This article aims at discussing the various dimensions of budget allocation decisions made by final consumers. We review the main research and offer a conceptual typology of allocation choices at different levels (time, efforts, product categories, brands…). Then, we make suggestions to carry...

Managers in the fundraising and public sectors face the constant challenge of soliciting donations from a population who may or may not have donated before. Rather than merely asking respondents what they wish to donate, it is standard practice to present a set of suggested amounts – the...

L'article expose les processus de construction et d'interprétation du terme de « surendettement » à partir de la loi Neiertz de 1989, qui fait entrer cette question dans le champ d'intervention politique. Il invite à réfléchir à la façon dont les différents acteurs déclinent, en...

With population ageing in a changing PAYG system context, our aim is to identify whether households take into account a retirement risk in their global accumulation behaviour. We define the retirement risk as a long term revenue risk linked with changes in the generosity of the PAYG system. We...

In response to a drop in collected funds, charitable associations have implemented a rigorous approach to the target decisions and communication for fundraising. Prior studies have shown that manipulating the scale of donations influences the collection results. This study was carried out within...

This paper studies the impact of the progressivity of income and inheritance tax on wealth inequality in France. By switching to a proportional tax system for each type of tax, we find that income-tax progressivity is more effective than inheritance-tax progressivity in reducing wealth...