal. Cuestiones pendientes en ALC: una perspectiva desde Europa
Carbonell, Jesús Ruiz-Huerta - HAL - 2013
La cohesión social, concepto especialmente valorado como expresión y resultado del modelo social europeo y asociado al significado del estado de bienestar, quiere transmitir un conjunto de valores como el sentido de pertenencia, equilibrios en la gestión de los asuntos públicos, control de...
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Promoting Life Long Learning through Individual Accounts: from Asset-Based to Capability-Based Policies
Gautié, Jérôme; Perez, Coralie - HAL - 2012
United-States and France. …
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