The estimation of the elasticity of hours to wages relies mostly on laborsupply models although workers choices of hours may be constrained. This article reexaminesthe theoretical meaning of this elasticity accounting for labor demand. To do so, we introducepart-time work characteristics within...

This paper develops a framework to analyze the relationship between the diffusion ofnew technologies and the decentralization decisions of firms. Centralized controlrelies on the information of the principal, which we equate with publicly availableinformation. Decentralized control, on the other...

Using longitudinal data from the Echantillon Demographic Permanent (EDP), this paperexamines patterns of ethnic intermarriage in France for a long period of time (1968-1999)investigating particularly its possible implications on socio-economic achievement ofimmigrants and their participation in...

This paper introduces and describes unobserved heterogeneity in earnings quintiles transitionmatrices in the US. Unobserved heterogeneity is found to play a crucial role in earnings mobility.Each individual is attracted, given his characteristics, towards a specific zone of the distribution.At...