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Close neighbours matter : neighbourhood effects on early performance at school

Goux, Dominique (contributor); Maurin, Eric (contributor) - 2006

considerably larger than those which matter for outcomes (i.e. close neighbours). Several institutional features of France enable …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003310967

Sentence reductions and recidivism : lessons from the Bastille Day quasi experiment

Maurin, Eric; Ouss, Aurélie - 2009

This paper exploits the collective pardon granted to individuals incarcerated in French prisons on the 14th of July, 1996 (Bastille Day) to identify the effect of collective sentence reductions on recidivism. The collective pardon generated a very significant discontinuity in the relationship...

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Restaurant prices and the minimum wage

Fougère, Denis; Gautier, Erwan; Le Bihan, Hervé - 2009

price quotes collected to calculate the Consumer Price Index in France and we estimate a price rigidity model based on a …

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The measurement of child costs : a rothbarth-type method consistent with scale economies

Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier - 2009

We propose a new methodology to estimate the share of household income accruing to children (i.e., the cost of children). Following the principle of the Rothbarth approach, the identification of the children's share requires the observation of at least one adult-specific good. However, our...

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Cooperative models in action : simulation of a Nash-bargaining model of household labor supply with taxation

Bargain, Olivier (contributor); Moreau, Nicolas (contributor) - 2005

external threat points (divorce) into the microsimulation of tax policy reforms in France. Following the suggestion of McElroy …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002597682

Worktime regulations and spousal labour supply

Goux, Dominique; Maurin, Eric; Petrongolo, Barbara - 2011

introduction of the shorter workweek in France in the late 1990s. We find that female and male employees treated by the shorter …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009238638

Wage rigidity, collective bargaining and the minimum wage : evidence from French agreement data

Avouyi-Dovi, Sanvi; Fougère, Denis; Gautier, Erwan - 2011

Using several unique data sets on wage agreements at both industry and firm levels in France, we document stylized …

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Putting structure on the RD design : social transfers and youth inactivity in France

Bargain, Olivier; Doorley, Karina - 2013

their use for policy design is often limited by the difficulty in extrapolating on the basis of reduced-form estimates of … structure on a regression discontinuity (RD) design. The RD estimation exploits the fact that childless single individuals under … 25 years of age are not eligible for social assistance in France. The behavioral model is identified by the discontinuity …

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Trade, wages, and collective bargaining : evidence from France

Carluccio, Juan; Fougère, Denis; Gautier, Erwan - 2015

We estimate the impact of international trade on wages using data for French manufacturing firms. We instrument firm-level trade flows with firm-specific instrumental variables based on world demand and supply shocks. Both export and offshoring shocks have a positive effect on wages. Exports...

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Normative evaluation of tax policies : from households to individuals

Bargain, Olivier (contributor) - 2004

Credit on married couples in France. Two types of conclusions emerge. First, the reform is not desirable for low values …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002531527