(VF)L'objectif de cet article est de faire une synthèse des analyses théoriques (issues des théories de l'agence et des coûts de transaction) et des résultats empiriques concernant le conseil d'administration. Après avoir rappelé le cadre d'analyse de cet organe proposé par la théorie...

It may be in the interest of low-ability individuals to subsidize the education of high-ability individuals. Sufficient conditions are surprisingly mild: positive externalities in education and complementarity in production between human capital and labor supplied by the low-ability individuals....

The author studies the European Schools, which are created and run by the European Unio; the majority of the European Schools' population is to be found in Brussels and Luxembourg, and the pupils include many "non-entitled", i.e. children whose parents are not employed by the Union. The schools...

As part of the restructuring of the education system since doi moi or Renovation in 1989, the government of Vietnam has implemented several policy changes. These include transforming some public institutions into private ones, promoting the establishment of "people's" and community educational...

L'auteur se penche sur la definition, la determination de l'enseignement superieur dans les pays en transition lesquels doivent jongles avec deux defis. Le premier celui de repondre aux questions posees par la phase de developpement economique ou se trouve le pays; le second, ces pays en...

La devalorisation des diplomes resulte non seulement de la baisse de la position relative du titre dans la hierarchie des diplomes mais aussi de l'evolution de la demande de diplomes. La plupart des etudes sur le sujet se sont surtout interessees aux effets d'offre. Or, il s'avere que les effets...

The election of the Labour Party to Government of the UK in may 1997 heralded a potential watershed in British education. The rhetoric of the new Government is to prioritise 'education, education, education'. This strong public policy stance on education initiates that May 1997 may shape the...

The educational attainment of second generation immigrants is of crucial importance for their subsequent labour market success in Germany. While the schooling outcomes of natives improved in recent decades, German-born children of immigrants did not partake in this development. The Paper applies...

Education and human capital accumulation are essential components of eco- nomic development. This paper attempts to identify some of the individual and household level characteristics that affect the demand for schooling in Bangladesh. We examine (1) current enrolment status of children aged 6 -...