An aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic that merits attention is its effects on marriage and childbirth. Although the direct fertility effects of people getting the virus may be minor, the impact of delayed marriages due to the first preventive lockdown, such as that imposed in Pakistan from March 14 to May 8 2020, and the closure of marriage halls that...
Published in International Tax and Public Finance
In the same vein as Blanchard and Tirole (J Eur Econ Assoc 6:45–77, 2008) First Pass, this note shows that, under the condition for equilibrium stability, the partial implementation of layoff taxes invariably increases firms’ profits as well as workers’ utilities by lowering payroll taxes. It also proves that, due to multiple equilibria, requiring ...
Qu'est-ce que la RSE-O (responsabilité sociale des entreprises et des organisations) ? Qu'est-ce que le Droit ? Qu'est-ce que les TIC (technologies de l'information et de la communication) ? Les deux premiers ont en commun de se prêter à une approche impressionniste et d'appartenir à des ordres imaginaires. Les TIC, en revanche, appartiennent au mo...
Published in Basic Income Studies
The thesis of cognitive capitalism leads to a radical reform of the distribution of wealth. A basic primary income (BPI) scheme is the keystone of such reform. This paper shows that the justification of a BPI can also be founded on a re-examination of the notion of productive labor linked to the rise of the cognitive dimension of labor. This concep...
L'objectif de cette étude est de mesurer l'impact causal de la santé mentale auto-déclarée en 2006 (troubles anxieux et épisodes dépressifs) sur le maintien en emploi en 2010. Pour ce faire, nous mobilisons les données de l'enquête Santé et Itinéraire Professionnel (Sip). De manière à prendre en compte l'endogénéité potentielle inhérente aux variab...
How far can the media protect or undermine democratic institutions in unconsolidated democracies, and how persuasive can they be in ensuring public support for dictator's policies? We study this question in the context of Germany between 1929 and 1939. Using geographical and temporal variation in radio availability, we show that radio had a signifi...
