This paper presents the experimental results of a “Transcontinental Ultimatum Game” implemented between India and France. The bargaining took the form of standard ultimatum games, but in one treatment Indian subjects made offers to French subjects and, in another treatment, French subjects...

This paper analyses one of Turgot's first economic essays, Plan d´un ouvrage sur le commerce, la circulation et l´intérêt de l´argent, la richesse des états (1753-4). Written prior to the appearance of physiocratic influence, it is Turgot's contribution to the movement of writing that...

The "Sarkozy Report" edited by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Amartya Sen and Jean-Paul Fitoussi argued that GDP does not provide reliable information on the economic performance and social progress of a country. The Commission expressed, rather, a preference for an indicator of "sustainable well-being",...

An imperative need has arisen to provide a Constructive push to the President Bush. American population, Corporate units, Expatriates and all nations with their currency related to US $, are not happy in the current $ dipping situation. Even the currencies of poor nations are galloping upward in...

The coexistence of a predominantly poor opinion of free markets and lack of education in economics are two documented features of France. In this paper, we use data collected through an Internet-based survey conducted in December 2009 in order to test whether this situation is more than a mere...