This paper analyzes the demand and cost structure of the French market of academic journals. After merging several databases, we estimate an aggregated nested logit demand system combined simultaneously with a pricing equation, taking into account theevolution of impact factors of journals. We...

Unemployment insurance and employment protection are typically discussed and studied in isolation. In this paper, we argue that they are tightly linked, and we focus on their joint optimal design in a simple model, with risk-averse workers, risk-neutral firms, and random shocks to productivity....

We study the role of Standard Setting Organization (SSOs) in the adoption of standards. The way the SSO balances the interests of sponsor and users is key to its ability to certify the technology. Proximity to users builds trust in the endorsement, but may be unattractive to technology sponsors....