In discrete-time dynamical systems arising from economic problems, the length of the period (henceforth simply "period") separating two successive values of the state variables may play an essential role in determining the type of dynamics followed by the system. In economics, this fact is...

We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...

We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...

We develop a simple search equilibrium model of workplace training and education based on two features. First, investment in education improves job-related learning skills and reduces training costs burdened by firms. Second, firms with vacant skilled job slots can choose between recruitment...

This paper analyzes the capacity of mobile-payment solutions to improve financial inclusion in developing countries. It elaborates from rural East African countries experiences where mobile payment services have developed rapidly. With a simple dynamic model which rationalizes traders' adoption...

Space has only recently become a terrain of strenuous economic research. With the New Economic Geography (NEG) integrating into mainstream, many spatial subjects, including territorial, or regional, competitiveness are being increasingly inquired. In line with Krugman (2003), we argue that it is...

Le plan carrière de 2008 a permis une revalorisation des salaires des Maîtres de Conférences nouvellement recrutés ainsi qu'une hausse significative des taux de promotion, ce qui s'est traduit par un nouvel écrasement des hiérarchies salariales pour les enseignants-chercheurs. La...