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Education supply, economic growth and the dynamic of skills

BARTHELEMY, Vincent; MICHEL, Philippe - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2003

This paper examines the dynamics of the skill supply and its incidence on economic growth in the presence of education policies. When there are indivisibilities in the financing of human capital, small differences in the initial distribution of skills may greatly affect the stationary...

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Quelle place pour les incitations dans la gestion du personnel enseignant?

LARRÉ, Françoise; PLASSARD, Jean-Michel - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008

A l’heure de l’économie du savoir et de la connaissance, l’éducation est devenue un enjeu majeur et l’enseignement a acquis une place centrale dans le processus de production d’éducation. Dans ces conditions, sont recherchés les moyens d’augmenter la performance des enseignants...

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Regional school comparison and school choice : how do they relate to student performance ? Evidence from PISA 2003

Maresa, SPRIETSMA - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2006

School choice and accountability have become popular educational policies in the US and the UK. In Europe, such … regional school choice on student test scores. School performance comparisons and school choice by parents are assumed to … complement each other in increasing both school and teacher effort. We estimate an education production function controlling for …

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The range of local public services and population size: Is there a “zoo effect” in French jurisdictions?

FRÈRE, Quentin; HAMMADOU, Hakim; PATY, Sonia - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2011

This article contributes to the small literature on the relationship between the range of local public services and population size. Using new data on French local jurisdictions, we test the hypothesis that larger jurisdictions provide a broader range of public goods (the so-called “zoo...

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The impact of the unilateral EU commitment on the stability of international climate agreements

Thierry, BRECHET; Francois, GERARD; Henry, TULKENS; … - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2008

In this paper we analyze the negotiation strategy of the European Union regarding the formation of an international climate agreement for the post-2012 era. We use game theoretical stability concepts to explore incentives for key players in the climate policy game to join future climate...

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Fédéralisme optimal en présence de gouvernements prédateurs

VENTELOU, Bruno - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2000

Cet article démontre sous son jeu d'hypothèses (notamment la présence de gouvernements prédateurs) que le découpage spatial de l'activité publique -recettes et dépenses- peut avoir une efficacité en terme de taux de croissance. Dans un premier temps, on traitera de l'organisation...

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The “Public Capital Hypothesis” : The Case of Germany

CONRAD, Klaus; SEITZ, Helmut - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 1992

According to the "public capital hypothesis" public investment crowds in private investment by increasing the rate of return to private capital. The present paper uses an extended cost function with public capital included as an unpaid fixed factor of production to ex- amine the impact public...

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Politique éducative et marché du travail en Afrique du Sud. Une analyse en EGC

Maisonnnave, Hélène; Decaluwé, Benard - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2010

Cet article analyse l'impact d'une augmentation des dépenses publiques en éducation sur la performance du système éducatif sud africain et ses conséquences sur le marché du travail en utilisant un Modèle d'Équilibre Général Calculable (MEGC) en dynamique séquentielle. Le système...

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Free Higher Education - Regressive Transfer or Implicit Loan ?

Vincent, VANDENBERGHE - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2005

Should access to higher education remain ‘free’ ? Theoretical answers to this question are at least twofold. First, public higher education is said to be regressive as a priviliged minority profits from extra human capital, and all the private benefits it generates, while the general public...

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Paying after Graduation. An Empirical assessment of loans wit Income Forgiveness and Human Capital Contracts

Vincent, VANDENBERGHE; Olivier, DEBANDE - Institut de Recherche Économique et Sociale (IRES), … - 2005

There are many arguments supporting greater private contribution to higher education costs, particularly in Europe. But this case largely rests on the capability to offer deferred, income-contingent payments and to pool the cost of income contingency among all graduates. The two first features...

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