The share of immobile persons, i.e. persons not leaving their homes on a given reporting day, is both a central result and a prime quality indicator of a travel diary survey. The wide range of values for the share of immobiles reported in travel diary and time budget survey literature has...

L’impact négatif de la distance sur le commerce bilatéral constitue l’un des résultats empiriques les plus robustes en économie internationale. Bien que connu, ce résultat n’a cependant fait l’objet d’aucune analyse systématique. Les auteurs examinent 1 467 effets distance...

The estimation of cartel overcharges lie at the heart of antitrust policy on cartel proscution as it constitutes a basic element in the determination of fines. Connor and Lande (2008) conducted a survey of cartels and found a mean overcharge estimates in the range of 31% to 49%. By examining...