The standard literature on the value of life relies on Yaari’s (1965) model, which includes an implicit assumption of risk neutrality with respect to life duration. To overpass this limitation, we extend the theory to a simple variety of nonadditively separable preferences. The enlargement we...

Plant-derived vaccines may soon displace conventional vaccines. Assuming there are no major technological barriers undermining the feasibility of this innovative technology, it is worthwhile to generate quantitative models of regulatory burden of producing and diffusing plant-derived vaccines in...

PurposeUsing a classification of benefits and costs of promotional offers (Raghubir et al., 2004) along three routes – economic, informational and affective – this paper aims at evaluating, from the consumer's point of view, the relative perceptual disadvantages of separate-item bundles...

Face à la crise de l'immobilier, la France et les Etats-Unis ont opté pour des stratégies différentes. Celles-ci ont suscité une intervention différenciée des autorités dont les objectifs étaient, pour la France, la stabilité du système économique, pour les Etats-Unis, sa transparence.

The alleged undervaluation of the renminbi has been the subject of intensive academic research over the past few years. Using equilibrium exchange rate models many authors have concluded that the renminbi is undervalued by 15 to 30% against the US dollar. Yet China has been experiencing strong...

Que signifie « informer » lorsque l'on aborde les prix de l'immobilier résidentiel ? Contrairement au marché action pour lequel il suffit de consulter des cotations, le prix de marché de l'immobilier semble être une notion dont la connaissance n'est pas aisée. En témoigne le malaise,...