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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

Choosing the field of study in post-secondary education : do expected earnings matter?

Beffy, Magali; Fougère, Denis; Maurel, Arnaud - 2009

This paper examines the determinants of the choice of the major when the length of studies is uncertain, by using a framework in which students entering post-secondary education are assumed to anticipate their future earnings. For that purpose, we use French data coming from the 1992 and 1998...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831695

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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003825142

The effect of part-time work on post-secondary educational attainment : new evidence from French data

Beffy, Magali; Fougère, Denis; Maurel, Arnaud - 2010

In this paper, we provide new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment. To do so, we use samples extracted from the French Labor Force Surveys conducted over the years 1992-2002. These samples are restricted to students in initial education following...

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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310034

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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The returns to seniority in France (and why are they lower than in the United States?)

Beffy, Magali; Buchinsky, Moshe; Fougère, Denis; … - 2006

We estimate a model of the joint participation and mobility along with the individuals' wage formation in France. Our … using state of the art Bayesian methods employing a long panel (1976-1995) for France. Our results clearly show that returns … rationale for this phenomenon. Specifically, in a low-mobility country such as France, there is little gain in compensating …

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Vive la révolution! : Long term returns of 1968 to the angry students

Maurin, Eric (contributor); McNally, Sandra (contributor) - 2005

The famous events of May 1968, starting with student riots, threw France into a state of turmoil. The period of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002634438