La défiscalisation des heures supplémentaires et son exonération de cotisations sociales est centrale dans le dispositif du nouveau gouvernement. Concrètement, la rémunération des heures supplémentaires effectuées au-delà des 35 heures hebdomadaires sera majorée de 25 % quelque soit la...

L’économie de l’environnement entremêle les questions économiques et d’économie politique les plus complexes en théorie et les plus retorses en pratique : la justice entre les générations, la production et la préservation des biens publics, la gestion des externalités au niveau...

This paper analyses post-entry and pre-exit performance of French firms using a dataset covering 14 manufacturing industries over the period 1990-2002. The main focus is on market selection mechanisms looking at total factor productivity levels of entrants and exitors relative to incumbent...

This paper examines the historical record of the Austro-Hungarian monetary union, focusing on its bargaining dimension. As a result of the 1867 Compromise, Austria and Hungary shared a common currency, although they were fiscally sovereign and independent entities. By using repeated threats to...

Today in the British electricity industry, most electricity suppliers hedge a large proportion of their residential customer base requirements by owning their own plant. The non-storability of electricity and the corresponding need for an instantaneous matching of generation and consumption...

The paper focuses on the innovative French broadband Internet industry that is characterised by inertia phenomena in terms of technology choice. We argue that although inertia on the supply side helps to explain the faster diffusion of ADSL, a more complete picture can be obtained when we...

This article argues that the role the Commission plays in European foreign policies goes beyond the execution of the competences delegated by the member states. The Commission is not just the external negotiator of the EU, it can also use its powers as the guardian of the Treaties to expand its...