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This study compares labor and total factor productivity (TFP) in France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United … extent also relative to France and Japan, a relative decline that was interrupted by the second world war (WW2); (iii) the … remarkable catching-up to the United States by France and Japan after WW2, interrupted in the case of Japan during the 1990s …
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countries (France, Germany, United States, United Kingdom and Japan) over the period 1970-2000. Within the group of countries we …
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of ICT inputs (termed "Indirect ICT Investment") in non-ICT investment expenditure for France in 2000. The main result of …
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We use a French firm-level panel data set over the period 1993-2004 to analyze the relationship between credit constraints and firms' R&D behavior over the business cycle. Our main results can be summarized as follows: (i) the share of R&D investment over total investment is countercyclical...
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agreements, at the firm or at the industry level. The estimations are based on a unique dataset collected by the Banque de France …
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Taking advantage of an original firm-level survey carried out by the Banque de France, we empirically investigate how …
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It is often claimed that the current basis upon which the French social security contributions are calculated, namely the wage bill, penalises employment, by increasing labor costs and consequently encouraging firms to substitute capital for labor. Broadening this basis by incorporating some...
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France is estimated to lie between 0.2 % and 0.3 % per year over the entire 1980-2000 period. According to our estimates, it …
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This study investigates the impact of minimum wage (SMIC) increases on the average wage in France. We use two series of … legal system of revaluation of the minimum wage and of the impact of these increases on the average wage, France is probably …
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