[eng] Inheritance and Gift Taxes: Bases for International Comparisons, . by Anne Laferrère.. . There is a wide range of ways countries handle the transmission of wealth from one generation to the next. The very concept of property can differ as do the rules governing matrimony, children's...

We use retrospective life-history data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe to assess parental altruism through the effect of parental resources and home characteristics on the age at which individuals now aged 50 or more left the nest in 13 countries. We show that the nest...

Social public housing offer rents that are more than 60 % undervalued. The total `loss' of public sector landlords amounts to 37 billions Francs per year. The `rebate' allows social sector tenants to consume 10 % more housing services and 11 % more of other goods. The surplus gain of living in...