This paper focuses on intergenerational educational mobility in France using the "Generation 92" survey respectively for native children, first and second generation of immigrants. Drawing on ordered Probit models for educational attainment, we show that a high level of parental education has...

This paper studies the determinants of temporary employment in 19 European countries using micro-level data drawn from the European Social Survey. The analysis shows that temporary employment is a stepping-stone to a permanent job. In addition, temporary employees work less than their permanent...

L'objectif de ce papier est d'analyser les mécanismes de transmission intergénérationnelle dans un cadre théorique qui suppose une structure familiale hétérogène. Pour cela, nous proposons une version modifié du modèle de Becker et Tomes (1986) en supposant qu'ils existent deux groupes...

This paper explores intergenerational educational mobility for three groups of individuals: Christian natives, Christian immigrants and Muslim immigrants. We develop an econometric specification for educational attainment which shows that a higher level of parent education increases differently...

The objective of this paper is to analyse the intergenerational transmission mechanisms within a theoretical framework which presumes a heterogeneous family structure. For that, we propose a modified version of the Becker and Tomes model (1986) by assuming that there are two groups of children:...

Using a unique data set with 168 ski resorts located in France, this paper investigates the relationship between lift ticket prices and supply-related characteristics of ski resorts. A nonparametric analysis combined with a principal component analysis is used to identify the set of efficient...

Si la transmission intergénérationnelle du capital humain a été largement étudiée par les économistes, on sait en revanche peu de choses sur les écarts scolaires entre frères et sœurs. Cet article propose une mesure de l'hétérogénéité d'éducation entre les enfants pour la France...

This paper investigates spatial variations in product prices using an exhaustive micro dataset on fish transactions. The data record all transactions between vessels and wholesalers that occur on local fish markets in France during the year 2007. Spatial disparities in fish prices are sizable,...

While numerous studies have provided selectivity-corrected estimates of the wage returns to training both in the US and in European countries, less is known about the impact of training on mobility on the labour market. In this paper, we estimate the impact of firmprovided training on both the...

How are consumer attitudes towards eco-labeled products affected by a profusion of labels? This article provides both theoretical and empirical insight into this issue. Assuming that consumers perceive a label both as a sign of quality and of a particular characteristic of a product, we deduce...