[eng] Our article uses subjective data to study inequality within the family. We use a question on the individual income of each household member. We assume that the answer to the question gives reliable information on income-sharing in the household. Within the framework of a collective model...

[fre] Travail et pauvreté en Russie: évaluations objectives et perceptions subjectives . . La relation entre la pauvreté et la participation au marché du travail en Russie est analysée à l’aide de deux mesures de la pauvreté: une mesure monétaire en termes de seuil absolu et une mesure...

There has recently been a strong drive to develop apprenticeship in France, as one means of decreasing youth unemployment. Our aim in this paper is to try to measure the “pure” within‐firm training effect on school‐to‐work transition. We address the problem of the transition to the...

Over the last thirty years, economic models of the family have been developed to recognize that potentially conflicting interests may shape family decisions and the sharing of resources within families. This paper provides an overview of how decision-making within households has been modelled...

[fre] Une confrontation de trois modèles de mariage à partir de l'analyse des transferts ordonnés lors du divorce, . par Catherine Sofer, Michel Sollogoub.. . Quels sont les déterminants du montant des transferts ordonnés par les juges au moment où les couples divorcent ? La relation qui...

[fre] La répartition des emplois par sexe: capital humain ou discrimination? . par Catherine Sofer.. . Cet article étudie l'impact de la répartition des emplois par sexe sur le différentiel moyen de salaire hommes/femmes. Les principales explications théoriques de cette situation sont, pour...

[eng] Is There a Division of Labour in the Extended Family? . by Guy Lacroix, Michel Picot and Catherine Sofer.. . Labour supply analysis has shown the need to shift from the individual to the household, and then from the unitary household to the household as a place of strategic interactions....

Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most important challenges faced by Europe today is to understand...