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This PhD dissertation in applied economics proposes an analysis of individual behaviors in the aera of social protection, in the context of health and human capital management. Chapter 1 analyzes the effect of the level of insurance coverage on individual health care consumption in the French context, considering the behavioral dimension. Using survey data, this study highlights the major role of risk aversion in the nature of the relationship observed between the level of coverage of complementary health insurance contracts and the level of health care expenditure of the insured. Chapters 2 and 3 study the individual trade-off between insurance and prevention, based on an experimental study. Chapter 2 first reveals a dynamic inconsistency in the choices of participants, which results in a decrease in the demand for insurance with the introduction of a prevention mechanism, without inducing more preventive efforts afterwards. Chapter 3 highlights the role of choice in insurance on the level of preventive effort made by policyholders: leaving the choice of contract to participants reduces the level of preventive effort they are prepared to make, at a given level of cover. Chapter 4 analyses the impact of working conditions on the use of sick leave by French employees. Based on survey data, enriched with variables concerning the conditions of individual compensation in case of absence, it reveals the existence of disparities in sick leave behaviors and general health status between workers exposed to certain hardship factors and those who are not, with a major role played by psychosocial risks. Finally, Chapter 5 proposes the first evaluation of the causal effect of the generosity of family benefits paid in the event of parental leave following a birth on the length of leave requested by the modest mothers. Using the Regression Kink Design (RKD) approach, implemented on Quebec administrative and tax data, this work confirms the expected positive effect of the generosity of family benefits paid to low-income mothers on the length of parental leave they request, with a more marked effect for single mothers. ; Ce travail doctoral en économie appliquée propose une analyse des comportements individuels en matière de protection sociale, dans le contexte de la santé et plus généralement de la gestion du capital humain. Le chapitre 1 analyse l'effet du niveau de couverture assurantielle sur la consommation individuelle de soins dans le contexte français, en tenant compte de la dimension comportementale. A partir de données d'enquête, ce travail met en avant le rôle majeur de l'aversion au risque sur la nature de la relation observée entre le niveau de garanties des contrats de complémentaire santé et le niveau de dépenses de soins des assurés. Les chapitres 2 et 3 étudient l'arbitrage individuel entre assurance et prévention, à partir d'une étude expérimentale. Le chapitre 2 révèle tout d'abord une incohérence dynamique des choix des participants, qui se traduit par une diminution de la demande d'assurance avec à l'introduction d'un mécanisme de prévention, sans pour autant induire davantage d'efforts préventifs ensuite. Le chapitre 3 met quant à lui en avant le rôle de la liberté de choix en assurance sur le niveau d'effort de prévention consenti par les assurés : le fait de laisser le choix du contrat aux participants diminue le niveau d'effort de prévention qu'ils sont prêts à fournir ensuite, à niveau de couverture donné. Le chapitre 4 analyse l'impact des conditions de travail sur le recours aux arrêts maladie des salariés français. A partir de données d'enquête, enrichies de variables concernant les conditions d'indemnisation individuelles en cas d'absence, il révèle notamment l'existence de disparités dans les comportements d'arrêts maladie et l'état de santé général entre les travailleurs exposés à certains facteurs de pénibilité et ceux qui ne le sont pas, avec un rôle majeur joué par les risques psychosociaux. Enfin, le chapitre 5 propose la première évaluation de l'effet causal de la générosité des prestations familiales versées en cas de congé parental à la suite d'une naissance sur la durée du congé demandée par les mères les plus modestes. En utilisant l'approche par Regression Kink Design (RKD), mise en œuvre sur des données administratives et fiscales québécoises, ce travail confirme l'effet positif attendu de la générosité des prestations familiales versées aux mères à faible revenu sur la durée du congé parental qu'elles demandent, avec un effet plus marqué pour les mères monoparentales.

This PhD dissertation in applied economics proposes an analysis of individual behaviors in the aera of social protection, in the context of health and human capital management. Chapter 1 analyzes the effect of the level of insurance coverage on individual health care consumption in the French context, considering the behavioral dimension. Using survey data, this study highlights the major role of risk aversion in the nature of the relationship observed between the level of coverage of complementary health insurance contracts and the level of health care expenditure of the insured. Chapters 2 and 3 study the individual trade-off between insurance and prevention, based on an experimental study. Chapter 2 first reveals a dynamic inconsistency in the choices of participants, which results in a decrease in the demand for insurance with the introduction of a prevention mechanism, without inducing more preventive efforts afterwards. Chapter 3 highlights the role of choice in insurance on the level of preventive effort made by policyholders: leaving the choice of contract to participants reduces the level of preventive effort they are prepared to make, at a given level of cover. Chapter 4 analyses the impact of working conditions on the use of sick leave by French employees. Based on survey data, enriched with variables concerning the conditions of individual compensation in case of absence, it reveals the existence of disparities in sick leave behaviors and general health status between workers exposed to certain hardship factors and those who are not, with a major role played by psychosocial risks. Finally, Chapter 5 proposes the first evaluation of the causal effect of the generosity of family benefits paid in the event of parental leave following a birth on the length of leave requested by the modest mothers. Using the Regression Kink Design (RKD) approach, implemented on Quebec administrative and tax data, this work confirms the expected positive effect of the generosity of family benefits paid to low-income mothers on the length of parental leave they request, with a more marked effect for single mothers. ; Ce travail doctoral en économie appliquée propose une analyse des comportements individuels en matière de protection sociale, dans le contexte de la santé et plus généralement de la gestion du capital humain. Le chapitre 1 analyse l'effet du niveau de couverture assurantielle sur la consommation individuelle de soins dans le contexte français, en tenant compte de la dimension comportementale. A partir de données d'enquête, ce travail met en avant le rôle majeur de l'aversion au risque sur la nature de la relation observée entre le niveau de garanties des contrats de complémentaire santé et le niveau de dépenses de soins des assurés. Les chapitres 2 et 3 étudient l'arbitrage individuel entre assurance et prévention, à partir d'une étude expérimentale. Le chapitre 2 révèle tout d'abord une incohérence dynamique des choix des participants, qui se traduit par une diminution de la demande d'assurance avec à l'introduction d'un mécanisme de prévention, sans pour autant induire davantage d'efforts préventifs ensuite. Le chapitre 3 met quant à lui en avant le rôle de la liberté de choix en assurance sur le niveau d'effort de prévention consenti par les assurés : le fait de laisser le choix du contrat aux participants diminue le niveau d'effort de prévention qu'ils sont prêts à fournir ensuite, à niveau de couverture donné. Le chapitre 4 analyse l'impact des conditions de travail sur le recours aux arrêts maladie des salariés français. A partir de données d'enquête, enrichies de variables concernant les conditions d'indemnisation individuelles en cas d'absence, il révèle notamment l'existence de disparités dans les comportements d'arrêts maladie et l'état de santé général entre les travailleurs exposés à certains facteurs de pénibilité et ceux qui ne le sont pas, avec un rôle majeur joué par les risques psychosociaux. Enfin, le chapitre 5 propose la première évaluation de l'effet causal de la générosité des prestations familiales versées en cas de congé parental à la suite d'une naissance sur la durée du congé demandée par les mères les plus modestes. En utilisant l'approche par Regression Kink Design (RKD), mise en œuvre sur des données administratives et fiscales québécoises, ce travail confirme l'effet positif attendu de la générosité des prestations familiales versées aux mères à faible revenu sur la durée du congé parental qu'elles demandent, avec un effet plus marqué pour les mères monoparentales.

What does successful adaptation look like? This is a question we are frequently asked by planners, policy makers and other professionals charged with the task of developing and implementing adaptation strategies. While adaptation is increasingly recognized as an important climate risk management strategy, and on-the-ground adaptation planning activity is becoming more common-place, there is no clear guidance as to what success would look like, what to aim for and how to judge progress.This edited volume makes significant progress toward unpacking the question of successful adaptation

Social justice has returned to the heart of political debate in present-day Europe. Using a transnational approach, this book provides the first historical account of the evolution of social justice across Europe during the twentieth century, and explores the divergent ways different groups have understood and sought to achieve social justice.

International audience ; The development of Internet in Vietnam since late 2000s represents an unprecedented opportunity for economic growth; it also poses a major challenge to political stability insofar as its development has coincided with the emergence of civil society and the rise of the social media. Vietnamese social media has been studied by many scholars from different point of views. Yet, the organisational side of Internet gouvernance and its inherent vulnerability remain obscure in the literature. Our paper will scrutinize the state management dilemma of social media. We will overview the two-pronged strategy which alternates development with control vis-à-vis social media; then we will examine how several management and control measures are combined and how the boundaries may blur between the political and online public spheres, making the state's digital governance vulnerable and uncertain. Our analysis is based on the state's regulations and information published online by official and social media, and foreign news services.

International audience ; The development of Internet in Vietnam since late 2000s represents an unprecedented opportunity for economic growth; it also poses a major challenge to political stability insofar as its development has coincided with the emergence of civil society and the rise of the social media. Vietnamese social media has been studied by many scholars from different point of views. Yet, the organisational side of Internet gouvernance and its inherent vulnerability remain obscure in the literature. Our paper will scrutinize the state management dilemma of social media. We will overview the two-pronged strategy which alternates development with control vis-à-vis social media; then we will examine how several management and control measures are combined and how the boundaries may blur between the political and online public spheres, making the state's digital governance vulnerable and uncertain. Our analysis is based on the state's regulations and information published online by official and social media, and foreign news services.

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to define a logical process through which social needs can be investigated and integrated into corporate strategy, thus allowing management to meet the expectations of its stakeholder.Design/methodology/approachThe process has been defined on the basis of a review of international literature that helped to identify the main problems related to the recognition of social expectations by the company and the implications of these expectations on the overall competitive strategy.FindingsThe research has lead to the construction of a framework to address social needs: the social‐competitive innovation pyramid. It is shaped in order to help companies to understand their degrees of efficiency in responding to their partners' expectations. The pyramid identifies five efficiency levels. The highest one, named "social competitive synthesis", shows the best response to stakeholders' needs; the lowest level, "temporary sacrifice of social expectations", is the one where social expectations are sacrificed in the view of the companies strategy.Originality/valueThe paper presents corporate responsibility as an integral part of corporate strategy, so much so that it helps corporate management to find innovative solutions to fulfil stakeholder expectations. Therefore, corporate responsibility becomes a creative factor in developing competitiveness.