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synthesis of the main sources of uncertainty as well as an illustration of their effects within an analytical framework. In … particular, it shows that depending on the type of uncertainty and the choice of the selected loss function, the recommendations …
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environment. This paper proposes, from a central banker's point of view, a synthesis of the main sources of uncertainty as well as … uncertainty and the choice of the selected loss function, the recommendations for monetary policy can be noticeably different …
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The Swiss agriculture is considered to be one of the more subsidized in the world. Using an applied general equilibrium model, we study the effects of two reforms of the agricultural policy on the welfare of various categories of households. Our framework of analysis allows to take into account...
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In the development of the general equilibrium theories, Hicks and Allais played an essential role. We are studying here the contributions which were theirs respectively in Value and Capital (1939) and in the Traité d’économie pure (1943). The accent is put on three points: the theory of...
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The ethical analysis of distribution seems to show that, from general opinion, distribution in the field of macrojustice should not depend of people’s utility – for this choice, each individual’s utility concerns this person only (utility is relevant for other issues). The criterion should...
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International comparisons of living standards are still primarily made using GDP per capita, in spite of recurrent criticism that this is a partial and ill-founded measure of social welfare (Sen). Alternative measures abound, such as the Index of Human Development computed by the United Nations...
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Fondée sur l’enquête prioritaire de Madagascar de 2005, la présente recherche examine l’hypothèse de non-linéarité de l’impact des revenus des adultes sur le travail des enfants, et l’opportunité d’estimations économétriques prenant en compte la dépendance spatiale des...
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French Abstract: Les économistes ont coutume de distinguer entre une composante positive et une composante normative de leurs travaux, ce qui est une singularité de leur discipline, car cette distinction n'a pas de répondant exact dans les autres sciences sociales. Elle a fortement évolué...
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French Abstract: Le monde traverse une crise sans précédent qui mêle finance, économie, social et culture. Si nous ne voulons pas être rejetés de ce monde, il faut alors questionner l’utopie fondatrice de nos sociétés modernes. Cette utopie a fondé la reconnaissance de la liberté...
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