In this paper, we study the links between new-firm startups, gross domestic product (GDP) and unemployment rate in France using a quarterly data basis over the 1993-2011 period. Interactions are analyzed, in the short and long run, in two main dimensions: the regional and the national...

We investigate in this paper the representation of the cities inside the french local entities called E.P.C.I. (Etablissement Public de Coopération Intercommunale). In these entities, each city is represented by a given number of delegates. Our analysis focuses on E.PC.I.s from Basse-Normandie...

<italic>The intraregional development of the French Établissements Publics de Coopération Intercommunale (E.P.C.I. - local entities set up for local councils’ cooperation) of the Basse-Normandy region is described by using a typology of urban, rural or touristic areas. The specific historical...</italic>