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Communication externalities in cities
Charlot, Sylvie (contributor); Duranton, Gilles (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001930558
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Working in Family Firms : Less Paid But More Secure? Evidence from French Matched Employer-Employee Data
Bassanini, Andrea - 2011
We study compensation packages in family and non-family firms. Using matched employer-employee data for a representative sample of French establishments, we first show that family firms pay on average lower wages to their workers. We find that part of this wage gap is due to differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013122406
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The Costs of Agglomeration : Land Prices in French Cities
Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012
We develop a new methodology to estimate the elasticity of urban costs with respect to city population using French land price data. Our preferred estimate, which handles a number of estimation concerns, stands at 0.041. Our approach also yields a number of intermediate outputs of independent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096770
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The Productivity Advantages of Large Cities : Distinguishing Agglomeration from Firm Selection
Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012
Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two main explanations have been offered: firm selection (larger cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to survive) and agglomeration economies (larger cities promote interactions that increase productivity), possibly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107198
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Sorting and Local Wage and Skill Distributions in France
Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012
areas in France. We confirm that on average, workers in denser areas are more skilled. There is also strong over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107199
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The Effects of Firm Size on Job Quality : A Comparative Study for Britain and France
Bryson, Alex - 2017
-pecuniary job quality and workplace characteristics in Britain and France – countries with very different employment regimes. The … results show that job quality is better in Britain than it is in France, despite its minimalist regulatory regime. The … associated with non-pecuniary job quality in both countries but in France the association is confined to only the largest firms …
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The Production Function for Housing : Evidence from France
Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2016
housing across locations. We implement our methodology on newly-built single-family homes in France. We find that the …
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The French Productivity Puzzle
Askenazy, Philippe - 2015
Since 2008, France experiences a sharp productivity slowdown. Both output per hour and total factor productivity are …
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Not in My Community : Social Pressure and the Geography of Dismissals
Bassanini, Andrea - 2015
We investigate the role of local social pressure in shaping the geographical pattern of firms' firing decisions. Using French linked employer-employee data, we show that social pressure exerted by the local communities where firms' headquarters are located induces CEOs to refrain from dismissing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013025314
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Les politiques en faveur des seniors en Allemagne, en France, au Royaume-Uni et en Suède : quelles voies de réformes ?
Courtioux, Pierre; Erhel, Christine - HAL - 2005
France, en Allemagne, au Royaume-Uni, et en Suède. Ces pays présentent des caractéristiques différentes en termes de position … sociale et des logiques d'activation. La France et l'Allemagne se situent dans une phase de transition entre une tradition d …
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