It is now well documented that individuals tend to change their behavior when their actions are observed by others. Yet there is no systematic way of measuring this dimension of preferences at the individual level. In this paper, we propose a novel experimental game to measure individual...

This paper reviews the arguments in favour and against the “Stability and Growth Pact” signed by the countries of the Euro area. We find the theoretical debate to be inconclusive, as both externality and credibility arguments can be reversed to yield opposite, and equally plausible...

Cette thèse de doctorat contribue au débat sur les normes en tant qu’obstacles ou catalyseurs du commerce et fournit des preuves de l'impact des normes sur la capacité des pays en développement à gagner et maintenir l'accès aux marchés des pays développés pour les produits...