La gouvernance des pôles de compétitivité vue sous le prisme de la fonction de coordinationLisein, Olivier ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) En forte croissance ces dernières années, l’intérêt du milieu académique pour les réseaux d’innovation aborde sous des angles divers les différents enjeux que soulève cette forme de regroupement ... [more ▼] En forte croissance ces dernières années, l’intérêt du milieu académique pour les réseaux d’innovation aborde sous des angles divers les différents enjeux que soulève cette forme de regroupement d’organisations et de structure partenariale. Dans ce cadre, notre contribution entend plus spécifiquement interroger la question de la gouvernance – et de la coordination des activités qui y sont menées – en vigueur au sein d’une forme particulière de réseaux inter-organisationnels : les pôles de compétitivité. La gouvernance de ce type de réseaux d’innovation réunissant des catégories d’acteurs hétérogènes mus par des intérêts contrastés, les formes qu’elle est concrètement susceptible de prendre dans les faits, les difficultés qu’elle soulève au quotidien ainsi que les dynamiques qu’elle engendre en termes de synergies collaboratives constituent autant de champs de recherche en pleine émergence que nous entendons compléter par l’examen d’une question centrale dans le succès de ce type d’initiatives : les rôles et missions qu’y joue la fonction de coordination. En ce sens, nous questionnons l’importance du rôle de la fonction de coordination dans la gestion des relations entre acteurs, dans la conciliation de leurs intérêts ainsi que dans l’élaboration d’une vision stratégique commune et partagée pour le partenariat. Ce faisant, nous entendons examiner le côté « tercéisant » des initiatives mises en place en la matière, à savoir le processus de réflexivité et de déplacement identitaire qu’insuffle la fonction de coordination au niveau du réseau pour permettre l’institutionnalisation de nouvelles pratiques collaboratives et arriver à la satisfaction conjointe des intérêts respectifs des différents partenaires. Outre un apport analytique basé sur l’examen de trois études de cas, notre réflexion entend également suggérer différentes recommandations quant aux dynamiques de gouvernance à privilégier dans le cadre des projets des pôles de compétitivité et aux tâches effectives de gestion et de coordination à y assurer pour en favoriser le succès. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 27 (3 ULg) La marche : le territoire à l’échelle 1/1Frankignoulle, Pierre ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 10 (4 ULg) La guerre à Gaza (2009): le conflit israélo-arabe en questionPiet, Grégory ; Wintgens, Sophie ; Stans, David ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 16 (2 ULg) Stock markets,banks and long run economic growth: a panel cointegration-based analysisCavenaile, Laurent ; ; E-print/Working paper (2011) The aim of this paper is to investigate the long run relationship between the development of banks and stock markets and economic growth. We make use of the Groen and Kleibergen (2003) panel cointegration ... [more ▼] The aim of this paper is to investigate the long run relationship between the development of banks and stock markets and economic growth. We make use of the Groen and Kleibergen (2003) panel cointegration methodology to test the number of cointegrating vectors among these three variables for 5 developing countries. In addition, we test the direction of potential causality between nancial and economic development. Our results conclude to the existence of a single cointegrating vector between nancial development and growth and of causality going from nancial development to economic growth. We nd little evidence of reverse causation as well as bi-directional causality. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 ULg) Léon Wuidar ou les hiérophanies ludiquesHousen, Jean ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Présentation de l'oeuvre de Léon Wuidar (sculptures au Musée en plein air du Sart-Tilman). Detailed reference viewed: 31 (4 ULg) Thriller avec philosophe, revolver et joute verbaleDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Dans son roman Comme un chien, Daniel Arnaut fait preuve de qualités littéraires diverses et rarement associées entre elles: ce roman est à la fois palpitant et philosophique Detailed reference viewed: 13 (1 ULg) Alcestis Barcinonensis (P. Montserrat 158-161 = MP³ 2998.1). Texto e tradução em língua portuguesa (Brasil)Macedo, Gabriel ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Édition papyrologie, apparat critique et traduction portugaise du poème latin anonyme. Detailed reference viewed: 13 (0 ULg) Le courage de la douceurDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Compte rendu consacré au recueil de nouvelles de Carmelo Virone Des nouvelles du jardin. Detailed reference viewed: 27 (3 ULg) Savoureuse archéologie de la bande dessinéeDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) La bande dessinée a tendance à oublier les auteurs du passé dont les séries n'ont pas rencontré un grand succès commercial. Jijé semble être l'exception à la règle. Detailed reference viewed: 18 (2 ULg) Le fléau des faux médicamentsMarini Djang'Eing'A, Roland ; Ziemons, Eric ; Hubert, Philippe ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) The traffic in counterfeit medicines is booming. It misleads, and it kills. A University of Liège team is making Rwandan and Congolese health care workers aware of the problem, whilst informing and ... [more ▼] The traffic in counterfeit medicines is booming. It misleads, and it kills. A University of Liège team is making Rwandan and Congolese health care workers aware of the problem, whilst informing and training them, so that they may detect and monitor these products, thanks to made to measure appropriate technical systems. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 95 (20 ULg) Arguments for Engaging Contemporary ChinaFlorence, Eric ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Whether it be the 2008 Olympic games or Shanghai‘s 2010 Universal Expo, for several years now China, a country of more than 1.4 billion habitants, is mentioned almost every day in the news. Not a week ... [more ▼] Whether it be the 2008 Olympic games or Shanghai‘s 2010 Universal Expo, for several years now China, a country of more than 1.4 billion habitants, is mentioned almost every day in the news. Not a week goes by without hearing about its growth records, its clout in international trade and in raw material consumption, or about the emergence of a middle class, with a consumption level nearing that of the Western world. Far from giving the pretention of proposing a concrete representation of today’s China, what is suggested in this paper are several elements that may shed light on important socio-political processes in contemporary China beyond newsbytes. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 25 (9 ULg) Articulations between commercial banks and microfinance institutions in Sub- Saharan Africa: the case of CameroonTeuwa Nkeuwo, Mathieu Hugues ; E-print/Working paper (2011) In this article, we evaluate, from the point of view of banks, the potential of articulations between commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cameroun in terms of financing of the rural ... [more ▼] In this article, we evaluate, from the point of view of banks, the potential of articulations between commercial banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cameroun in terms of financing of the rural and the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Furthermore, we seek to define the best form of partnership between the two types of institutions. The results obtained suggest that the articulations between banks and MFIs can potentially be beneficial to all stakeholders (banks, MFIs but also recipients). This study also highlights the fact that these articulations can be even more beneficial if national commercial banks, under the Cameroonian law in our case, participate rather than branches of foreign banking groups. Indeed, our research reveals that through these partnerships, from their cultural proximity and their propensity to take more risks, national commercial banks will more likely offer either directly or indirectly (through MFIs) more adapted financial products and services to both the rural and the MSMEs’ segments. The question of knowing if a better form of partnership between commercial banks and MFIs exists, results suggest that there is no better form of partnership as such; that the best form depends on the MFI’s development stage and that in any case this partnership should privilege a national commercial bank rather than a branch of a foreign bank. Even if the foreign banks’ contest might be necessary at a given stage of the process, the results make it also possible to consider a new model of interactions implying Microfinance investment vehicles and national commercial banks. This model would have the advantage to help mitigate risks that those vehicles perceive when deciding to directly invest in MFIs. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 22 (1 ULg) La guerre à Gaza (2009), étude conceptuelle. De la guerre au conflitPiet, Grégory ; Wintgens, Sophie ; Stans, David ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 22 (5 ULg) L'Anonyme de Londres (P. Lit. Lond. 165, Brit. Libr. inv. 137 = MP³ 2339). Présentation et traduction françaiseRicciardetto, Antonio ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 113 (1 ULg) Alcestis Barcinonensis - Texte et traduction françaiseMacedo, Gabriel ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 21 (2 ULg) Luis Salazar ou la tectonique des plaquesHousen, Jean ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Présentation de l'oeuvre de Luis Salazar, et particulièrement d'une peinture murale au restaurant universitaire du Sart-Tilman. Detailed reference viewed: 31 (2 ULg) Risk Taking of Executives under Different Incentive Contracts: Experimental EvidenceLefebvre, Mathieu ; E-print/Working paper (2011) Classic financial agency theory recommends compensation through stock options rather than shares to induce risk neutrality in otherwise risk averse agents. In an experiment, we find that subjects acting ... [more ▼] Classic financial agency theory recommends compensation through stock options rather than shares to induce risk neutrality in otherwise risk averse agents. In an experiment, we find that subjects acting as executives do also take risks that are excessive from the perspective of shareholders if compensated through options. Compensation through restricted company stock reduces the uptake of excessive risks. Even under stock-ownership, however, experimental executives continue to take excessive risks—a result that cannot be accounted for by classic incentive theory. We develop a basic model in which such risk-taking behavior is explained based on a richer array of risk attitudes derived from Prospect Theory. We use the model to derive hypotheses on what may be driving excessive risk taking in the experiment. Testing those hypotheses, we find that most of them are indeed borne out by the data. We thus conclude that a prospect-theory-based model is more apt at explaining risk attitudes under different compensation regimes than traditional principal-agent models grounded in expected utility theory. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 12 (1 ULg) Tax Evasion, Welfare Fraud, and "The Broken Windows" Effect: An Experiment in Belgium, France and the NetherlandsLefebvre, Mathieu ; Pestieau, Pierre ; et alE-print/Working paper (2011) In a series of experiments conducted in Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), France and the Netherlands, we compare behavior regarding tax evasion and welfare dodging, with and without information about ... [more ▼] In a series of experiments conducted in Belgium (Wallonia and Flanders), France and the Netherlands, we compare behavior regarding tax evasion and welfare dodging, with and without information about others’ behavior. Subjects have to decide between a ‘registered’ income, the realization of which will be known to the tax authority for sure, and an ‘unregistered’ income that will only be known with some probability. This unregistered income comes from self-employment in the Tax treatment and from black labor supplementing some unemployment compensation in the Welfare treatment. Subjects have then to decide on whether reporting their income or not, knowing the risk of detection. The results show that (i) individuals evade more in the Welfare treatment than in the Tax treatment; (ii) many subjects choose an option that allows for tax evasion or welfare fraud but report their income honestly anyway; (iii) examples of low compliance tend to increase tax evasion while examples of high compliance exert no influence; (iv) tax evasion is more frequent in France and the Netherlands; Walloons evade taxes less than the Flemish. There is no cross-country difference in welfare dodging. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 ULg) Tumeurs de l'hypophyse : la chasse aux gènes est ouverte !Beckers, Albert ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 9 (4 ULg) Estimation of the error density in a semi-parametric transformation model.; Heuchenne, Cédric ; E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 8 (0 ULg) Likelihood based inference for semi-competing risksHeuchenne, Cédric ; ; Laurent, Stéphane et alE-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 14 (0 ULg) Ide de NivellesHenneau, Marie-Elisabeth ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 ULg) Ide de LouvainHenneau, Marie-Elisabeth ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 ULg) La voie étroite du développement rural paysan au Cambodge Agricultures, modernisation des régimes fonciers et luttes d’acteursDiepart, Jean-Christophe ![]() E-print/Working paper (2011) Detailed reference viewed: 13 (4 ULg) La guerre à Gaza (2009): étude médiatique de la presse francophonePiet, Grégory ; Wintgens, Sophie ; Stans, David ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 41 (9 ULg) EU-LA relations: from interregionalism to bilateralism?Santander, Sébastian ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) The main question this paper is dealing with is the following: are the EU relations with Latin America moving from an interregional approach to a bilateral one? Detailed reference viewed: 36 (7 ULg) Keep bacteria under control: Dietary modulation of gut microflora in farm animals by use of hen egg yolk antibodiesMarcq, Christopher ; Thewis, André ; Portetelle, Daniel et alE-print/Working paper (2010) This review article focuses on the use of IgY in therapy or prophylaxis of diseases in veterinary medicine as well as in the context of functional foods to modulate microflora in animal. Detailed reference viewed: 86 (32 ULg) Les vies multiples de MoebiusDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Petite réflexion au sujet de l'auteur de bandes dessinées Jean Giraud alias Moebius, notamment au sujet du dernier tome de la série réflexive Inside Moebius. Detailed reference viewed: 20 (1 ULg) A Sudoku Submatrix StudyMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) In our last article, we gave some properties of Sudoku matrices. We here investigate some properties of the Sudoku submatrices. We first deal with their eigenvalues and try to find an upper bound on them ... [more ▼] In our last article, we gave some properties of Sudoku matrices. We here investigate some properties of the Sudoku submatrices. We first deal with their eigenvalues and try to find an upper bound on them, and then follow exactly the same structure as in our last article to establish a connection between Sudoku matrices’ properties and sudoku submatrices’ properties. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 58 (23 ULg) Psychanalyse au bord du néantDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Réflexion au sujet des liens entre la psychanalyse et l'écriture à partir du roman Flac du psychanalyste et romancier Serge André. Detailed reference viewed: 22 (1 ULg) Enfin!Demoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Marin mon coeur d'Eugène Savitzkaya est enfin sorti en collection de poche. Evocation de ce roman solaire sur l'enfance. Detailed reference viewed: 18 (2 ULg) Claude Strebelle, créateur d'un campus dans la natureFrankignoulle, Pierre ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 9 (4 ULg) Regard sur la gouvernance des pôles de compétitivité: modes de coordination, pratiques de tercéisation et respect de l’intérêt collectifLisein, Olivier ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) En forte croissance ces dernières années, l’intérêt du milieu académique pour les pôles de compétitivité aborde sous des angles divers les enjeux que représente cette nouvelle forme de regroupement ... [more ▼] En forte croissance ces dernières années, l’intérêt du milieu académique pour les pôles de compétitivité aborde sous des angles divers les enjeux que représente cette nouvelle forme de regroupement territorialisé d’organisations. En particulier, la gouvernance de ce type de réseaux d’innovation réunissant des catégories d’acteurs hétérogènes, les formes qu’elle est concrètement susceptible de prendre dans les faits, les difficultés qu’elle soulève au quotidien ainsi que les dynamiques qu’elle engendre en termes de synergies collaboratives constituent des champs de recherche en pleine émergence, renforcés par la pression des pouvoirs publics qui attendent des pôles de compétitivité qu’ils gèrent au mieux les ressources financières qui leur sont octroyées et veillent à rentabiliser celles-ci dans l’intérêt de la collectivité. Dans ce cadre, notre contribution entend plus particulièrement interroger la question de la coordination de cette forme de partenariats inter-organisationnels que sont les pôles de compétitivité et cerner les dynamiques à l’œuvre dans ce type de structure collaborative. En dépassant le stade d’une fonction de coordination placée sous la seule responsabilité des « porteurs de projets », nous nous intéressons aux efforts que consentent les parties prenantes – internes et externes – des pôles de compétitivité pour arriver à la satisfaction conjointe de leurs intérêts respectifs. En ce sens, nous questionnons l’éventuel « déplacement identitaire » qu’opèrent les acteurs pour favoriser le succès des pôles et des projets qui y sont développés ainsi que l’influence que revêt dans ce cadre la fonction de coordination du réseau. Renvoyant au concept de « tercéisation », qui illustre le processus de réflexivité et de réflectivité qu’opèrent les acteurs pour concevoir et institutionnaliser de nouvelles pratiques, ces dynamiques sont étudiées au cours de notre propos à la lumière des enseignements tirés des pôles de compétitivité promus en Belgique dans le cadre du Plan Marshall, initiative mise en œuvre par le Gouvernement de la Région Wallonie-Bruxelles pour renforcer les processus d’innovation des entreprises et le développement économique de la Région. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 33 (3 ULg) De l'absence de figuration à la figuration de l'absence: Portraits de terroristes (Ruff, Richter, Feldmann)Hamers, Jérémy ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Depuis l’émergence, au début des années septante, du terrorisme d’extrême gauche en Allemagne, le pays est secoué de façon cyclique par des polémiques relatives aux « années de plomb », des conflits et ... [more ▼] Depuis l’émergence, au début des années septante, du terrorisme d’extrême gauche en Allemagne, le pays est secoué de façon cyclique par des polémiques relatives aux « années de plomb », des conflits et débats violents qui opposent d'ordinaire l'Etat et certains organes médiatiques atlantistes, conservateurs ou d'extrême droite, à la foule de ceux qui, pour de multiples raisons, désapprouvent la guerre menée par l’Etat contre les terroristes. Cette polarisation affecte rapidement les champs de la philosophie, du droit, des sciences historiques, politiques et sociales ou encore de la littérature, du cinéma et de l’art contemporain en général. Or il est frappant de constater que, hier comme aujourd’hui, dans les médias, ces conflits, débats et polémiques s’articulent moins autour de questions politiques de fond, qu’autour de faits, difficiles à avérer, et surtout de leurs représentations, essentiellement photographiques et cinématographiques, qui alimentent les accusations et les attaques de l’un ou l’autre camp, bon nombre d’images servant même simultanément d’argument à charge aux deux camps. Afin de déterminer la part de "responsabilité" de la photographie dans ces incessants conflits, et d'imaginer corolairement une échappatoire à son rôle polémiste, cette communication s'intéresse plus particulièrement à la polémique provoquée par les débats autour des conditions de détention des prisonniers de la RAF. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 36 (2 ULg) Bulletin de la Société Voltaire n°21Tilkin, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 4 (0 ULg) Quels développements possibles pour la filière bois-énergie en Europe ?Merenne-Schoumaker, Bernadette ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) L’objectif de cette contribution est de s’interroger sur les potentialités de développement de la filière bois-énergie à l’échelle européenne et de chercher à voir si c’est une réelle alternative aux ... [more ▼] L’objectif de cette contribution est de s’interroger sur les potentialités de développement de la filière bois-énergie à l’échelle européenne et de chercher à voir si c’est une réelle alternative aux énergies fossiles. À cette fin, nous avons tenté d’abord de mieux cerner la ressource, puis de mesurer l’importance du bois-énergie et son évolution récente à la fois globalement pour l’UE à 27 et par pays en cherchant à comprendre les disparités entre ces derniers. Enfin, dans une troisième partie, nous répondons aux quatre questions suivantes : quel est le potentiel réellement mobilisable pour ne pas épuiser la ressource ? Quel est son réel bilan environnemental et son impact sur la santé ? Quel est son impact sur l’économie locale d’une région et sur la gestion de la forêt et du territoire proche ? Transformer le bois en agrocarburants, est-ce une fausse bonne idée comment l’a été précédemment le développement des agrocarburants à base de céréales et d’oléagineux ? [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 50 (8 ULg) Un itinéraire du Sart TilmanFrankignoulle, Pierre ; Merch, Marie-Christine ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 34 (1 ULg) Judicial Review in European Union Competition Law: A Quantitative and Qualitative AssessmentPetit, Nicolas ; E-print/Working paper (2010) Ever since the creation of the General Court (“GC”), the effectiveness of judicial review in European Union (“EU”) competition cases has sparked intense scholarly debates. This paper seeks to further ... [more ▼] Ever since the creation of the General Court (“GC”), the effectiveness of judicial review in European Union (“EU”) competition cases has sparked intense scholarly debates. This paper seeks to further contribute to this discussion in three ways. First, it devotes some space to fundamental, yet often overlooked questions, such as the goals or functions of judicial review and why judicial review of administrative decisions is important; particularly so in competition law matters. Second, this paper attempts to throw some empirical light on the GC’s judicial review of European Commission (“Commission”) decisions in the field of competition law. Third, it places a specific emphasis on the particular situation of abuse of dominance law, where the GC has exercised its judicial review power with more restraint than in other areas of competition law (such as restrictive agreements and mergers). With these goals in mind, this paper follows a five-stage progression. First, on the basis of a survey of the relevant legal, economic and political science literature, it defines the functions of judicial review and identifies a set of indicators which can be used to assess the performance of the GC’s judicial scrutiny (Part I). Second, it explains why judicial review in EU competition law cases is of critical importance notably given the institutional and procedural deficiencies of the EU enforcement structure (Part II). Third, it discusses the nature and standard of review currently applied by the GC with a particular focus on the degree to which the GC is willing to review “complex economic matters” (Part III). Fourth, it provides some quantitative data on the case-law of the GC to assess whether several goals or functions attributed to judicial review by the scientific literature are met (Part IV). Finally, this paper takes a closer look at the (controversial) case-law of the GC in the field of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (“TFEU”) (Part V). [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 ULg) Analyse des projets interreg III sous l’angle du développement territorial et urbainBoniver, Véronique ; Teller, Jacques ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Dans le cadre du programme de mise en œuvre 2008-2009 de la CPDT (Conférence Permanente du Développement Territorial), des chercheurs du Lepur (Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire ... [more ▼] Dans le cadre du programme de mise en œuvre 2008-2009 de la CPDT (Conférence Permanente du Développement Territorial), des chercheurs du Lepur (Centre de Recherche en Sciences de la Ville, du Territoire et du Milieu rural) ont réalisé une analyse des 283 projets Interreg III (période de programmation 2000-2006) impliquant un ou plusieurs partenaires wallons dans le but de mettre en évidence leurs dimensions territoriale et urbaine. Pour mener à bien cette analyse, un questionnaire d’enquête a été envoyé à 356 contacts officiels wallons. Les principaux résultats obtenus doivent être interprétés avec une certaine réserve puisqu'ils reposent uniquement sur les déclarations des partenaires wallons interrogés. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 69 (17 ULg) Le football, l’Iliade, Zidane et Jean-Philippe ToussaintDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Comment la littérature s'y prend-elle pour parler de football et qu'est-ce que le foot nous apprend sur la littérature. Detailed reference viewed: 24 (7 ULg) The thermal emission of the exoplanets WASP-1b and WASP-2b; ; et al E-print/Working paper (2010) We present a comparative study of the thermal emission of the transiting exoplanets WASP-1b and WASP-2b using the Spitzer Space Telescope. The two planets have very similar masses but suffer different ... [more ▼] We present a comparative study of the thermal emission of the transiting exoplanets WASP-1b and WASP-2b using the Spitzer Space Telescope. The two planets have very similar masses but suffer different levels of irradiation and are predicted to fall either side of a sharp transition between planets with and without hot stratospheres. WASP-1b is one of the most highly irradiated planets studied to date. We measure planet/star contrast ratios in all four of the IRAC bands for both planets (3.6-8.0um), and our results indicate the presence of a strong temperature inversion in the atmosphere of WASP-1b, particularly apparent at 8um, and no inversion in WASP-2b. In both cases the measured eclipse depths favor models in which incident energy is not redistributed efficiently from the day side to the night side of the planet. We fit the Spitzer light curves simultaneously with the best available radial velocity curves and transit photometry in order to provide updated measurements of system parameters. We do not find significant eccentricity in the orbit of either planet, suggesting that the inflated radius of WASP-1b is unlikely to be the result of tidal heating. Finally, by plotting ratios of secondary eclipse depths at 8um and 4.5um against irradiation for all available planets, we find evidence for a sharp transition in the emission spectra of hot Jupiters at an irradiation level of 2 x 10^9 erg/s/cm^2. We suggest this transition may be due to the presence of TiO in the upper atmospheres of the most strongly irradiated hot Jupiters. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 24 (5 ULg) Etude des pratiques de restructuration en Europe : état des lieux en Belgique - ARENAS - National Background Paper - BelgiqueNaedenoen, Frédéric ; Lisein, Olivier ; Pichault, François ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Au cours de la dernière décennie, la présence dans la presse économique de cas de restructurations et de licenciements économiques toujours plus nombreux a fini par nous habituer au fait que ces ... [more ▼] Au cours de la dernière décennie, la présence dans la presse économique de cas de restructurations et de licenciements économiques toujours plus nombreux a fini par nous habituer au fait que ces phénomènes font désormais partie du processus normal d’évolution de l’entreprise. Plus récemment, la crise économique mondiale a eu, et a toujours, un impact important sur les entreprises belges, provoquant une vague de restructurations et de licenciements sans précédent. Le présent rapport est divisé en cinq parties : le contexte, l’anticipation (ou l’amont), les dynamiques de restructurations, la mise en œuvre (ou l’aval) et les acteurs impliqués. Dans le premier chapitre, nous proposons un aperçu du contexte économique et social belge afin de permettre au lecteur de comprendre le cadre dans lequel prennent part les phénomènes de restructuration. Le deuxième chapitre présente les principales mesures qui relèvent de l’anticipation des restructurations, certaines existant de longue date en Belgique alors que d’autres sont plus récentes, voire spécifiques aux mesures prises par les pouvoirs publics pour contrer la crise actuelle. Le troisième chapitre se concentre sur les différentes dynamiques de restructuration d’entreprises et le cadre légal qui les régit. Le quatrième chapitre développe les principales mesures de mise en œuvre des restructurations, qu’elles soient, ici aussi, présentes de longue date ou spécifiques aux « mesures de crises ». La quantification et l’évaluation des mesures présentées dans ce rapport font l’objet d’un point spécifique, en conclusion de chacun de ces 3 derniers chapitres. Enfin, un cinquième chapitre présente de manière succincte les différents acteurs impliqués dans les processus de restructuration. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 46 (8 ULg) Asclépios et les médecins en Asie MineureNissen, Cécile ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 34 (8 ULg) Bulletin de la Société Voltaire n°20Tilkin, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 1 (0 ULg) Exploring the Diversity of Fair Trade Social EnterprisesHuybrechts, Benjamin ; Defourny, Jacques ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Fair trade (FT) organisations have been quite early taken as examples of social enterprises (SE) and have contributed to the shaping of the SE concept. The goal of this article is to examine more deeply ... [more ▼] Fair trade (FT) organisations have been quite early taken as examples of social enterprises (SE) and have contributed to the shaping of the SE concept. The goal of this article is to examine more deeply, both at a conceptual and at an empirical level, to what extent FT organisations can be considered as social enterprises. First, we introduce different theoretical frameworks of SE and examine FT in the context of each of these frameworks. In a second step, we use an empirical study on fair trade social enterprises (FTSEs) across four European countries to illustrate and deepen the links between FT and SE, focusing on the goals and the governance structures of FTSEs. It appears that all FTSEs combine in some way economic, social and sometimes also political goals. FTSEs are thus in line with the "hybrid-goal" nature of SEs. FTSEs' governance is also quite specific and often innovative in terms of organisational architecture and stakeholders' involvement. Some FTSEs are closer to the European – participatory – approach of social enterprise, while others are closer to US – individual – approaches. Finally, the governance structures of FTSEs seem to reflect quite well their goal mix. This article provides a more solid basis for the often implicit link between FT and SE. Future researches could use our work to explore specific topics of the SE literature (e.g. stakeholders' involvement) in the context of FT. The FT example could also be used to examine further the shifting boundaries of the SE reality. The originality of this article is to apply the SE concept to a specific field and to show how, within this field, there is at the same time (1) a diversity of organisations, reflecting the diversity of SE approaches and (2) a range of specific features (especially in terms of goal mix and governance) distinguishing SEs from other types of organisations operating in the same field. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 43 (9 ULg) Endogenous Growth and Parental Funding of Education in an OLG Model with a Fixed FactorArtige, Lionel ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 4 (0 ULg) A Theory of Soft Capture; Gautier, Axel ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) n this paper, wee propose a model for regulatory capture that is based on information transmission and asymmetric information. In a three-tier model, a regulator is charged by a political principal to ... [more ▼] n this paper, wee propose a model for regulatory capture that is based on information transmission and asymmetric information. In a three-tier model, a regulator is charged by a political principal to provide a signal for the type of a regulated firm. Only the firm can observe his type and the production of a correlated signal with a given accuracy is costly for the regulator. The firm can costlessly provide an alternative signal of lower accuracy that is presented to the regulator. In a self-enforcing equilibrium, the regulator transmits the firm-produced signal, internalizes its own savings in information cost and the firm enjoys higher information rents. The main feature of soft capture is that it is not based on a reciprocity of favors but on a congruence of interests between the firm and the regulator. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 8 (2 ULg) Nourrir durablement la planète: Des bananes pour la vieLassois, Ludivine ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 9 (2 ULg) Some comments on the paper by Vink et al. (A & A, 505, 743 or arXiv:0909.0888)Nazé, Yaël ; Rauw, Grégor ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Biomarkers of Osteoarthritis: Opportunities and Challenges for Clinicians, Basic Scientists and the Pharmaceutical Industry; Henrotin, Yves ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 9 (1 ULg) Endogenous Growth in an OLG Model with a Fixed FactorArtige, Lionel ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg) A Growth Model of Global ImbalancesArtige, Lionel ; Cavenaile, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 6 (2 ULg) An Empirical Analysis of Income convergence in the European UnionCavenaile, Laurent ; Dubois, David ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) In this paper, we investigate the convergence process within the European Union (27 countries). More particularly, we study the convergence process of the new entrants from Central and Eastern Europe and ... [more ▼] In this paper, we investigate the convergence process within the European Union (27 countries). More particularly, we study the convergence process of the new entrants from Central and Eastern Europe and of the 15 Western countries between 1990 and 2007. Applying a panel approach to the convergence equation derived by Mankiw et al. (1992) from the Solow model, we highlight the existence of heterogeneity in the European Union and show that new entrants and former members of the European Union can be seen as belonging to significantly differ- ent groups of convergence. The existence of heterogeneity in the European Union or the Eurozone might affect their stability as the recent Greece’s sovereign debt crisis illustrates it. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 11 (2 ULg) Santiago Calatrava ou la poétique des structuresHoubart, Claudine ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 24 (2 ULg) Notices sur trois romans recommandés pour l'été 2010Durand, Pascal ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Notices au sujet de trois romans recommandés pour les lecteurs du site Culture de l'Université de Liège : Jack London, Martin Eden (1909), Eric Chevillard, Démolir Nisard (2006) et Mme de La Fayette, La ... [more ▼] Notices au sujet de trois romans recommandés pour les lecteurs du site Culture de l'Université de Liège : Jack London, Martin Eden (1909), Eric Chevillard, Démolir Nisard (2006) et Mme de La Fayette, La Princesse de Clèves (1678). [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 ULg) An update on the evolution of double parton distributionsCeccopieri, Federico ![]() E-print/Working paper (2010) Detailed reference viewed: 12 (6 ULg) A reduction method for noisy Boolean networks; Baurain, Denis ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 16 (2 ULg) Prosopographie des médecins de l’Asie Mineure pendant l’Antiquité classique, I. Catalogue des médecinsNissen, Cécile ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Identifier tous les médecins grecs et romains ayant été en contact avec l’Asie Mineure pendant l’Antiquité classique, soit entre le Ve s. av. J.-C. et le Ve s. ap. J. C., tel était l’objectif premier de ... [more ▼] Identifier tous les médecins grecs et romains ayant été en contact avec l’Asie Mineure pendant l’Antiquité classique, soit entre le Ve s. av. J.-C. et le Ve s. ap. J. C., tel était l’objectif premier de ce travail, objet d’une thèse de doctorat soutenue à l’EPHE de Paris, en décembre 2006. Il a donc fallu procéder à un inventaire des médecins originaires de l’Asie Mineure, mais aussi actifs et/ou formés dans cette région. Afin de garantir l’exhaustivité du catalogue, l’ensemble des sources disponibles ont été dépouillées, qu’elles soient littéraires, papyrologiques, épigraphiques ou numismatiques. Cette étude pluridisciplinaire a permis d’élaborer un corpus de trois cent trente-trois unités, organisé selon un double critère géographique : les médecins sont classés en fonction d’abord des régions (Bithynie, Paphlagonie, Pont, Troade, Mysie, Éolide, Lydie, Ionie, Carie, Lycie, Pamphylie, Cilicie, Phrygie, Pisidie, Galatie, Lycaonie, Isaurie et Cappadoce), puis des villes de l’Asie Mineure avec lesquelles ils étaient en relation. S’y ajoute un dernier chapitre reprenant vingt-sept cas douteux quant à leur profession médicale ou à leur ancrage micrasiatique. Chaque médecin est présenté dans un tableau individuel rassemblant toutes les informations possédées à son sujet, à savoir nom, date, parcours professionnel, sources antiques, qualification professionnelle, ouvrages médicaux, commentaire et bibliographie. Les documents ainsi rassemblés constituent le catalogue exhaustif des médecins ayant été en contact avec l’Asie Mineure durant l’Antiquité gréco-romaine. Un tel catalogue, inexistant à ce jour pour le territoire micrasiatique, apparaît d’abord comme un instrument de travail, mis à la disposition de tous les chercheurs intéressés par l’histoire de la médecine antique. En outre, ce recueil fournit les matériaux nécessaires à l’établissement de la prosopographie proprement dite. L’exploitation des données du présent corpus est, en effet, indispensable à l’aboutissement de l’enquête prosopographique entreprise. Actuellement en cours, l’analyse et l’interprétation des données du catalogue feront l’objet d’une publication complémentaire sous une forme « papier » traditionnelle. Les questions liées à la répartition géographique et chronologique des médecins, à leurs qualifications et à leurs statuts professionnels, mais aussi à leur formation, à leurs rapports avec certains cultes, notamment guérisseurs, ou encore à l’onomastique, seront étudiées dans ces conclusions. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 110 (9 ULg) Saint Nicolas:de l'histoire à la légende; Saint/diable Nicolas; Traditions;Profession:saint NicolasLempereur, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) In Belgium, Saint Nicholas is a very important figure for the children, as he brings them toys and candys, on December 6th. We look here at the historical saint, at his meaning and at the celebrations ... [more ▼] In Belgium, Saint Nicholas is a very important figure for the children, as he brings them toys and candys, on December 6th. We look here at the historical saint, at his meaning and at the celebrations linked to Saint Nicholas' Day and to Christmas, in which is involved another "Saint Nicholas", Santa Claus... [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 10 (1 ULg) Entretien avec Frederic Rzewski, dossier « Paroles aux musiciens honorés »Corswarem, Emilie ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 10 (3 ULg) Long E-mails and Internet ConnectionsMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Fetching e-mails is a daily task. However, when an e-mail size overcomes a given threshold, e-mail communication becomes more difficult, because slow. This is principally due to the outgoing speed of ... [more ▼] Fetching e-mails is a daily task. However, when an e-mail size overcomes a given threshold, e-mail communication becomes more difficult, because slow. This is principally due to the outgoing speed of cheap Internet connections. We propose here a mechanism which limits this problem. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 80 (22 ULg) Sudoku, the Golden Ratio, Determinants, Eigenvectors and Matrices In $\mathbb Z$Merciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) The Sudoku game has gained much interest for a dozen years. It is now put in various magazines and mathematical research is more and more interested in it. This document aims at providing some newer ... [more ▼] The Sudoku game has gained much interest for a dozen years. It is now put in various magazines and mathematical research is more and more interested in it. This document aims at providing some newer information about the mathematical properties of the Sudoku, but not according to graphs' theory. We do not speak about the ``minimum number of clues,'' but about Sudokus' matrix interpretation: general properties of its determinant, in relation to eigenvalues; transpose; non-Hermitian character; neither symmetric nor antisymmetric character; non-normal character; non-orthogonal character when the matrix has a determinant of 0, conjecture when the determinant is not equal to 0; order; condition number. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 211 (39 ULg) Dominique A, le Picasso de la chanson françaiseDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Quelques mots sur le parcours artistiques d'un des chanteurs compositeurs interprètes les plus intéressants de ces quinze dernières années. Detailed reference viewed: 12 (1 ULg) Le premier, c'est SchlingoDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Le premier auteur de bandes dessinées à faire l'objet d'une biographie en bande dessinée est l'improbable Charlie Schlingo, dessinateur à la fois débile et génial, père des aventures de Désiré Gogueneau. Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 ULg) Pratiques populaires, loin des dogmes et de la RaisonLempereur, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) L'article évoque les croyances et pratiques traditionnelles de Wallonie, sous l'angle de leur patrimonialisation, soit en termes d'historicité, de transmission et d'évolution et analyse les résultats ... [more ▼] L'article évoque les croyances et pratiques traditionnelles de Wallonie, sous l'angle de leur patrimonialisation, soit en termes d'historicité, de transmission et d'évolution et analyse les résultats pragmatiques qu'elles génèrent ou plus exactement que leurs acteurs pensent qu'elles génèrent. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg) P2P Implications on Web SurfingMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology comprises various ways to exchange information rapidly, each participant sharing a portion of his own resources. Anyway, despite of the numerous advantages of using P2P, a ... [more ▼] P2P (Peer-to-Peer) technology comprises various ways to exchange information rapidly, each participant sharing a portion of his own resources. Anyway, despite of the numerous advantages of using P2P, a real problem is often encountered when using cheap internet connections: web surfing becomes so slow that it seems impossible to reach a web page, for the P2P’s user. It is especially the case when using connections with a low upload speed. The problem has also an importance, even if it is minor, when using high-speed connections (VDSL, ... ), as it is also a waste of capacity. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 82 (26 ULg) La musique sacrée au lendemain du Concile de Trente, dossier « Religion, regards pluriels »Corswarem, Emilie ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 7 (1 ULg) Simenon le retourDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Consécration au carré : Simenon a droit à un troisième tome dans La Pléiade ! Ce troisième tome, composé de romans autobiographiques, éclaire les deux premiers de façon rétrospective. Detailed reference viewed: 17 (2 ULg) Naissance du concept écononomique d'élasticitéBair, Jacques ; Henry, Valérie ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Dans le cadre des "Textes fondateurs de la sciences analysés par les scientifiques d'aujourd'hui" est analysé un texte original de Cournot où celui-ci introduit, pour la première fois et de façon ... [more ▼] Dans le cadre des "Textes fondateurs de la sciences analysés par les scientifiques d'aujourd'hui" est analysé un texte original de Cournot où celui-ci introduit, pour la première fois et de façon implicite, le concept économique d'élasticité. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 ULg) Bulletin de la Société Voltaire n°19Tilkin, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 1 (1 ULg) Quantum Computers: A Brief OverviewMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) A promising technology is the “quantum computers,” and this paper gives a general overview about this subject. Detailed reference viewed: 116 (32 ULg) Using Linux on a Handheld Device: an Obstacle Course?Merciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) As more and more (principally free) Linux PC-distributions (commonly called “distro’s”) are appearing on the Internet, a lack is observed for handhelds’ Linux distributions, especially for Pocket PC’s (C ... [more ▼] As more and more (principally free) Linux PC-distributions (commonly called “distro’s”) are appearing on the Internet, a lack is observed for handhelds’ Linux distributions, especially for Pocket PC’s (C). This article summarizes the most important (and recent) points about this fact, and tries to cover the whole subject with not-too-technical details, giving a basical overview about the different O.S. which are available for handhelds devices. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 112 (22 ULg) A Link Between Human Behaviour and Computers' Future BehaviourMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Many studies have been written about children's development, and their behaviours during the phases they encounter before becoming adults. Thus, some clear links can be established between children's ... [more ▼] Many studies have been written about children's development, and their behaviours during the phases they encounter before becoming adults. Thus, some clear links can be established between children's development and A.I. future trends. We here summarize the most important comparison characteristics. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 74 (20 ULg) A Basic Comparison of Heap-Sort and Quick-Sort AlgorithmsMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) We summarize here the biggest differences between Heap-sort and Quick-sort algorithms, two useful algorithms for array sorting. Detailed reference viewed: 123 (21 ULg) Memento of useful tips and tricks for HP50gMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) This document presents a short list of math. important commands on HP50g. There is not much documentation about HP50g on Internet, so it completes the user’s manual. Detailed reference viewed: 239 (16 ULg) A Basic Summary of Image FormatsMerciadri, Luca ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) We summarize here the most used image formats, and their respective principal applications. Detailed reference viewed: 64 (23 ULg) La vague, le cancer et la réconciliationDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Description succincte du parcours littéraire du romancier français Emmanuel Carrère et analyse de son roman D'autres vies que la mienne. Detailed reference viewed: 8 (0 ULg) Exoplanet Characterization and the Search for Life; ; Hanot, Charles et alE-print/Working paper (2009) Over 300 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) have been detected orbiting nearby stars. We now hope to conduct a census of all planets around nearby stars and to characterize their atmospheres and surfaces ... [more ▼] Over 300 extrasolar planets (exoplanets) have been detected orbiting nearby stars. We now hope to conduct a census of all planets around nearby stars and to characterize their atmospheres and surfaces with spectroscopy. Rocky planets within their star's habitable zones have the highest priority, as these have the potential to harbor life. Our science goal is to find and characterize all nearby exoplanets; this requires that we measure the mass, orbit, and spectroscopic signature of each one at visible and infrared wavelengths. The techniques for doing this are at hand today. Within the decade we could answer long-standing questions about the evolution and nature of other planetary systems, and we could search for clues as to whether life exists elsewhere in our galactic neighborhood. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 70 (33 ULg) Technology for a Mid-IR Flagship Mission to Characterize Earth-like Exoplanets; Absil, Olivier ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) The exploration of Earth-like exoplanets will be enabled at mid-infrared wavelengths through technology and engineering advances in nulling interferometry and precision formation flying. Nulling ... [more ▼] The exploration of Earth-like exoplanets will be enabled at mid-infrared wavelengths through technology and engineering advances in nulling interferometry and precision formation flying. Nulling interferometry provides the dynamic range needed for the detection of biomarkers. Formation flying provides the angular resolution required in the mid-infrared to separately distinguish the spectra of planets in multi-planet systems. The flight performance requirements for nulling have been met and must now be validated in a flight-like environment. Formation-flying algorithms have been demonstrated in the lab and must now be validated in space. Our proposed technology program is described. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 28 (3 ULg) Régis Jauffret, du récit noir fragmenté à la correspondance impossibleDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Description du parcours du romancier français contemporain Régis Jauffret, qui est notamment comparé aux romanciers existentialistes. Detailed reference viewed: 17 (5 ULg) Dick Annegarn, Soleil du soirDemoulin, Laurent ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Panorama de la carrière du chanteur Dick Annegarn à l'occasion de la sortie de son disque "Soleil du soir". Analyse succincte du caractère météplasmique de son écriture, c'est-à-dire de son travail sur la ... [more ▼] Panorama de la carrière du chanteur Dick Annegarn à l'occasion de la sortie de son disque "Soleil du soir". Analyse succincte du caractère météplasmique de son écriture, c'est-à-dire de son travail sur la sonorité des mots. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 6 (2 ULg) Bulletin de la Société Voltaire n°18Tilkin, Françoise ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 1 (1 ULg) Formation littéraire et compétences. Notes pour un débat.Dumortier, Jean-Louis ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 40 (6 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein C-61 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86374; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 2 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein H-63 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86379; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg) Unemployment and retirement in a model with age-specific heterogeneityLefebvre, Mathieu ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) This paper presents a model where young and old workers compete for one type of jobs in the presence of retirement opportunity. Within this framework, we show that increased retirement opportunities (such ... [more ▼] This paper presents a model where young and old workers compete for one type of jobs in the presence of retirement opportunity. Within this framework, we show that increased retirement opportunities (such as early retirement) has most of the time a depressing impact on the unemployment rate. Indeed the number of vacancies posted by firms is influenced by the probability that an old worker is going into retirement. We show that the degree to which younger workers are influenced by retirement of older workers depends on the relative productivity of young and older workers. It is only when older workers are much more productive than young workers that retirement may benefi t to unemployment. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 5 (2 ULg) The Ratio Bias Phenomenon : Fact or Artifact ?Lefebvre, Mathieu ; ; E-print/Working paper (2009) The ratio bias – according to which individuals prefer to bet on probabilities expressed as a ratio of large numbers to normatively equivalent or superior probabilities expressed as a ratio of small ... [more ▼] The ratio bias – according to which individuals prefer to bet on probabilities expressed as a ratio of large numbers to normatively equivalent or superior probabilities expressed as a ratio of small numbers – has recently gained momentum, with researchers especially in health economics emphasizing the policy importance of the phenomenon. Although the bias has been replicated several times, some doubts remain about its economic significance. Our two experiments show that the bias disappears once order effects are excluded, and once salient and dominant incentives are provided. This holds true for both choice and valuation tasks. Also, adding context to the decision problem does not change this outcome. No ratio bias could be found in between-subject tests either, which leads us to the conclusion that the policy relevance of the phenomenon is doubtful at best. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 12 (2 ULg) Social security and early retirement: the relationship between workers, firms and governmentLefebvre, Mathieu ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied effect of ... [more ▼] In this paper we survey a number of theoretical and empirical studies in order to propose explanations to the fall of labor force participation at older age. Starting from the largely studied effect of social security schemes on labor supply, we explore the employers behavior and the role of governments in the development of early retirement schemes. We show that early retirement is the result of a global agreement between firms and government where workers have incentives to early exit the labor market due to generous non actuarial bene ts. Firms have an advantage to separate older workers because they are costly compare to young workers and governments hope that by pushing elderly into early retirement they will solve the massive unemployment problem. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 33 (5 ULg) Incentive Effects on Risk Attitude in Small Probability ProspectsLefebvre, Mathieu ; ; E-print/Working paper (2009) Most studies on the role of incentives on risk attitude report data obtained from within-subject experimental investigations. This may however raise an issue of sequentiality of effects as later choices ... [more ▼] Most studies on the role of incentives on risk attitude report data obtained from within-subject experimental investigations. This may however raise an issue of sequentiality of effects as later choices may be influenced by earlier ones. This paper reports instead between-subject results on the effect of monetary stakes on risk attitudes for small probability prospects in a laboratory experiment. Under low stakes, we find the typical risk seeking behavior for small probabilities predicted by the prospect theory. But under high stakes, we provide some evidence that risk seeking behavior is dramatically reduced. This could suggest that utility is not consistently concave over the outcome space, but rather contains a convex section for very small amounts. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 21 (3 ULg) Les ressources énergétiques et minérales marines : valorisation et géostratégieMerenne-Schoumaker, Bernadette ![]() E-print/Working paper (2009) L’objectif de cette contribution est de s’interroger sur les enjeux et les défis tant économiques, technologiques et environnementaux que géostratégiques liés à la valorisation des ressources énergétiques ... [more ▼] L’objectif de cette contribution est de s’interroger sur les enjeux et les défis tant économiques, technologiques et environnementaux que géostratégiques liés à la valorisation des ressources énergétiques et minérales marines. Le travail est organisé en deux temps. D’abord, on cherche à cerner les ressources elles-mêmes : quelles ressources ? depuis quand et comment les valorise-t-on ? quelle importance aujourd’hui et demain ? Puis, on s'interroge sur les stratégies mises en œuvre pour contrôler ces ressources et pouvoir les exploiter de même que sur les conséquences de l’appropriation progressive des espaces maritimes sur la valorisation des ressources des mers et des océans. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 70 (3 ULg) Exploring the L1-L2 Relationship in the L2 Acquisition of ProsodyRasier, Laurent ; E-print/Working paper (2009) Detailed reference viewed: 16 (1 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein B-73 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86373; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 8 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein E-65 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86376; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein F-58 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86377; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 1 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein D-76 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86375; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 2 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein J-63 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86370; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 5 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein K-60 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P83369; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 9 (2 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein G-76 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86378; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 2 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein I-73 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta -Access number P86371; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 5 (0 ULg) Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein A-69 kDa [Fragment] from Bubalus bubalis placenta - Access number P86372; Melo de Sousa, Noelita ; et alE-print/Working paper (2009) N-terminal microsequence obtained after purification and characterization of placental proteins in Bubalus bubalis. Proteins were submitted to SwissProt databank. Detailed reference viewed: 3 (1 ULg) |
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