The participation of couples in the labor market: an econometric analysis

This paper examines the interactions between household members’ utilities when deciding whether or not to join the labor market. Using asymptotic least squares, we analyze a sample of 5425 couples living in France in 1997. By comparing the results obtained with more standard methods, we find that the man’s participation equation is the most affected by the introduction of simultaneous decision making in the couple. The woman’s decision to participate has a positive and significant influence on their spouse’s decision to work, as do the number of children and the birth of a new child. The fact that the presence of children increases the participation of men and reduces the participation of women suggests that the added-worker effect should be interpreted more as a demographic phenomenon than as a consequence of unemployment.Collective labor supply, labor market participation, couples, asymptotic least squares

Using bioindicators to assess the environmental risk of past mining activities in the Vosges Mountains (France)

The environmental risk of trace metals (TMs) in a former lead (Pb)-silver (Ag) mining district in the Vosges Mountains (France) was assessed based on two biological indices: (i) the excess of transfer TM from the soil to biota (SET index) and (ii) the toxicological risk associated with these excess transfers (ERITME index). This study constitutes the first application of the SET and ERITME indices on a past contaminated site with the inclusion of Ag and of two exposure durations. Among the eight stations studied for TM transfers in a soil-plant-snail (Cantareus aspersus) system, an excess of transfer (Ag, arsenic (As) and Pb mainly) was highlighted in four of the stations. High concentrations of Pb, up to 2810 +/- 978, mu gg(-1), were measured in snails exposed to the contaminated environment with Pb soil concentrations up to 14,978 2270 mu gg(-1). An excess TM transfer has been evidenced in several stations, principally in two archaeological mining sites. Very high SET indices have been calculated for these two stations, and abnormal transfer was shown for a communal garden. The associated toxicological risk (ERITME index) is high and reflects the importance of investigating past contaminated sites, as is done for recent industrial sites. The use of these two indices highlights that the time elapsed since the deposition of TMs does not lead to TM immobilization, partly due to the acidic soil pH in all stations, which ranged from 3.7 to 5.7. The accumulation of TMs in snails was mainly modulated by the sources of exposure, i.e., soil, humus and vegetation, depending on the TM. The major influence of exposure sources on TM accumulation compared to the influence of soil characteristics may be due to the speciation of the TMs deposited several centuries ago and the importance of indirect transfers from vegetation and humus. Currently, signs of past mining activities in the valley have almost completely disappeared, but we show that their waste still presents a risk for environmental and human health

La formation professionnelle et l'insertion sur le marche du travail : une analyse multicriteres

SIGLEAvailable from INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : RP 15514 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

Educational track, networks and labor market outcomes

SIGLEAvailable from INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : RP 16577 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

Job satisfaction and quits : theory and evidence from the German socioeconomic panel

SIGLEAvailable from INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : RP 16174 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

Using early career experiences and later career outcomes to distinguish between models of labor market behavior under institutional constraints

SIGLEAvailable from INIST (FR), Document Supply Service, under shelf-number : RP 15929 / INIST-CNRS - Institut de l'Information Scientifique et TechniqueFRFranc

High-Dose Dexamethasone and Oxygen Support Strategies in Intensive Care Unit Patients With Severe COVID-19 Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

International audienc