This article is the first study to present an econometric evaluation of wage discrimination based on sexual orientation in the French labor market. Having identified same-sex couples using the French Employment Survey, we estimate the wage gap related to sexual orientation in the private and...

This paper aims at providing a simple economic framework to address the question of the optimal share of investments in medical R&D in total public spending. In order to capture the long-run impact of tax-financed medical R&D on the growth rate, we develop an endogenous growth model in the...

L’article présente une évaluation économétrique, sur le marché du travail français, de la discrimination salariale fondée sur l’orientation sexuelle. Il s’agit de la première étude tentant d’évaluer l’ampleur de cette discrimination en France. Après avoir identifié les...

This paper aims at providing a simple economic framework to address a somewhat neglected question of economic policy, namely the optimal share of investments in medical R&D in total public spending. In or- der to capture the long-run impact of tax-financed medical R&D on the growth rate, we...

The purpose of the model developed in the paper is to provide a simple economic framework to address an economic policy question, namely the optimal size of military R&D investment within total public expenditures. To capture the long-run impact of military R&D on the growth rate of the economy,...

This article is the first study to present an econometric evaluation of wage discrimination based on sexual orientation in the French labor market. Having identified same-sex couples using the French Employment Survey, we estimate the wage gap related to sexual orientation in the private and...