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Trends in social mobility in Romania since the Middle of the Twentieth Century. Economical change as an explicative factor of the social mobility.

Ionas, Liliana - HAL - 2008

One of the explanations of the social mobility's growth in industrial countries from Europe and North America since the mid-twenty century is the occupational change due to the modifications produced in the economic sectors. The pattern of upward social mobility can change because the parents of...

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The Direct Effect of Obesity on Emotional Well-Being: Evidence from Mexico

Bargain, Olivier; Zeidan, Jinan - HAL - 2014

Obesity spreads more easily if is not perceived negatively. This may be the case among the poor, for whom fatness can … facing the highest obesity rate in the world. Individual fatness is instrumented using variation in genetic predisposition …. Results confirm a positive or insignificant effects of obesity among the poor and point to a depressing effect among the rich …

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Existence and stability of overconsumption equilibria

Ponthière, Grégory - HAL - 2009

overconsumption and obesity on mortality tends to question that postulate. This paper develops a two-period OLG model where life …

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Happy house: Spousal weight and individual well-being

Clark, Andrew E.; Etilé, Fabrice - HAL - 2010

We use life satisfaction and Body Mass Index (BMI) information from three waves of the GSOEP to test for social interactions in BMI between spouses. Semi-parametric regressions show that partner's BMI is, beyond a certain level, negatively correlated with own satisfaction. Own BMI is positively...

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Food price policies and the distribution of body mass index: Theory and empirical evidence from France

Etilé, Fabrice - HAL - 2009

price of fruit and vegetables in brine by 10% would decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity by 24% and 33 …

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Economic impacts of public subsidies on young innovating SME's performances: the case of the French National Competition for creation of New Technology-based Firms

Guichard, Renelle; Gallié, Emilie-Pauline; Benslimane, … - HAL - 2009

Faced with the technological changes and with the rise of international competition, the competitiveness of firms is based more and more on innovation. In this context, the new innovating firms are regarded as source of competitive dynamism. However, these firms encounter difficulties to finance...

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"Competitiveness clusters and new approaches to public research: uncertainties in the development of the Triple Helix in France"

Lefebvre, Philippe; Pallez, Frédérique; Fixari, Daniel - HAL - 2009

The importance of proximity in the field of innovation has been highlighted, notably, in studies on the Triple Helix which emphasize the growing role of the third mission of the universities, namely, regional economic development. Using an empirical approach, we have attempted to gain an insight...

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Linking competitiveness clusters with public higher education and research: the French puzzle

Lefebvre, Philippe; Pallez, Frédérique; Fixari, Daniel - HAL - 2011

The importance of proximity in the field of innovation has been highlighted, notably, in studies which emphasize the growing role of the third mission of the universities, namely, regional economic development. Using an empirical approach, we have attempted to gain an insight into the ways in...

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The public economics of increasing longevity

Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthière, Grégory - HAL - 2012

One of the greatest success stories in our societies is that people are living longer, life expectancy at birth being now above 80 years. Whereas the lengthening of life opens huge opportunities for individuals if extra years are spent in prosperity and good health, it is however often regarded...

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Promoting universal access to health services in post-conflict situations : what role can large scale cash transfer programmes play for better outcomes ?

Nkwenkeu, Fils Sylvain; Fargeon, Valérie; Offredi, Claudine - HAL - 2011

for long-term poverty alleviation; but needs to be appropriate to the context and both fiscally and politically affordable … by widespread poverty and economic deregulation. The aim of this paper is to question the feasibility and affordability …

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