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Marie Bessec, Audrey Desbonnet, Sumudu Kankanamge et Thomas Weitzenblum

vol. 122, n° 6, 2012, p. 903–920

Dans cet article, nous analysons les interactions entre les politiques de dette publique et de transfert dans le modèle de Floden [2001], que nous étendons en modélisant la dynamique transitoire d’un état stationnaire à un autre. Dans un premier temps, dans le cas où la dette aurait atteint un...

Dorothea Kubler, Jörgen W. Weibull et Steffen Huck

vol. 83, 2012, p. 173–185

This paper studies the interplay between economic incentives and social norms in firms. We introduce a general framework to model social norms arguing that norms stem from agents’ desire for, or peer pressure towards, social efficiency. In a simple model of team production we examine the interplay...

Xiaoyan Lei, Nina Yin et Yaohui Zhao

Londres : Alain Charles, vol. 23, n° 1, 2012, p. 105–121

China has undergone a rapid epidemiological transition from infectious to chronic diseases, a process characterized by widespread under-diagnosis of chronic diseases and low rates of treatment and control. This paper uses hypertension as an example and documents the association of socioeconomic...

Emmanuel Farhi, Christopher Sleet, Ivän Werning et Sevin Yeltekin

vol. 79, 2012, p. 1469–1493

We study efficient non-linear taxation of labour and capital in a dynamic Mirrleesian model incorporating political economy constraints. Policies are chosen sequentially over time, without commitment. Our main result is that the marginal tax on capital income is progressive, in the sense that...

Hans Gersbach et Jean-Charles Rochet

vol. 44, décembre 2012, p. 73–109

Evidence suggests that banks tend to lend a lot during booms and very little during recessions. We propose a simple explanation for this phenomenon. We show that instead of dampening productivity shocks, the banking sector tends to exacerbate them, leading to excessive fluctuations of bank credit,...

Georges Casamatta et Caroline de Paoli

vol. 78, n° 1, 2012, p. 2–25

La littérature théorique sur les retraites conclut que, dans une situation où la longévité augmente, les individus devraient travailler plus longtemps. Dans cette article, nous cherchons à déterminer si cette conclusion est toujours valide lorsque les individus font face au risque de chômage. Dans...

Anna L. Choi, Margaret R. Karagas, Susan Korrick, Koenraad Marien, Emily Oken, Christoph Rheinberger, Rita Schoeny et Elsie M. Sunderland

vol. 120, n° 6, 2012, p. 790–798

Background: Diverse perspectives have influenced fish consumption choices. Objectives: We summarized the issue of fish consumption choice from toxicological, nutritional, ecological, and economic points of view; identified areas of overlap and disagreement among these viewpoints; and reviewed...

Charles Berube, Marc Duhamel et Daniel Ershov

vol. 12, n° 1, 2012, p. 47–65

Jorge Peña

vol. 66, 2012, p. 623–636

Jorge Peña et Yannick Rochat

vol. 7, n° 9, 2012