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considerably larger than those which matter for outcomes (i.e. close neighbours). Several institutional features of France enable …
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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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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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introduction of the shorter workweek in France in the late 1990s. We find that female and male employees treated by the shorter …
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Using several unique data sets on wage agreements at both industry and firm levels in France, we document stylized …
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This paper investigates whether increases in the minimum wage in France have the same impact on the average wage when …
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Analysing restricted access census data, this paper examines the long-term trends of immigrant segregation in France … from 1968 to 2007. Similar to other European countries, France experienced a rise in the proportion of immigrants in its … immigrants. Contradicting frequent assertions, neither mono-ethnic census tract nor ghettoes exist in France. By contrast, many …
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Wage inequality decreased continuously in France from 1969 to 2008. In contrast to the US and the UK, this period was … upper tail wage inequality in France relative to other countries. Using a model with imperfect substitution between … wage inequality at the top of the distribution in France during this period is explained by the increase in the educational …
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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 famous events of May 1968, starting with student riots, threw France into a state of turmoil. The period of …
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