This study identifies and estimates various categories of intangible investments that are currently processed as intermediate consumption items or are not classified separately in national accounting. Our valuation thus paves the way for their gradual integration into the national accounts

The paper evaluates the empirical effects of labor market institutions (LMI) on foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions using an individual dataset describing French firms’ expansion strategies in OECD countries over 1992–2002. First, we provide evidence that labor market institutions do...

This study compares French and German manufacturing price levels in 2007 and investigates in both countries over the 1991-2010 period value added price growth rates in manufacturing and services. Using the ICOP methodology and the data from the Eurostat production surveys, we calculate...

[eng] Interest rates in East Asian Countries : internal financial structures and international linkages. The purpose of this paper is to assess the integration of the different domestic financial markets and to provide a possible evidence of international linkages. The sample entails eight...

This book analyzes growth at the total economy and industry level from an international perspective, providing unique cross-country comparisons. The authors focus on the EU-25 countries but also include the US, Japan and Korea. The chapters explore growth patterns from a long-run perspective,...