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Working Papers

2024

1. Social Capital, Social Heterogeneity, and Electoral Turnout
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance
   See also Journal Article Social capital, social heterogeneity, and electoral turnout, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2024) (2024)
2. The Causal Impact of the Electoral System on Corruption
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
3. The limits of behavioral nudges to increase youth turnout: Experimental evidence from two French elections
   CEE-M Working Papers, CEE-M, Universtiy of Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro
   Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2024)
   Working Papers, HAL (2024)

2023

4. Dictators’ facial characteristics and foreign direct investment
   Post-Print, HAL
5. Jurisdiction size and perceived corruption
   Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

2022

6. Economists are born and raised, not made
   Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg
7. The petit effect of campaign spending on votes: using political financing reforms to measure spending impacts in multiparty elections
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (23)
   See also Journal Article The petit effect of campaign spending on votes: using political financing reforms to measure spending impacts in multiparty elections, Public Choice, Springer (2022) (2022)

2021

8. Gender, age, and attitude toward competition
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2020)
   See also Journal Article Gender, age, and attitude toward competition, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) (2021)
9. How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2021) View citations (10) (2021)
10. Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2018) View citations (1)
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2021) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

11. Are Hard-Working MPs Electorally Rewarded? Empirical Evidence from the 2007 French Legislative Elections
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2017)
12. Educated dictators attract more foreign direct investment
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Educated dictators attract more foreign direct investment, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (19) (2020)
13. Electoral Turnout and Social Capital
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance
14. L’athéisme des scientifiques français: conséquence de leur amour de la science et de leur socialisation politique
    Post-Print, HAL
15. Voters’ Knowledge of Their Representatives: The Direct and Conditioned Effects of Parliamentary Work
    Post-Print, HAL

2019

16. Are some dictators more attractive to foreign investors?
    BOFIT Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT)
    Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2018)
17. Essai d’évaluation quantitative de la probité parlementaire: une proposition
    Post-Print, HAL
18. Is civic duty the solution to the paradox of voting?
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Is civic duty the solution to the paradox of voting?, Public Choice, Springer (2019) View citations (18) (2019)
19. Les jugements sur les pratiques électorales: une faible crédibilité
    Post-Print, HAL
20. Revolutionary Attitudes in Democratic Regimes
    Post-Print, HAL
21. Une définition économique ou politique de la démocratie ?
    Post-Print, HAL
22. Voters reward hard-working MPs: empirical evidence from the French legislative elections
    Post-Print, HAL
23. Why do academics oppose the market economy? Sophistication and perception of market failures
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)

2018

24. Financing of the French political parties
    Post-Print, HAL
25. L’usage des espèces en France: priorité aux transactions de faible valeur
    Post-Print, HAL
26. Paraître transparent ? Les usages des déclarations d’intérêts des maires des grandes villes françaises
    Post-Print, HAL
27. Place of registration and place of residence: The non-linear detrimental impact of transportation cost on electoral participation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Place of registration and place of residence: the non-linear detrimental impact of transportation cost on electoral participation, Public Choice, Springer (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2017

28. Are Values Gender-Based ? Gender Gaps in Europe
    Post-Print, HAL
29. L’argent dans les campagnes électorales
    Post-Print, HAL
30. Merchant Acceptance of Payment Cards: Must Takee or Wanna Takee?
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2016) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Merchant Acceptance of Payment Cards: “Must Take” or “Wanna Take”?, Review of Network Economics, De Gruyter (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
31. Place of registration and place of residence: the detrimental impact of transport cost on electoral participation
    Working Papers CEB, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles
32. The cost of CEO duality: Evidence from French leadership compensation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The cost of CEO duality: Evidence from French leadership compensation, European Management Journal, Elsevier (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2016

33. Campaign spending and legislative election outcomes: Exploiting the French political financing reforms of the mid-1990s
    Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics
34. Consumer Payment Preferences, Network Externalities, and Merchant Card Acceptance: An Empirical Investigation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Consumer Payment Preferences, Network Externalities, and Merchant Card Acceptance: An Empirical Investigation, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2017) View citations (17) (2017)
35. Debit card and demand for cash
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Debit card and demand for cash, Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier (2016) View citations (19) (2016)
36. Does holding a local mandate alter the activities of deputies? Evidence from the French Assemblée Nationale
    Post-Print, HAL
37. Politics, economics, ethics and religion in French academia
    Post-Print, HAL

2015

38. Partisan and bureaucratic changes in public education spending. French empirical evidence
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)

2014

39. Abortion and crime: Cross-country evidence from Europe
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg (2013)
    See also Journal Article Abortion and crime: Cross-country evidence from Europe, International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
40. Convenient Prices, Cash Payments and Price Rigidity
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Convenient prices, cash payments and price rigidity, Economic Modelling, Elsevier (2014) View citations (9) (2014)

2013

41. La perception de l’économie de marché par les enseignants-chercheurs français: les effets de la connaissance ?
    Working Papers of LaRGE Research Center, Laboratoire de Recherche en Gestion et Economie (LaRGE), Université de Strasbourg
42. On the Effect of Mobile Phone on Migrant Remittances: A Closer Look at International Transfers
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (6)
43. Vers une économie des paiements électroniques
    Post-Print, HAL
    See also Journal Article Vers une économie des paiements électroniques ?, Revue d'économie financière, Association d'économie financière (2013) (2013)

2011

44. L'incrémentalisme et les ponctuations budgétaires en France
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2011)

2009

45. La présidentielle 2007 dans les Zones Urbaines Sensibles de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2009)
46. Public Budgeting in the French Fifth Republic: The End of La République des partis ?
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2009)
47. The 2007 presidential election and the 2005 urban violence in French 'deprived urban areas'
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2009)
48. Un modèle explicatif du vote FNSEA aux élections des représentants des chefs d'exploitation aux Chambres d'Agriculture départementales (1995-2001)
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2009)
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2009)

2008

49. La détention et l’usage des instruments de paiement en France
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article La détention et l’usage des instruments de paiement en France, Revue d'Économie Financière, Programme National Persée (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2005

50. Le rendement des dépenses électorales en France
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (4)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2005) View citations (1)
51. Les comportements électoraux dans les Zones Urbaines Sensibles (ZUS) à la présidentielle 2002
    Post-Print, HAL
52. Territorial captivity and voter participation in national election: a theoretical and empirical analysis
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2005)

2003

53. Campagne électorale, préférences politiques et participation. Une étude empirique sur les élections législatives françaises de 1997
    Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Social capital, social heterogeneity, and electoral turnout
   Kyklos, 2024, 77, (4), 1142-1168
   See also Working Paper Social Capital, Social Heterogeneity, and Electoral Turnout, Working Papers in Economics (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Can health passport overcome political hurdles to COVID-19 vaccination?
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 80, (C)

2022

3. The petit effect of campaign spending on votes: using political financing reforms to measure spending impacts in multiparty elections
   Public Choice, 2022, 192, (1), 29-57
   See also Working Paper The petit effect of campaign spending on votes: using political financing reforms to measure spending impacts in multiparty elections, Post-Print (2022) (2022)

2021

4. Gender, age, and attitude toward competition
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 192, (C), 668-690
   See also Working Paper Gender, age, and attitude toward competition, Post-Print (2021) (2021)
5. How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections
   PLOS ONE, 2021, 16, (2), 1-16 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper How does COVID-19 affect electoral participation? evidence from the French municipal elections, Post-Print (2021) View citations (9) (2021)
6. Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 67, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Politicians at higher levels of government are perceived as more corrupt, Post-Print (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

7. Educated dictators attract more foreign direct investment
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2020, 48, (1), 37-55 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Educated dictators attract more foreign direct investment, Post-Print (2020) View citations (20) (2020)

2019

8. Is civic duty the solution to the paradox of voting?
   Public Choice, 2019, 180, (3), 257-283 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Is civic duty the solution to the paradox of voting?, Post-Print (2019) View citations (15) (2019)

2018

9. Place of registration and place of residence: the non-linear detrimental impact of transportation cost on electoral participation
   Public Choice, 2018, 176, (3), 405-440 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Place of registration and place of residence: The non-linear detrimental impact of transportation cost on electoral participation, Post-Print (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
10. Use of cash in France: the payment method of choice for low-value purchases
    (L’usage des espèces en France: priorité aux transactions de faible valeur)
    Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2018, (220) View citations (2)
    Also in Quarterly selection of articles - Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2018, (220), 9 (2018) View citations (2)

2017

11. Consumer Payment Preferences, Network Externalities, and Merchant Card Acceptance: An Empirical Investigation
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2017, 51, (3), 257-290 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Consumer Payment Preferences, Network Externalities, and Merchant Card Acceptance: An Empirical Investigation, Post-Print (2016) View citations (12) (2016)
12. The cost of CEO duality: Evidence from French leadership compensation
    European Management Journal, 2017, 35, (3), 336-350 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The cost of CEO duality: Evidence from French leadership compensation, Post-Print (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2016

13. Debit card and demand for cash
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2016, 73, (C), 55-66 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Debit card and demand for cash, Post-Print (2016) View citations (16) (2016)
14. Merchant Acceptance of Payment Cards: “Must Take” or “Wanna Take”?
    Review of Network Economics, 2016, 15, (3), 117-146 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Merchant Acceptance of Payment Cards: Must Takee or Wanna Takee?, Post-Print (2017) (2017)

2015

15. La recherche de rente en Europe: facteurs institutionnels et politiques de la vitesse de réduction des protections nationales des marchés
    Revue d'économie politique, 2015, 125, (1), 119-144
16. Mobilization, cost of voting and turnout: a natural randomized experiment with double elections
    Public Choice, 2015, 162, (1), 183-199 View citations (12)

2014

17. Abortion and crime: Cross-country evidence from Europe
    International Review of Law and Economics, 2014, 40, (C), 24-35 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Abortion and crime: Cross-country evidence from Europe, Post-Print (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
18. Convenient prices, cash payments and price rigidity
    Economic Modelling, 2014, 41, (C), 329-337 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Convenient Prices, Cash Payments and Price Rigidity, Post-Print (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
19. Le cumul de mandats locaux affecte-t-il l'activité des députés français ?
    Revue économique, 2014, 65, (6), 881-906 View citations (6)

2013

20. Vers une économie des paiements électroniques ?
    Revue d'économie financière, 2013, N° 109, (1), 283-302
    See also Working Paper Vers une économie des paiements électroniques, Post-Print (2013) (2013)

2011

21. Existe-t-il une fracture numérique dans l'usage de l'administration en ligne ?
    Revue économique, 2011, 62, (2), 215-235 View citations (7)
22. The economics of bill payments: an empirical analysis
    Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (10), 961-966 View citations (1)

2010

23. Une analyse des facteurs de l’acceptation et de l’usage des instruments de paiement par les commerces en France
    Revue d'Économie Financière, 2010, 96, (1), 187-213 View citations (1)
24. Économie politique d'un plan de relance macroéconomique. Une note sur les déterminants de la répartition spatiale des investissements publics du plan français de 2009
    Revue économique, 2010, 61, (4), 783-792

2009

25. A General Empirical Law of Public Budgets: A Comparative Analysis
    American Journal of Political Science, 2009, 53, (4), 855-873 View citations (20)
26. Pourquoi les détenteurs de carte de retrait retirent-ils des espèces aux guichets bancaires ?
    Revue d'économie industrielle, 2009, n° 125, (1), 41-52

2008

27. Is Baumol's 'square root law' still relevant? evidence from micro-level data
    Applied Financial Economics, 2008, 18, (13), 1091-1098 View citations (7)
28. La détention et l’usage des instruments de paiement en France
    Revue d'Économie Financière, 2008, 91, (1), 53-76 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper La détention et l’usage des instruments de paiement en France, Post-Print (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2006

29. Les déterminants de la détention et de l’usage des instruments de paiement: éléments théoriques et empiriques
    Revue d'Économie Financière, 2006, 83, (2), 159-176
30. The impact of closeness on turnout: An empirical relation based on a study of a two-round ballot
    Public Choice, 2006, 127, (3), 461-483 View citations (28)

2005

31. Le rendement des dépenses électorales en France. Le cas des élections législatives de 1997
    Revue économique, 2005, 56, (5), 1125-1143 View citations (11)

2003

32. The Political Entrepreneur and the Coordination of the Political Process: A Market Process Perspective of the Political Market
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2003, 16, (2-3), 153-68 View citations (9)

Chapters

2009

1. General Policy Speech of Prime Ministers and Fiscal Choices in France: “Preach Water and Drink Wine!”
   Springer