In this paper we examine the influence of unemployment on property crimes and on violent crimes in France for the period 1990 to 2000. This analysis is the first extensive study for this country. We construct a regional-level data set (for the 95 départements of metropolitan France) with...

In this paper we examine the influence of unemployment on property crimes and on violent crimes in France for the period 1990 to 2000. This analysis is the first extensive study for this country. We construct a regional-level data set (for the 95 departements of metropolitan France) with...

I use spatial and temporal variation in temperature shocks to examine the effect of adverse weather conditions on the onset of social conflicts in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France. The paper's contribution is threefold. First, I document the effect of temperature shocks on standards of...

La France connaît en 1577 le sommet d'une crise monétaire aiguë qu'une réforme monétaire inédite tente de résoudre. Sa principale mesure consiste à supprimer le compte en livres tournois au profit d'une monnaie dite réelle, l'écu d'or. Ce texte vise à éclairer la réforme par son...