Economists have long been interested in different aspects of education such as, the measure of its output, the analysis of the determinants of scholarly achievement or the pedagogical approach. This study stands within the same lines of preoccupations. Indeed, it tries to find out whether some...

This paper presents, for models based on time series data, a method of estimation to take into account errors in the variables, when these errors are not autocorrelated. The suggested approach utilizes shifted values of the independent variables as instruments. We use Fuller's (1987) consistent...

Thoughts inspired by a fable written by Georges Duhamel entitled "Les Confitures", on the difficulties encountered by economists responsible for performing cost benefit analyses as well as on their role in society. Réflexions à partir d’une fable de Georges Duhamel intitulée « Les...