French mercantilism is generally associated with absolutist policy‐making subject to capture by rent‐seeking interests. This article investigates how the Bureau du Commerce, a small state agency in charge of commerce and the supply side, handed out rents and privileges to private...

This paper analyzes the decisions made by juries at the Paris Labor Court. These juries (made up of two judges representing workers’ unions and two representing employers’ federations) decide how much money defendants (employers) should pay to plaintiffs (employees). Multiple cases are...