Andreoni (1995) showed that pure framing effects may influence contribution in Voluntary Contribution Mechanisms (VCM) by comparing a standard public goods game, called the positive frame condition (giving to the public good), with a negative frame condition (taking from the public good) where...

We present a new experiment that explores gender differences in both performance and compensation choices. While most of the previous studies have focused on tournament vs. piece-rate schemes, the originality of our study consists in examining the gender gap in the context of a flat wage scheme....

We use data from the Trajectoires et Origines survey to analyze the labor-market outcomes of both second-generation immigrants and their French native counterparts. Second-generation immigrants have on average a lower probability of employment and lower wages than French natives. We find however...

Notre étude s'intéresse aux politiques reposant sur les campagnes de communication visant à sensibiliser les gens au problème de la fraude fiscale et à les inciter à réduire leur comportement de fraudeur. Il s'agit de politiques en amont puisqu'elles agissent avant la déclaration de...

Previous empirical work has shown that the self-employed are generally more satisfied than salaried workers. This paper contributes to the existing literature in two ways. First, using French data from the ECHP and British data from the BHPS, we investigate the domains over which this...

Cet article relate les résultats d’une expérience portant sur les incitations à contribuer à la protection de l’environnement. Il s’agit plus précisément de comparer l’efficacité des politiques de préservation des biens environnementaux et celles visant à améliorer les...

Cet article relate les résultats d’une expérience portant sur les incitations à contribuer à la protection de l’environnement. Il s’agit plus précisément de comparer l’efficacité des politiques de préservation des biens environnementaux et celles visant à améliorer les...

Tax noncompliance is a quantitatively important phenomenon that significantly affects government revenues, and thus raises challenging questions about the determinants of tax reporting and the appropriate design of a tax system. This paper provides empirical insights regarding the nature of tax...