Les outils de régulation des partenariats public-privé

Numéro: 2014-7 Lisa Chever et Aude Le Lannier – Les outils de régulation des partenariats public-privé Une première section de ce chapitre présentera les outils avancés, par la littérature théorique, pour sélectionner efficacement son partenaire. Ces mécanismes étant rarement suffisants pour garantir l’efficacité de la gestion du service sur toute la durée de vie du contrat, une…

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Correlation evidence in the dynamics of agricultural commodity prices

Raphaël Homayoun Boroumand, Stéphane Goutte, Simon Porcher et Thomas Porcher Abstract: The article studies the correlation structures of a large panel of agricultural commodities prices between January 1990 and February 2014. We use a various collection of mathematical and statistical methodologies (estimated correlation matrix and principal component analysis) to capture these correlations. Our results show that there exist different…

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Guillaume FARDE

Analyse du paradigme managérial de la contractualisation publique dans les domaines régaliens Juin 2014

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Public Private Partnerships and Efficiency: A Short Assessment

Numéro: 2014-6 Antonio Estache et Stéphane Saussier – Public Private Partnerships and Efficiency: A Short Assessment Abstract: Over the last 35 years or so, governements around the world have enhanced the participation of private actors to deliver a wide variety of goods and services, traditionally delivered by the public sector. The development of public-private partnerships (PPPs) has been, and continues to…

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IPPP Risks and Opportunities: An Economic Perspective

Numéro: 2014-5 J. de Brux et F. Marty – IPPP Risks and Opportunities: An Economic Perspective Abstract: This article analyzes some of the issues raised by institutionalized public-private partnerships in an economic perspective. We demonstrate that although they may address some of the main limits of purely contractual public-private partnerships, such as the issues of control, know-how transfer, or…

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The Determinants of Margins in French Retail Gasoline Markets

S. Porcher et T. Porcher, 2014 – The Determinants of Margins in French Retail Gasoline Markets, Applied Economics Letters, forthcoming. Abstract: When studying oligopolies, a tension exists between models supporting tacit collusion and those supporting the non-collusive behavior of firms. Using a panel on retail fuel margins in France over more than twenty years, we find mitigated evidence of…

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Quality of Outsourced Services, Rent-Seeking and Contract Design. Evidence from Cleaning Contracts.

Numéro: 2014-4 Quality of Outsourced Services, Rent-Seeking and Contract Design. Evidence from Cleaning Contracts. Jean Beuve and Lisa Chever Abstract: This paper estimates the impact of contract design on the enforceability of quality in outsourced public contracts. Using a four-year panel data of 102 cleaning contracts, our findings suggest that quality enforcement highly depends on the ex ante contracting…

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S. Porcher et V. Levrault – 20 Questions d’Economie

Simon Pocher et Vincent Levrault ont publié « 20 Questions d’Economie: Concours d’Entrée Sciences Po » aux éditionsellipses. Description de l’ouvrage: « Au travers de 20 sujets entièrement rédigés, ce livre accompagne les étudiants dans leur préparation à l’épreuve de sciences économiques et sociales du concours d’entrée de Sciences Po. Plus qu’une leçon, chaque sujet montre les aspects formels…

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The Determinants of Margins in Gasoline Markets

Numéro: 2014-3 T. Porcher et S. Porcher, 2014 – The Determinants of Margins in Gasoline Markets Abstract: When studying oligopolies, a tension exists between models supporting tacit collusion and those supporting the non-collusive behavior of firms. Using a panel on retail fuel margins in France over more than twenty years, we find mitigated evidence of collusive behavior in the retail…

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