Cette contribution plante le decor des debats sur la duree du travail en decrivant les tendances recentes affectant la duree et l'organisation du travail. Elle se concentre sur huit grands pays de l'OCDE : Allemagne, Espagne, Etats-Unis, France, Japon, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni et Suede.

The past two decades have witnessed an active period of global reform with respect to policies concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). This paper examines – from an empirical, economic perspective – policies that complement the generally strengthened framework for IPRs in developing...

In the context of green growth and sustainability, there is a substantial and growing literature that considers means to promote further innovation with respect to energy. This paper considers the possible effects on energy efficiency from an earlier period of policy reform aimed at promotion of...