Deforestation is a phenomenon that has largely been concentrated in the developing world. We construct a theoretical model of deforestation that focuses on the factors affecting the incentives to transform forested land into agricultural land. We show that: (i) lower discount rates and stronger...

On the basis of the "challenge" North [1997 (1977)] identified in the works of Polanyi, we propose to outline the originality of North's institutionalism, especially in comparison with "new institutionalism" in economics as well as in sociology. Far from endorsing the dichotomy between market...

Cet article étudie les impacts de la Responsabilité Sociétale de l'Entreprise (RSE) sur le système de contrôle mis en place par une entreprise du secteur énergétique. Ces impacts sont analysés grâce au cadre théorique des leviers de contrôle proposé par Simons. La RSE a provoqué une...

Face à l'échec relatif des dispositifs législatifs en matière d'égalité professionnelle, les pratiques de RSE peuvent apparaitre comme une solution pour réduire les inégalités que les femmes subissent encore quant à leurs conditions d'emploi. Nous nous interrogeons sur ce point en...

Partant des conditions dans lesquelles s'élabore la " mesure " en matière responsabilité sociale, d'une part, et de l'insertion de la RSE dans la pensée stratégique, d'autre part, l'article montre que l'évaluation relève d'une logique de communication. Communication ne signifiant pas...

Cet article étudie le comportement des producteurs de biens addictifs qui font face à une demande avec interactions sociales. Plus précisément, il explore comment les producteurs, intervenant sur un marché légal (tabac, alcool, jeux), sont susceptibles de prendre en compte le possible...

This article analyses through a rent seeking model, the relationship between institutions' quality and natural resources. Depending on the institutions quality, each country has a specific structural capacity to stand natural resources dependency. It is shown that for each country, a threshold...

This paper provides new evidence on the linkages between a large array of institutional arrangements (on product, labour and financial markets) and employment performance. Our analysis includes unemployment, inactivity and jobless rates, thus allowing us to control for possible substitution...

This paper examines the exporting behaviour of Russian manufacturers by considering the effects of firm characteristics and external conditions. Two measures of export behaviour are considered: the decision to export and the share of exports to developed markets. I find that specific exporting...

Most of the literature dealing with the location of foreign direct investment (FDI) has ignored the fact that multinational enterprises (MME) are not stateless and that their activities take place within an international political system : the return on their FDI can be influenced by the quality...