[eng] France and Luxembourg have recently introduced relatively similar tax reforms. In France, the reform has been accompanied by the prime pour l’emploi, an earned income tax credit, and in Luxembourg by a one-off increase in family allowances. The two reforms have been evaluated ex ante...

Following a major rockfall event in 1987, two types of protection measures were taken in the village Saint Martin le Vinoux (French Alps). Firstly, technical measures using civil engineering were installed, and secondly, a forest management intervention to increase its protection was carried...

Compared to other industrialized countries, the labor force participation of the elderly in the Netherlands is very low. Moreover, it has fallen very fast over recent years. We discuss the incentives for employees to retire, arising from public schemes such as social security and disability...