This article is the first study to present an econometric evaluation of wage discrimination based on sexual orientation in the French labor market. Having identified same-sex couples using the French Employment Survey, we estimate the wage gap related to sexual orientation in the private and...

This paper aims at providing a simple economic framework to address the question of the optimal share of investments in medical R&D in total public spending. In order to capture the long-run impact of tax-financed medical R&D on the growth rate, we develop an endogenous growth model in the...

L’article présente une évaluation économétrique, sur le marché du travail français, de la discrimination salariale fondée sur l’orientation sexuelle. Il s’agit de la première étude tentant d’évaluer l’ampleur de cette discrimination en France. Après avoir identifié les...

This paper aims at providing a simple economic framework to address a somewhat neglected question of economic policy, namely the optimal share of investments in medical R&D in total public spending. In or- der to capture the long-run impact of tax-financed medical R&D on the growth rate, we...

The purpose of the model developed in the paper is to provide a simple economic framework to address an economic policy question, namely the optimal size of military R&D investment within total public expenditures. To capture the long-run impact of military R&D on the growth rate of the economy,...

Les progrès des technologies de l'information et des communications sont indéniables mais l'on est pas encore parvenu à mettre en évidence un impact quelconque de ces technologies sur les performances des économies mesurées à un niveau agrégé. Telle est la conclusion que l'on peut tirer...

In each economy there is employment favourable to biodiversity, which we call bio-jobs. These jobs are located in a small number of branches linked to or controlling natural resources: green core activities, quarrying, public works, water and waste management, etc. We are interested in the...