A partir des données de l’Enquête Emploi du Temps 2009-2010 de l’INSEE, cette étude propose d’analyser les différences de temps consacré au travail domestique entre les couples bi-actifs et mono-actifs. Si ces deux types de ménages présentent des caractéristiques...

According to the standard view, when full competition prevails in product, labour, and capital markets, positive or negative external trade shocks may be accommodated by the migration of jobs between sectors; the negative impact on some households' income of lower nominal wages will be more than...

This paper uses the SVAR methodology to investigate the effects of public investment on growth, and more specifically, the effects of the introduction of a golden rule of public finance. We extend the existing literature by estimating a model of the British economy that takes into account long...

This paper reviews the arguments for and against the ‘Stability and Growth Pact’ signed by the countries of the Euro area. We find the theoretical debate to be inconclusive, as both externality and credibility arguments can be used to yield opposite, and equally plausible conclusions. We...