It is known that existing measures of intra-generational (within cohorts) redistribution induced by pension schemes may prove highly misleading in the presence of inter-generational (between cohorts) redistribution. In this paper we show that the Kakwani progressivity index, extended to account...

The present study is aimed at contributing to the ongoing debate about the implications of the incoming recruitment system as proposed by Law 240/2010 (Gelmini's reform). For this purpose, the main implications of the two alternative criteria respectively proposed by the National Agency for the...

The paper investigates the forms and determinants of social exclusion in Luxembourg and addresses both conceptual and empirical issues. We therefore examine the following issues: what definition of social exclusion is more appropriate for Luxembourg, if the economic and social disadvantages...

La présente recherche vise à décrire la manière dont s’opère le processus d’intégration des Portugais du Luxembourg. Pour ce faire, nous commençons par réaliser un examen synthétique de la littérature sociologique en matière d’intégration. Une fois le cadre conceptuel posé,...

The relationship between income and housing deprivation in Luxembourg is analysed at both a cross-sectional and longitudinal level using data from the Panel Socio-Economique ‘Liewen zu Lëtzebuerg’ (PSELL3) for 2003 to 2009. Long-term housing deprivation is negatively associated with...

This paper uses Demographic and Health Surveys data from about 30 sub-Saharan African countries to investigate the link between the birth of an “unintended child” and schooling decisions of children (dropout and entry). After controlling for local unobserved heterogeneity, we show that, the...

Cette analyse identifie les principaux facteurs qui incitent les entreprises à s'engager dans l'innovation environnementale. Elle contribue à la littérature empirique sur l'innovation environnementale à plusieurs niveaux. Premièrement, cet article présente pour la première fois, une...

The aim of this paper is to investigate attitudes toward the integration of immigrants in Luxembourg – the country with the highest proportion of immigrants in Europe. First, the paper examines how attitudes toward integration (consisting of two dimensions, namely attitudes toward assimilation...

Le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg a approuvé – sous réserves – la Convention Internationale des Droits de l’Enfant par la loi du 20 décembre 1993. L’étude de l’application de cette Convention internationale en droit luxembourgeois implique un vaste « tour d’horizon », tourné,...