Départ à la retraite et conditions de vie parmi la population âgée de 50 à 64 ans

in Fondation Roi Baudouin (1995)

Retirement and growing old: which model of protection?

Report (1994)

Retraite et vieillissement: quelle logique de protection?

in apRoberts, L.; Hugues, G.; Reynaud, E. (Eds.) Retraites Complémentaires. Acteurs, Enjeux et Perspectives (1994)

Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in an Era of Deregulation: the Case of Airlines

in Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik = Revue Suisse d'Economie Politique et de Statistique (1994), (130), 669-689

In this paper we measure technical efficiency and productivity gains in airline activities. Non-parametric frontiers and Malmquist indices of productivity are estimated for thirty-three airlines observed ... [more ▼]

In this paper we measure technical efficiency and productivity gains in airline activities. Non-parametric frontiers and Malmquist indices of productivity are estimated for thirty-three airlines observed over the period 1977-1988. We identify three sources of growth: technological progress, efficiency change and route network characteristics. The results bring to light the reasons that pushed several airlines to merge when markets were deregulated. [less ▲]

Aspects redistributifs de l'endettement public

in La dette publique en Belgique (1994)

Efficacité productive des établissements d'enseignement secondaire en Communauté française de Belgique

Report (1993)

Saving behavior in 17 OECD countries

in Review of Income and Wealth (1993), (39), 37-50

This article compares savings behavior in a sample of 17 OECD countries over 24 years. On the basis of an analysis of variance and of a life-cycle-hypothesis-based equation, we test the homogeneity of ... [more ▼]

This article compares savings behavior in a sample of 17 OECD countries over 24 years. On the basis of an analysis of variance and of a life-cycle-hypothesis-based equation, we test the homogeneity of households' savings behavior. It appears that one cannot really speak of a homogeneous saving behavior across countries. This is a relevant finding in times of increasing economic and financial integration. [less ▲]

The determinants of the Ricardian equivalence in the OECD nations

in Verbon, H.; Van Winden, F. (Eds.) The Political Economy of Pubic Debt (1993)

Productive Performance of the French Insurance Industry

in Journal of Productivity Analysis (1993), (4), 77-93

The purpose of this paper is to provide for both life and non-life insurance an assessment of the relative productive performance of French companies. We use parametric and nonparametric approaches to ... [more ▼]

The purpose of this paper is to provide for both life and non-life insurance an assessment of the relative productive performance of French companies. We use parametric and nonparametric approaches to construct a frontier to be used as a yardstick of productive efficiency. Our data basis covers 84 life and 243 non-life companies for the period 1984-1989. The main findings show a high correlation between parametric and nonparametric results and a wide dispersion in the rates of inefficiency across companies. This dispersion can be reduced when controlling for variations in scale, ownership, distribution, reinsurance, and claims ratios. [less ▲]

Substituabilité partielle des facteurs et efficacité-coût. L'exemple du transport urbain et vicinal belge.

in Economie et Prévision (1992)

Le but de l’article est de mesurer les niveaux d’efficacité d’entreprises de transport, urbain et interurbain, de passagers. Le modèle théorique permet de combiner des facteurs simultanément ... [more ▼]

Le but de l’article est de mesurer les niveaux d’efficacité d’entreprises de transport, urbain et interurbain, de passagers. Le modèle théorique permet de combiner des facteurs simultanément complémentaires et substituables. L’importance des liens de complémentarité entre certains facteurs de production apparaît. Les calculs des niveaux d’efficacité font ressortir l’amélioration des firmes concernées au fil du temps. [less ▲]