Comment les changements structurels intervenus depuis le 19° siècle se sont-ils traduits sur les patrimoines individuels des Français? La mobilisation d'une source historique permettant de suivre ces évolutions de patrimoine montre que les inégalités de patrimoine sont tirées en France...

Though rates of intergenerational mobility differ little between the U.S. and Europe today, attitudes toward redistribution – that should reflect at least in part those rates – differ substantially. We examine the differences in intergenerational mobility between the U.S. and France since...

[spa] Estructura del capital y costes de informaciôn : el caso de las empresas francesas a finales de los ochenta . La estructura de financiaciôn de una empresa es el resultado de un arbitraje entre los costes de los diferentes recursos : autofinanciaciôn, deudas o emisiones de acciones....

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. In our perspective, and that is new, the labour market produced massive externalities which it could not control. In our view, and it is the purpose of this paper, the analysis of the process of...

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...

Compared with other European countries, population ageing began particularly early in France. That trend affected both societal organization and family ties. Examining changes in asset ownership by the French between 1820 and 1940 reveals that the proportion of people who died leaving no estate...

[fre] Quand l'installation du capital productif est irréversible et les profits incertains, il peut être profitable pour les entreprises d'attendre avant d'investir car chaque instant écoulé apporte des informations sur les états futurs. Ce constat très simple peut modifier de manière...