In this article the authors examine the motivation behind the formation of risk pools. They do so by using as suitable study data survey information collected among the rural poor of the Philippines. They discuss the possibility that network formation comes as the result of an attempt to...

Given that the vision of continuous vocational training has changed greatly since the Liberation, this article deals with several questions : Which factors structure these changes? How has collective bragaining in this area taken them into account? To what extent does the january 2009 agreement...

This paper investigates the determination and consequences of organizational changes (OC) in a panel of British and French establishments. Organizational changes include the decentralization of authority, delayering of managerial functions, and increased multitasking. We argue that OC and skills...

This paper addresses the question of what options are available to regulate the sector in the near future. In order to answer this question, the paper focuses on the problem of investment and innovation in an ex ante regulated sector. Relying on existing literature, we argue that ex ante...

Firms have a variety of possible mechanisms for preventing competitors to take advantage of their investment in knowledge capital. The availability and effectiveness of these mechanisms varies across firms. This paper aims at understanding the impact of trust on secrecy efficiency. The...

Cet article présente les résultats d'une enquête réalisée en 2002, auprès d'un échantillon d'entreprises françaises cotées à la Bourse de Paris, et portant sur leur comportement face aux risques financiers. Le questionnaire adressé aux entreprises permet d'apporter des réponses à...