[eng] Market-failure theory is often used to argue that eco-labeling is a way of increasing market efficiency. We show that, because of additional costs, this may not always be true. We identify three types of information costs regarding quality that may arise with an eco-label. We then measure...

The main purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of fiscal cooperation on local taxation in a decentralized country, using the French experience in urban municipalities. We estimate a model of tax setting for local business tax using spatial and dynamic econometric techniques, for the...

Understanding the causes and consequences of human migration has long been of interest to urban and regional economists. Empirical studies build on the theoretical results of Roback (1982) and Mueser and Graves (1995) by estimating the effects of wages, housing prices, and amenities on...

Les disparités d’imposition entre collectivités territoriales ont longtemps été expliquées par les seules caractéristiques spécifiques à chacune des collectivités. On doit cependant considérer que les choix fiscaux des collectivités sont également guidés par des relations de...