The aim of this article is to assess the impact of obstacles to innovation on firms' propensity to innovate. We show that distinguishing between firms that do not innovate because they do not intend to and firms that try but fail or give up because of insurmountable obstacles is key for properly...

We study the impact of trade liberalization on the international strategy of firms (to export and/or invest abroad as well as the number of products to be produced) when product differentiation is endogenous. By considering product differentiation as a strategic variable, our analysis sheds new...

We study the impact of trade liberalization on the international strategy of firms (to export and/or invest abroad as well as the number of varieties to be produced) when product differentiation is endogenous. By considering product differentiation as a strategic variable, our analysis sheds new...

The economic and financial crisis has meant sizeable employment losses that resulted from different adjustment mechanisms in domestic firms and multinational companies. This may be due to either production plant closures or downsizing by firms that remain active. This paper evaluates the...

[fre] La relation entre la qualité du facteur travail et son efficacité productive, . par Jean- Pierre Huiban.. . Cet article étudie la liaison entre la qualité du facteur travail et son efficacité productive, en partant d'un modèle au sein duquel une même fonction de production avec...

[fre] L'analyse des marchés sectoriels du travail, appliquée au cas des industries agro-alimentaires, permet de montrer la singularité de cet ensemble, par rapport au reste de l'industrie, mais révèle également la très forte hétérogénéité des secteurs qui le composent. [eng] The...