Research question: This article investigates the determinants of attendance at French football Ligue 1 matches over the 2008-2011 period, with a focus on the effect of competitive intensity. This is measured by dummies that are functions of the point difference for the home team in relation to...

This paper deals with the evaluation of some public employment policies set up in France during the 1980's to improve the labour Market prospects of unskilled young workers. The evaluation implemented in this paper is restricted to the impact of such public measures on durations and outcomes of...

Our aim is to compare the access to the first job of apprentices and vocational school leavers and therefore measure the "pure" within-firm training effect. The model estimates the parameters linked to the probabilities of being an apprentice and being employed, and those associated to the...