Ths subject of this study is the rationale behind two, at first sight conflicting trends: on the one hand we see a strong growth in the numbers of mergers and acquisitions, and on the other there is much attention for the (perceived) growing importance of small and medium-sized enterprises...

This report presents the results of an EIM study about spin-off businesses. These are new, independent enterprises set up by departing employees with assistance of former employers. The study entails preliminary exploration of that phenomenon, including analyses of the characteristics of...

Overzicht van theoretische factoren die belangrijk zijn bij het verklaren van schaalgrootte van bedrijven en verschillen in schaalgrootte tussen vergelijkbare bedrijven. Naast de theoretische factoren worden enkele relevante trends beschreven en wordt gekeken naar de impact van deze trends op de...

This research focus on the congestion cost of the Parisian ring-road. We mobilize a speed-density relation which enables us to differentiate the costs of the road's use and its congestion according to speed-classes of 5 km/h. We lead this work at three analytical scales thanks to a large...

Cet article se propose de mettre en perspective les théories "traditionnelles" de la croissance régionale avec la théorie de l'entrepreneur. La revue de littérature que nous menons montre que, si la figure de l'entrepreneur n'est que très partiellement mobilisée dans les explications de la...

Sur le quart des boulevards des Maréchaux, le bus a été remplacé par un tramway et simultanément les voies routières ont été rétrécies. Une enquête auprès de 1000 usagers montre que le tramway n'a engendré presque aucun transfert modal de la voiture vers les TC. Mais il a engendré...

Cet article se propose d'étudier le coût économique engendré par la congestion du boulevard périphérique parisien (BPP). Nous mobilisons un modèle basé sur une relation vitesse-densité, ce qui nous permet de différencier les coûts d'utilisation de la route et de congestion du BPP...

Preferences for transport activities are often considered only in terms of time and money. Whilst congestion in automobile traffic increases costs by raising trip durations, the same is less obvious in public transport (PT), especially rail-based. This has lead many economic analyses to conclude...

In Paris, an old bus line on the Maréchaux Boulevards has been replaced by a modern tramway. Simultaneously, the road-space has been narrowed by about a third. A survey of 1000 users of the tramway shows that the tramway hardly generated any shift from private cars towards public transit mode....