This paper aims to show how the Tra-patrimoine database can be useful to better understand the building, transmission between generations and repartition of the patrimony in France during the last two centuries. We first make a presentation of the sources and, after a discussion on their...

Two opposing views of industrialization are commonly expressed. The first emphasizes capitalism’s coercion of workers into furnishing more effort than they had long been accustomed to when they themselves decided the rhythm and timing of work. In this optic, factory discipline is an essential...

Le système public de retraite par répartition est un pilier de l'Etat Providence en France. Il se traduit par des transferts financiers des générations jeunes et actives vers les générations plus âgées et inactives. Lontgemps donné pour l'expression même de la solidarité entre...

This paper examines the evolution of wealth distribution in France during the urbanization process of the nineteenth century, based on a comprehensive dataset of individual inheritances. It presents a spatial decomposition between rural and urban areas, distinguishing Paris from other cities. We...

[ger] Die rasante Zunahme der Ungleichheiten, die in den meisten Industrieländern seit 25 Jahren zu beobachten ist, muss in einem längerfristigen Kontext gesehen wird. In Frankreich ist das Lohngefälle im 20. Jahrhundert insgesamt stabil geblieben, während die Vermögensungleichheiten...

Comparé aux autres pays européens, le vieillissement de la population a été, en France, particulièrement précoce. La part des personnes âgées de plus de soixante ans passe de 8,5% à 12,5% de la population entre la première moitié du XIXème siècle et l’entre-deuxguerres. Il ne fait...

In 19th century France, the long working hours, produced worse conditions for the working classes even at times when real wages were increasing. In our view, the analysis of the process of decreasing of working hours, consists of identifying very long working hours as externalities. We show that...