Olivier Bargain

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University of Aix-Marseille II

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Olivier is Professor of Economics at the University of Bordeaux and member of the 'Institut Universitaire de France'. He is also a Research Fellow at IZA and LISER. His research covers topics in public & labor economics, development & family economics, wine & international economics. He is currently associate editor of the Journal of Economic Inequality, and previously coeditor of the book series Research in Labor Economics. He is a member of the Council of Economic Advisors to the French Prime Minister.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 12017
Learning from the "Best": The Impact of Tax-Benefit Systems in Africa
Olivier Bargain, Holguer Xavier Jara Tamayo, Prudence Kwenda, Miracle Ntuli
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11924
Public Sector Wage Gaps over the Long-Run: Evidence from Panel Administrative Data
Olivier Bargain, Audrey Etienne, Blaise Melly
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11653
Validating the Collective Model of Household Consumption Using Direct Evidence on Sharing
Olivier Bargain, Guy Lacroix, Luca Tiberti
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11597
Everybody's a Victim? Global Terror, Well-Being and Political Attitudes
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Ahmed Elsayed
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11534
Women's Political Participation and Intrahousehold Empowerment: Evidence from the Egyptian Arab Spring
Olivier Bargain, Delphine Boutin, Hugues Champeaux
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11502
Minimum Wages and the Gender Gap in Pay: New Evidence from the UK and Ireland
Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley, Philippe Van Kerm
forthcoming in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2018
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10908
'Fair' Welfare Comparisons with Heterogeneous Tastes: Subjective versus Revealed Preferences
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Xavier Jara
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10907
Back to Bentham, Should We? Large-Scale Comparison of Experienced versus Decision Utility
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Xavier Jara
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9163
Remittances and Relative Concerns in Rural China
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Corrado Giulietti, Juan David Robalino, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published in: China Economic Review, 2016 (37) 191–207. Pre-publication version available here
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8007
Remittances and Child Labour in Africa: Evidence from Burkina Faso
Olivier Bargain, Delphine Boutin
Published as 'Remittance Effects on Child Labour: Evidence from Burkina Faso' in: Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51(7), 922-938
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7862
Home Sweet Home? Macroeconomic Conditions in Home Countries and the Well-Being of Migrants
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published online before print in: Journal of Human Resources, March 2016
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7737
Changes in Income Distributions and the Role of Tax-Benefit Policy During the Great Recession: An International Perspective
Olivier Bargain, Tim Callan, Karina Doorley, Claire Keane
published in: Fiscal Studies 2017, 38(4) December 2017
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7698
Steady-State Labor Supply Elasticities: A Survey
Olivier Bargain, Andreas Peichl
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7508
Putting Structure on the RD Design: Social Transfers and Youth Inactivity in France
Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2017, vol. 52(4), pages 1032-1059.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7215
Comparing Inequality Aversion across Countries When Labor Supply Responses Differ
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2014, 21(5), 845-873
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7190
Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published as 'Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979–2007' in: Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53 (2), 1061-1085
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6999
Happy Taxpayers? Income Taxation and Well-Being
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6735
Comparing Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US: New Results
Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini, Andreas Peichl
revised version published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49 (3), 723-838
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6604
The Formal Sector Wage Premium and Firm Size for Self-employed Workers
Olivier Bargain, Eliane El Badaoui, Prudence Magejo, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6585
Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilising Effects of an EU Tax-Benefit System
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Clemens Fuest, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published as 'Fiscal Union in Europe? Redistributive and Stabilizing Effects of a European Tax-Benefit System and Fiscal Equalization Mechanism' in: Economic Policy, 2013, 28 (75), 375-422
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6102
Welfare, Labor Supply and Heterogeneous Preferences: Evidence for Europe and the US
Olivier Bargain, André Decoster, Mathias Dolls, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2013, 41 (4), 789-817
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6029
Intrahousehold Distribution and Child Poverty: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Donni, Prudence Magejo
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5910
Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Herwig Immervoll, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Nico Pestel, Sebastian Siegloch
substantially revised version available as IZA DP 7190
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5820
Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US
Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini, Andreas Peichl
revised version available as IZA Discussion Paper No. 6735; published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49(3), 723-838
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5608
Optimal Commodity Taxation and Redistribution within Households
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Donni
published in: Economica, 2014, 81 (321), 48-62
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5480
Relative Concerns of Rural-to-Urban Migrants in China
Alpaslan Akay, Olivier Bargain, Klaus F. Zimmermann
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2012, 81, 421-441
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5440
Tax-Benefit Systems in Europe and the US: Between Equity and Efficiency
Olivier Bargain, Mathias Dolls, Dirk Neumann, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version split into 2 parts which are published in International Tax and Public Finance (also available as IZA DP 7215) and Annals of Economics and Statistics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5355
No Claim, No Pain: Measuring the Non-Take-up of Social Assistance Using Register Data
Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Heikki Viitamäki
published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10 (3), 375-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5226
Back to the Future: Decomposition Analysis of Distributive Policies Using Behavioural Simulations
Olivier Bargain
published in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19 (5), 708-731
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5221
Tax-Benefit Revealed Redistributive Preferences Over Time: Ireland 1987-2005
Olivier Bargain, Claire Keane
published in: Labour, 2010, 24 (s1), 141–167
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5220
Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09
Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Andreas Peichl, Sebastian Siegloch
revised version published as 'Distributional consequences of labor-demand shocks: the 2008–2009 recession in Germany' in: International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19 (1), 118-138
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4959
Female Labor Supply and Divorce: New Evidence from Ireland
Olivier Bargain, Libertad Gonzalez, Claire Keane, Berkay Özcan
published in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (8), 1675–1691
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4711
Is Informality Bad? Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa
Olivier Bargain, Prudence Magejo
published as 'Earnings Structure, Informal Employment and Self-Employment: New Evidence from Brazil, Mexico and South Africa' in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57, S100-S122
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4672
The Measurement of Child Costs: Evidence from Ireland
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Donni, Monnet Benoit Patrick Gbakou
published in: Economic and Social Review, 2010, 41 (1), 1-20
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4654
The Measurement of Child Costs: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Donni
published as 'Expenditure on Children: A Rothbarth-Type Method Consistent with Scale Economies and Parents' Bargaining' in: European Economic Review, 2012, 56 (4), 792-813
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4644
In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland
Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley
published in: Solomon W. Polachek, Konstantinos Tatsiramos (eds.), 2011, Research in Labor Economics (Research in Labor Economics, Volume 33), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 307-339
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4296
The Distributional Effects of Tax-Benefit Policies under New Labour: A Shapley Decomposition
Olivier Bargain
published in: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 74 (6), 856–874
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4291
Caught in the Trap? The Disincentive Effect of Social Assistance
Olivier Bargain, Karina Doorley
published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95 (9-10), 1096-1110
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4286
The Informal Sector Wage Gap: New Evidence Using Quantile Estimations on Panel Data
Olivier Bargain, Prudence Magejo
revised version published in: Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2015, 63 (1), 117-153
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4281
Flexible Labor Supply Models
Olivier Bargain
published in: Economics Letters, 2009, 105 (1), 103-105
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3427
Public Sector Pay Gap in France: New Evidence Using Panel Data
Olivier Bargain, Blaise Melly
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3284
Earnings Differences between Chinese and Indian Wage Earners, 1987–2004
Olivier Bargain, Sumon K. Bhaumik, Manisha Chakrabarty, Zhong Zhao
published in: Review of Income and Wealth, 2009, 55(1), 562-587 [Details & Download]
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3078
Analysing the Effects of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Income Distribution: A Decomposition Approach
Olivier Bargain, Tim Callan
published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2010, 8 (1), 1 -21
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3004
How Tight Are Safety-Nets in Nordic Countries? Evidence from Finnish Register Data
Olivier Bargain, Herwig Immervoll, Heikki Viitamäki
see substantially revised IZA DP 5355 and published version in Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10 (3), 375-395
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2988
As SIMPL As That: Introducing a Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Model for Poland
Olivier Bargain, Leszek Morawski, Michal Myck, Mieczyslaw Socha
published as 'Model podatkowo-świadczeniowy dla Polski - SIMPL2003' in: Wiadomosci Statystyczne, the Journal of the Polish Statistical Society. 4 (2008)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2669
A Theory of Child Targeting
Olivier Bargain, Olivier Donni
published as 'Targeting and Child Poverty' in: Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, 39(4), 783-808
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2033
'Making Work Pay' in a Rationed Labour Market
Olivier Bargain, Marco Caliendo, Peter Haan, Kristian Orsini
published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2010, 21 (1), 323-351
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2025
Beans for Breakfast? How Exportable Is the British Workfare Model?
Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini
revised version published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2006, 25, 165-198
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1480
Cooperative Models in Action: Simulation of a Nash-Bargaining Model of Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Olivier Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published as 'The Impact of Tax-Benefit Reforms on Labor Supply in a Simulated Nash-bargaining Framework' in: Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, 34(1), 77-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1455
On Modeling Household Labor Supply with Taxation
Olivier Bargain
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1451
Is the Collective Model of Labor Supply Useful for Tax Policy Analysis? A Simulation Exercise
Olivier Bargain, Nicolas Moreau
published in: Research on Economic Inequality, 2007 (14), 317-344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1445
In-Work Policies in Europe: Killing Two Birds with One Stone?
Olivier Bargain, Kristian Orsini
revised version published in: Labour Economics, 2006, 13 (6), 667-693
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1441
Normative Evaluation of Tax Policies: From Households to Individuals
Olivier Bargain
revised version published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21 (2), 339-371
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