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Asymptotic and bootstrap inference for inequality and poverty measures

Davidson, Russell; Flachaire, Emmanuel - HAL - 2007

inference with poverty indices is satisfactory. We find that the major cause is the extreme sensitivity of many inequality …

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Trade-Induced Changes in Economic Inequality: Assessment Issues and Policy Implications for Developing Countries

Chabe-Ferret, Sylvain; Gourdon, Julien; Marouani, … - HAL - 2011

The starting point of this paper is given by country situations where trade liberalization is expected to be poverty … and inequality alleviating in the long run while inducing a short run increase in poverty or in inequality. The question … trade policies within a global policy framework so as to enhance growth and reduce poverty and inequality. The method …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805102

Openness, Inequality, and Poverty: Endowments Matter

Gourdon, Julien; Maystre, Nicolas; De, Jaime Melo - HAL - 2011

Using tariffs as a measure of openness, this paper finds consistent evidence that the conditional effects of trade liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization, measured by changes in tariff revenues, is associated with increases in inequality...

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Openness and Inequality in Developing Countries: a New Look at the Evidence

Gourdon, Julien - HAL - 2011

Integration to world markets is expected to help developing countries to access prosperity. At the same time, increasing opportunities to trade are likely to affect income distribution and whether or not increasing openness to trade is accompanied by a reduction or an increase inequality is...

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Biopharmaceutical entrepreneurship in two Japanese and French bioclusters: differences in founder profiles and experience

Jolivet, Eric; Lanciano-Morandat, Caroline; Nohara, Hiroatsu - HAL - 2009

Favoured by genetic engineering breakthroughs, a new type of firm has emerged in the pharmaceutical industry. New Biotechnology Firms (NBFs) are ‘bridging institutions', accelerating the commercialisation of science from academia to the pharmaceutical market and facilitating technological...

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Labour Market Policies in Times of Crisis: A Comparison of the 1992-1993 and 2008-2010 Recessions

Erhel, Christine; Levionnois, Charlotte - HAL - 2013

This article examines the reaction function of labour market expenditure to the economic cycle and especially to the labour market situation in 24 OECD countries, over the period 1985 to 2010. The level of public debt is also introduced as a potential determinant of labour market policy...

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The French Unhappiness Puzzle: the Cultural Dimension of Happiness

Senik, Claudia - HAL - 2013

This article sheds light on the important differences in self-declared happiness across countries of similar affluence. It hinges on the different happiness statements of natives and immigrants in a set of European countries to disentangle the influence of objective circumstances versus...

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Ageing and retirement age. What can we learn from the Overlapping Generations Model ?

D'Autume, Antoine - HAL - 2003

In this paper, the two-period OLG model has been modified to distinguish the effects of individual ageing from changes in the birth rate. Optimal pension and retirement age policies have been characterized in a dynamic framework. We have considered a mixed pension scheme that is fully funded,...

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Career Interruptions: how do they impact pension rights?

Briard, Karine; Duc, Cindy; Freitas, Najat El Mekkaoui De; … - HAL - 2011

The aim of this article is to analyze the question of career interruptions and to evaluate their impact on pension retirement for French private sector workers. Using the last French survey on households' wealth (2003-2004), we first study the career setbacks for individuals born between 1938...

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Understanding, Modeling and Managing Longevity Risk: Key Issues and Main Challenges

Barrieu, Pauline; Bensusan, Harry; Karoui, Nicole El; … - HAL - 2012

This article investigates the latest developments in longevity risk modelling, and explores the key risk management challenges for both the financial and insurance industries. The article discusses key definitions that are crucial for the enhancement of the way longevity risk is understood;...

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