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Paris West University Nanterre La Défense
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About: Paris West University Nanterre La Défense is a education organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Finite element method. The organization has 895 authors who have published 1430 publications receiving 21712 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the consequences on productivity and employment of the large increase in profit sharing in France since 1986, and show that profit-sharing schemes improve productivity, but have ambiguous effects on employment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the relationship between corporate governance and corporate sustainability by focusing on two main components of companies' governance structure: boards of directors and investor relations officers (IROs).
Abstract: This paper examines the relationships between corporate governance and corporate sustainability by focusing on two main components of companies’ governance structure: boards of directors (BoDs) and investor relations officers (IROs). We propose an original empirical strategy based on the 120 biggest French capitalizations for the year 2013, allowing us to measure boards of directors’ independence and expertise, as well as investor relations officers’ convictions and communication on corporate sustainability. Our results show that corporate governance has an ambiguous impact on corporate sustainability because of opposing forces: internal, external and intermediate forces. On the one hand, the higher the proportion of inside directors, the higher the company’s environmental and governance performance, while the higher the proportion of general experts in the board room, the lower the company’s governance performance. On the other hand, investor relations officers’ beliefs that corporate sustainability is primarily driven by investors’ ethical values appear negatively related to companies’ governance performance. In sum, corporate sustainability appears positively related to internal forces (inside directors) and negatively related to external forces (general expert directors and investor activist engagement). The results of this study demonstrate the need to carry out efforts to train BoDs (specifically inside directors) and IROs to respond to corporate sustainability and to take more of a leadership role in this area.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the usefulness of dynamic factor models for medium run forecasts of headline and core HICP inflation for the euro area, and provide evidence that factors alone or combined with indicators help improve upon the simple Autoregressive (AR) model for forecasting core inflation as well as total inflation.
Abstract: In order to provide medium run forecasts of headline and core HICP inflation for the euro area, we assess the usefulness of dynamic factor models. We use Stock and Watson's (1999) out-of-sample methodology for models estimated over the 1988:1-2002:3 period, with balanced and unbalanced panels. We provide evidence that factors alone or combined with indicators help improve upon the simple Autoregressive (AR) model for forecasting HICP core inflation as well total inflation, if one refers to the usual criterion of "Relative MSE" together with its standard deviation. However, regarding total HICP we do not produce forecasts that are totally satisfactory in the sense of being capable of recognizing the 1999-2000 upturn in inflation in a timely manner. But, from that point of view, the construction of a ''synthetic core'' indicator helps achieve significantly better forecasts over a 12-month horizon than the AR model for total inflation for the final part of the sample. We also show that the results are rather robust to potential data-snooping.
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University of Sfax1, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg2, Paris West University Nanterre La Défense3, University of Münster4, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases5, Rio de Janeiro State University6, University of Twente7, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart8, Estácio S.A.9, Canadian University of Dubai10, Imam Khomeini International University11, University of Genoa12, Keele University13, Loughborough University14, Stanford University15, University of Toulouse16, University of Thessaly17, Assiut University18, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology19, Georgia Southern University20, Government of Extremadura21, University Medical Center Groningen22, University of Ulm23, Yarmouk University24, University of Jordan25, Qatar Airways26, University of Porto27, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw28, University of Arkansas29, University of Paris30, Coventry University31, University of Sousse32, Manouba University33
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether sociodemographic variables, changes in physical activity, and sleep quality from pre- to during lockdown were predictors of change in mental wellbeing in quarantined older adults.
Abstract: Background. The COVID-19 lockdown could engender disruption to lifestyle behaviors, thus impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether sociodemographic variables, changes in physical activity, and sleep quality from pre- to during lockdown were predictors of change in mental wellbeing in quarantined older adults. Methods. A 12-week international online survey was launched in 14 languages on 6 April 2020. Forty-one research institutions from Europe, Western-Asia, North-Africa, and the Americas, promoted the survey. The survey was presented in a differential format with questions related to responses “pre” and “during” the lockdown period. Participants responded to the Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Results. Replies from older adults (aged >55 years, n = 517), mainly from Europe (50.1%), Western-Asia (6.8%), America (30%), and North-Africa (9.3%) were analyzed. The COVID-19 lockdown led to significantly decreased mental wellbeing, sleep quality, and total physical activity energy expenditure levels (all p < 0.001). Regression analysis showed that the change in total PSQI score and total physical activity energy expenditure (F(2, 514) = 66.41 p < 0.001) were significant predictors of the decrease in mental wellbeing from pre- to during lockdown (p < 0.001, R2: 0.20). Conclusion. COVID-19 lockdown deleteriously affected physical activity and sleep patterns. Furthermore, change in the total PSQI score and total physical activity energy expenditure were significant predictors for the decrease in mental wellbeing.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors refer to the wide variety of these forms under the umbrella term "collaborative housing" and describe a new wave of collective self-organized forms of housing provision.
Abstract: Europe is witnessing a new wave of collective self-organized forms of housing provision. We refer to the wide variety of these forms under the umbrella term “Collaborative Housing”. Alongside growi...
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erasmo Carrera | 75 | 829 | 23981 |
| Dan Sperber | 67 | 207 | 32068 |
| Balázs Égert | 46 | 204 | 6600 |
| Mohamed El Hedi Arouri | 43 | 212 | 7460 |
| Agnès Bénassy-Quéré | 40 | 215 | 5762 |
| Diego Gil | 39 | 98 | 5011 |
| Valérie Mignon | 37 | 193 | 5081 |
| Julien Chevallier | 37 | 269 | 4905 |
| Shah Nawaz Burokur | 36 | 238 | 3969 |
| Gerard Kerkyacharian | 35 | 78 | 6289 |
| Claire Lhuillier | 34 | 72 | 3852 |
| Michèle Carlier | 32 | 95 | 2983 |
| Olivier Polit | 31 | 125 | 2226 |
| Marc Flandreau | 31 | 167 | 3713 |
| Patrick Cattiaux | 30 | 95 | 2863 |