[eng] The diffusion of a new technology of production depends on both its own characteristics in terms of profit and technical capabilities and the general conditions for investment.. This paper aims to explicit how diffusion processes are the combined result of investment behaviours and...

This paper attempts to analyze a technical change at the industry level by rendering explicit the investment behavior of the firms. The authors develop a model based on the assumption that production technology can be either modern or traditional. The probability that a firm modernizes is...

[eng] Productivity and quality effects of automatization : a macroeconomic approach. . This paper on automatization and economie growth under lines the specificity of the present reorganization of work in manufacturing industries.. It distinguishes the usual productivity effects from quality...

In many countries, a reversing trend in the evolution of the hired labour force in agriculture was observed : its share in the agricultural employment which had decreased regularly since decades has increased for the last ten years. We propose an analysis of the factors bearing upon the...

Le but de l'etude consiste a analyser le processus de choix du type de formation retenu par les eleves en confrontant en particulier leurs voeux tels qu'ils les hierarchisent et la decision administrative finale d'affectation. Parmi les determinants qui font qu'un eleve va preferer poursuivre...

En quoi l'absence d'experience professionnelle des debutants est-elle responsable de leurs difficultes d'insertion professionnelle? Imputer au manque d'experience les difficultes d'insertion des jeunes est a la fois un faux et un vrai probleme. Apres avoir place la demande d'experience dans un...

Le but de l'étude consiste à analyser le processus de choix du type de formation retenu par les élèves en confrontant en particulier leurs voeux tels qu'ils les hiérarchisent et la décision administrative finale d'affectation. Parmi les déterminants qui font qu'un élève va préférer...

In many developed countries, the share of wage employment out of the total agricultural labour force has been increasing for the last ten years. Using data from French agricultural censuses, we present an analysis of the factors that influence households' decisions about whether to work on the...