A semi-parametric approach is used to estimate firm propensity to exit. The unobserved individual productivity of a firm is first estimated using the Ackerberg et al. (2006) approach and then introduced as a determinant of firm exit in conjunction with other variables that may serve as barriers...

Recurrent food crises and climate change, along with habitat loss and micronutrient deficiencies, are global issues of critical importance that have pushed food security and environmental sustainability to the top of the political agenda. Analyses of the dynamic linkages between food consumption...

Recurrent food crises and climate change, along with habitat loss and pollution, have put food security and environmental sustainability at the top of the political agenda. Analyses of the dynamic linkages between food consumption patterns and environmental concerns have recently received...

Cet article présente une analyse comparée, entre les différents Etats membres de l'Union européenne, des conséquences du projet de réforme de la PAC (Agenda 2000) sur le revenu des exploitations agricoles spécialisées dans les productions laitière, bovine et céréalière. Les...

In times of highly volatile commodity markets, governments often try to protect their populations from rapidly-rising food prices, which can be particularly harsh for the poor. A potential solution for food-deficit countries is to hold strategic reserves, which can be called on when...

Reprise d'une communication deja signalee dans la Bibliographie No 5,1989, reference 110.

In this paper we present a Social accounting matrix and a computable general equilibrium model of the Algerian economy for 2009. The model is then use to perform scenarios simulation of reduction and removal of consumption subsidies on the wheat sector in Algeria.

La technologie est exterieure a notre societe. Sa genese est mysterieuse et il faut s'adapter a ses impacts. Apres un bref rappel des positions des differents courants de la pensee economique, l'article traite des traits marquants de la transformation de l'agriculture au 20e siecle et de...

We quantify the economic and health effects of a fruit and vegetable (FV) voucher policy designed for increasing FV consumption among low-income consumers. The analysis combined two models: an economic model which predicts how FV consumption is affected by a change in policy, and a health model...

La technologie est exterieure a notre societe. Sa genese est mysterieuse et il faut s'adapter a ses impacts. Apres un bref rappel des positions des differents courants de la pensee economique, l'article traite des traits marquants de la transformation de l'agriculture au 20e siecle et de...