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In this article, as part of the symposium on total factor productivity, Richard G. Lipsey of Simon Fraser University and Kenneth Carlaw of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand provide a trenchant critique of the concept of total factor productivity. They conclude that "the degree of...
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This paper characterizes the short- and long-run effects of overtime de-taxation. A dynamic general equilibrium with overtime hours is first developed and calibrated to French data. A fiscal shock consisting of a complete de-taxation of overtime hours is then implemented in the model. Several...
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This paper develops a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with interactions between a heterogeneous banking sector and other private agents. We introduce endogenous default probabilities for both firms and banks, and allow for bank regulation and liquidity injection into the interbank...
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Cet article examine les effets des plans d’épargne salariale sur l’épargne retraite volontaire. Nous construisons un modèle dynamique de maximisation d’utilité, pour déterminer les équations de demande de l’épargne salariale d’une part et de l’épargne classique d’autre...
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L’économie néoclassique, fondement des politiques d’ajustement des économies africaines estime qu’une crise endogène du système de marché est impossible car il contient des mécanismes autorégulateurs. L’extension du rôle de l’Etat est la source essentielle des déséquilibres...
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Le « libéralisme » justifie le nouveau mercantilisme des pays industriels. L’objectif est d’assurer à ces pays le contrôle des marchés mondiaux. Les programmes d’assainissement appliqués aux pays en développement révèlent que la mise en conformité des économies fragile avec les...
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The CEPII is France's leading institute for research on the international economy. The Centre's independence is guaranteed by its Board, which sets out the strategic guidelines for the CEPII's research. The Board comprises government officials, business personalities, trade unionists and...
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This paper defends the idea that Western modernity can be characterized by the rivalry of two institutions, the state and the market, competing for the charge of maintaining security against social violence while both are major sources of violence. It is so because the possibility of violence...
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En situation de concurrence pure et parfaite, les décisions par les entreprises de quantité produites et d’utilisation des facteurs s’effectuent en égalisant le prix du marché de bien final avec le coût marginal. En situation de concurrence imparfaite, cette égalisation n’est plus...
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Are scientific arguments used for analysing "sustainable development" ? This issue is at the core of the EBP-biosoc research project of which we present a few aspects on the use of scientific knowledge through "Evidence Based Policy" method. The use of such a framework in social sciences...
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