Landslides are a severe problem during the rainy season in many mountainous regions in Asia where forests have been cut down so that mountain slopes are destabilized. In this study we analyze the extent and causes of landslides in a mountainous area in Northern Vietnam as viewed from the...

Public service motivation is often considered as an argument for low- powered incentive schemes in the public sector. In this paper, we characterize the optimal contract between a public regulator and an altruistic agent according to the degree of public service motivation, when the type of the...

Most of regulators in health care systems use pooling contracts such that payment do not depend on the level of severity. This policy is motivated by concerns about the moral hazard problem. In this paper, we show that it can be optimal when patient severity is private information because of the...

Guilt is a common emotion used by charities in their fundraising mailings. But is it effective to trigger guilt at the receiver in order to support a cause? This communication aims to identify what are the emotionnal, cognitive and behavioral responses of the receivers of guilt messages. To this...

Comment faire connaître une association, qu'elle soit petite, moyenne ou grande ? Comment motiver les bénévoles ? Comment collecter des fonds auprès des particuliers ? Comment établir des partenariats avec les entreprises ? Comment mener des campagnes de communication efficaces ? Qu'a...

Comment motiver les bénévoles ? Comment faire connaître une association ? Comment collecter des fonds auprès des particuliers ? Comment établir des partenariats avec les entreprises ? Comment mener des campagnes de communication efficaces ? Cet ouvrage de référence présente l'ensemble...

In this paper, we discuss how fraud losses impact the price structure chosen by a monopolistic payment platform, if merchants can invest in fraud detection technologies. We show that liability rules bias the structure of the prices charged by the platform to consumers and merchants with respect...