Les travailleurs indépendants échappent à la plupart des études sur la stratification sociale. L'étude de leur patrimoine est une voie possible pour progresser dans la connaissance de leur position sociale. En effet, la plupart des indépendants exploitent eux-mêmes un patrimoine...

A general conclusion of the theoretical literature on pensions is, confronted to an increased longevity, to encourage continued activity. This literature however assumes a perfect labour market. The central question addressed in this article is whether it is still desirable to increase the...

We consider a dynamic setting with no policy commitment. Two parties that compete for election must choose the level of provision of a public good as well as the tax payment needed to finance it. The cost of producing the good may be high or low and this information is not known to the voters....

The aim of this paper is to better understand the impact of unemployment on the design of Pay-As-You-Go pension systems, in the context of population aging. We consider a model in which people differ according to age and face in every period a given probability of becoming unemployed. We first...

We extend the model of Schultz (1996) to a dynamic setting with no policy commitment. Two parties that compete for election must choose the level of provision of a public good as well as the tax payment needed to finance it. The cost of producing the good may be high or low and this information...

L'observation des journées « Economie et Sciences sociales » organisées par l'ENS, les 13 et 14 juin 2002, a donné lieu à ce compte rendu qui analyse les différents modes de confrontation entre les disciplines économie et sciences sociales. La diversité des approches en sciences...

Les agriculteurs qui vivent en couple tendent à se marier davantage que les autres catégories socio-professionnelles, et à moins divorcer. A partir de l’enquête Etude de l’histoire familiale (INSEE/INED 1999) et d’une enquête ethnographique sur les jeunes viticulteurs de la région de...

[eng] Disciplinary decompartmentalization - transfers and misunderstandings -This text gives an account of an interdisciplinary conference, highlighting actual exchanges between economics and social sciences. Institutionnal definitions of the disciplines, though they are operating, do not allow...