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Farid Gasmi, Laura Recuero Virto, and Denis Couvet
vol. 40, n. 1-2, June 2025, pp. 1–45
This paper analyzes the determinants of economic growth in coastal countries and discusses their potential consequences on mangrove blue carbon (BC). We use a Bayesian averaging of classical estimates technique to fit models reflecting alternative theories to 1960–2009 data on 23 specific coastal...
Marion Hoffman, Christoph Stadtfeld, and Timon Elmer
vol. 88, n. 2, June 2025, p. 249–270
Dyadic isolation is the tendency of some individuals to be involved in pairwise interactions rather than in larger group interactions. This article investigates the interpersonal processes associated with the dyadic isolation of individuals with depressive symptoms. We hypothesize that such...
Marianne Andries, Milo Bianchi, Karen Huynh, and Sébastien Pouget
vol. 38, n. 6, June 2025, p. 1687–1729
In an investment experiment, we show variations in information affect belief and decision behaviors within the information-beliefs-decisions chain. Subjects observe the time series of a risky asset and a signal that, in random rounds, helps predict returns. When they perceive the signal as useless...
Catherine Bobtcheff, Raphaël Lévy, and Thomas Mariotti
vol. 56, n. 2, June 2025, pp. 145–162
Firms receiving independent signals on a common-value risky project compete to be the first to invest. When firms are symmetric and competition is winner-take-all, rents are fully dissipated in equilibrium and the extent to which signals are publicly disclosed is irrelevant for welfare. When...
Céline Bonnet, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, and Hugo Molina
vol. 56, n. 2, June 2025, pp. 194–215
We develop a bilateral oligopoly framework with manufacturer-retailer bargaining to analyze the impact of retail mergers on market outcomes. We show that the surplus division between manufacturers and retailers depends on three bargaining forces and can be interpreted in terms of an “equilibrium of...
Mathieu Lefebvre, Pierre Pestieau, and Jérôme Schoenmaeckers
vol. 146, May 2025, 13 pages
The phenomenon of grandparents assuming the role of caretakers for their grandchildren is substantial and on the rise; a trend partially attributed to mothers’ increased participation in the workforce. While altruism is commonly assumed to be the primary driver behind such caregiving, we examine an...
Frédéric Bertrand, Anne Gégout-Petit, and Christine Thomas-Agnan
Editions Technip, May 2025, 364 pages
Les données de composition apparaissent naturellement dans beaucoup de domaines : génomique, étude du microbiote, chimiométrie, épidémiologie, marketing, économie politique, usage des sols, nutrition, etc. Il s’agit de vecteurs à composantes positives que l’on souhaite utiliser dans une méthode...
Marie-Benoît Magrini, Raphaèle-Jeanne Aubin-Brouté, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, Gérard Marty, and Annick Vignes
Éditions Quae, May 2025
Face aux enjeux de compétitivité, de formation des prix et de répartition de la valeur, la contractualisation suscite des débats récurrents. Cet ouvrage propose une analyse approfondie des usages et impacts des contrats dans la construction des échanges de biens agricoles, forestiers et...
Jean-Pierre Amigues, and Gilles Lafforgue
vol. 82, n. 101481, May 2025, 22 pages
We develop a dynamic model of energy use that relies on three primary sources: a ‘dirty’ fossil resource, a ‘clean’ fossil resource equipped with a specific abatement device, and a carbon-free renewable energy source. The total amount of carbon emissions is limited by a given carbon budget....
Dale Whittington, Céline Nauges, and Richard Damania
n. 20 064052, May 2025
This paper describes three phases that cities go through for the delivery of municipal water and sanitation services, identifying the main political, technological, socio-institutional, financial, public health forces of disequilibria that push cities along this development path. Data from the...