The aim of this paper is to question the cognitive capitalism hypothesis: are the major transformations of the wage labour nexus and regime of accumulation, created a new capitalism era? A positive answer to this question then relegates to a second rank the thesis of financial capitalism. For...

Using a data set which is largely free of survivorship bias, this study analyzes the persistence of the performance of French equity funds from 1993 to 2002. The main empirical result is that persistence, although detected in some years, appears to be a quite unstable phenomenon, strongly...

The aim of this paper is to build and estimate a macroeconomic model of credit risk for the French manufacturing sector. This model is based on Wilson's CreditPortfolioView model (1997a, 1997b); it enables us to simulate loss distributions for a credit portfolio for several macroeconomic...

We develop a geographical-based vibrancy index using important location characteristics that measure local economic health. We show that local vibrancy is associated with future firm outcomes, including investment, leverage, profitability, and firm value. More vibrant firms are located in...

French Abstract: L’impact investing s’est progressivement développé en réponse à une prise de conscience collective engendrée par les mutations économiques et sociales qui ont marqué le XXème siècle. Le marché a encore du mal à se structurer, en partie en raison du flou qui règne...

Already evoked in the years 1970 by American economists such as Sargen, the concept of country risk returned to the front of the economic scene following the financial crises of the years 1990.The concept of country risk is not new insofar as it is inherent in the swaps between two economic...

French Abstract: Nicolas Firzli nous fait partager certains des travaux menés par le World Pensions Council (WPC) et résume ici une partie des interventions du G7 Pensions qui s'est tenu fin août dernier, en marge du Sommet du G7 de Biarritz. Il livre des pistes de réflexions précieuses...

English Abstract: Following the COP21 Summit, we've reached a point in economic history where real change can be expected – even if policy makers are unable or unwilling to curb the activities of oil companies in the United States… It's likely oil companies won't be in a position to reverse...

French abstract: Dans le présent papier, nous essayons d’étudier les actions de la bourse régionale de valeur mobilière (BRVM) tout en mettant en relief le modèle de Fama-French et les dérivés du modèle d’évaluation des actifs financiers (MEDAF). Les résultats montrent que le...