Prof. Dr. François Laisney is Research Associate at ZEW. He works in close cooperation with the research unit “Labour Markets and Human Resources”.
Laisney studied at the École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique, Paris, and at the Universities of Aix-Marseille, Bonn and Toulouse. He has lectured at the following Universities: Algiers, Bonn, Toulouse, Heidelberg, Mannheim and Strasbourg. From October 1992 until his retirement in September 2016, he held a chair in econometrics at the Université de Strasbourg.
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Horny, Guillaume, Bernhard Boockmann, Dragana Djurdjevic and François Laisney (2008), Bayesian Estimation of Cox Models with Non-Nested Random Effects: An Application to the Ratification of ILO Conventions by Developing Countries, Annales d#Economie et de Statistique, accepted for publication.
Beninger, Denis, François Laisney and Miriam Beblo (2007), Welfare Analysis of Fiscal Reforms: Does the Representation of the Family Decision Process Matter? Evidence for Germany, Journal of Population Economics 20(4), 869-893.
Beninger, Denis and François Laisney (2007), On the performance of unitary models of household labor supply estimated on collective data with taxation, Cahiers d Économie et de Sociologie Rurale 81, 5-36.
Azomahou, Théophile, François Laisney and Phu Nguyen Van (2006), Economic development and CO2 emissions : a nonparametric panel approach, Journal of Public Economics 90, 1347-1363.
Bargain, Olivier, Miriam Beblo, Denis Beninger, Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri, François Laisney, Valérie Lechene, Ernesto Longobardi and Nicolas Moreau (2006), Does the Representation of Household Behavior Matter for Welfare Analysis of Tax-Benefit Policies? An introduction, Review of Economics of the Household 4, 96-112.
Vermeulen, Frederic, Olivier Bargain, Miriam Beblo, Denis Beninger, Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri, François Laisney, Valérie Lechene and Nicolas Moreau (2006), Collective models of household labour supply with non-convex budget sets and non-participation: a calibration approach, Review of the Economics of the Household 4, 113-127.
Myck, Michal, Olivier Bargain, Miriam Beblo, Denis Beninger, Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri, François Laisney, Valérie Lechene and Ernesto Longobardi (2006), Who receives the money matters: simulating the Working Families' Tax Credit in the UK and some European tax reforms, Review of the Economics of the Household 4, 129-158.
Beninger, Denis, Olivier Bargain, Miriam Beblo, Richard Blundell, Raquel Carrasco, Maria-Concetta Chiuri, François Laisney, Valérie Lechene, Ernesto Longobardi and Nicolas Moreau (2006), Evaluating the move to a linear tax system in Germany and other European countries: the choice of the representation of household decision processes does matter, Review of the Economics of the Household 4, 159-180.
Beblo, Miriam, Denis Beninger and François Laisney (2004), Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany, Applied Economics Quarterly 50(3), 231-248.
Nguyen Van, P., François Laisney and Ulrich Kaiser (2004), The performance of German firms in the business-related service sectors : a dynamic analysis, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics 22 (3), 274-295.
Laisney, François and M. Lechner (2003), Almost Consistent Estimation of Panel Probit Models with 'Small' Fixed Effects, Econometric Reviews 22 (1), 1-28.
Crawford, I., I. Preston and François Laisney (2003), Estimation of theoretically consistent household demand systems using unit value data, Journal of Econometrics 114 (2), 221-241.
Koebel, Bertrand, Martin Falk and François Laisney (2002), Imposing and Testing Curvature conditions on a Box-Cox Function, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics . Download
Miquel, Ruth and François Laisney (2001), Consumption and Nutrition: Age-intake profiles for Czechoslovakia 1989-1992, The Economics of Transition 9(1), 115-151. Download
Monographs, Contributions to Edited Volumes
Koebel, Bertrand, François Laisney, Winfried Pohlmeier and Matthias Staat (2008), Estimating Labor Supply Functions on Panel Data: Ten Years On, in: Laszlo Matyas and Patrick Sevestre Kluwer.
Beblo, Miriam, Denis Beninger and François Laisney (2006), Besteuerung von Familien: Ökonomische Wirkungen der Reformalternativen Individualbesteuerung und Familiensplitting, in: Jörg Althammer und Ute Klammer Mohr-Siebeck 93-114.
Discussion and Working Papers
Kirman, Alan, François Laisney and Paul Pezanis-Christou (2018), Exploration vs Exploitation, Impulse Balance Equilibrium, and a Specification Test for the El Farol Bar Problem, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-038, Mannheim. Download
Cerquera, Daniel, François Laisney and Hannes Ullrich (2012), Considerations on Partially Identified Regression Models, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 12-024, Mannheim. Download
Koebel, Bertrand and François Laisney (2010), The Aggregate Le Chatelier Samuelson Principle with Cournot Competition, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 10-009, Mannheim. Download
Horny, Guillaume, Bernhard Boockmann, Dragana Djurdjevic and François Laisney (2005), Bayesian Estimation of Cox Models With Non-Nested Random Effects: An Application to the Ratification of ILO Conventions by Developing Countries, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-23, Mannheim, published in: Annales d` économie et de statistique. Download
Azomahou, Théophile, Phu Nguyen Van and François Laisney (2005), Economic Development and CO2 Emissions: A Nonparametric Panel Approach , ZEW Discussion Paper No. 05-56, Mannheim. Download
Beblo, Miriam, Denis Beninger, François Laisney and Anja Heinze (2003), Measuring Selectivity-Corrected Gender Wage Gaps in the EU, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-74, Mannheim. Download
Beblo, Miriam, Denis Beninger and François Laisney (2003), Family Tax Splitting: A Microsimulation of its Potential Labour Supply and Intra-household Welfare Effects in Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-32, Mannheim. Download
Beninger, Denis, François Laisney and Miriam Beblo (2003), Welfare Analysis of Fiscal Reforms: Does the Representation of the Family Decision Process Matter? Evidence for Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-31, Mannheim. Download
Laisney, François and Michael Lechner (2002), Almost Consistent Estimation of Panel Probit Models with ‘Small’ Fixed Effects, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-64, Mannheim, published in: Econometric Reviews, 22 (1), 2003, pp.1-28.. Download
Beninger, Denis and François Laisney (2002), Comparison Between Unitary and Collective Models of Household Labor Supply With Taxation, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 02-65, Mannheim. Download
Miquel, R. and François Laisney (2000), Consumption and Nutrition: Age-Intake Profiles for Czechoslovakia 1989-1992, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-63, Mannheim, published in: The Economics of Transition 9(1), 2001, 115-151. Download
Koebel, B., Martin Falk and François Laisney (2000), Imposing and Testing Curvature conditions on a Box-Cox Function, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-70, Mannheim. Download
Kaiser, Ulrich, François Laisney and P. Nguyen van (2000), The Performance of German Firms in the Business-Related Service Sectors, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 00-32, Mannheim, published in: Journal of Business & Economic Statistics. Download
Lahatte, A., R. Miguel, François Laisney and I. Preston (1997), Demand System with Unit Values: A Comparison of Two Specifications, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-24, Mannheim, published in: Economics Letters, 58, 281-290, 1998.
Laisney, François, P. Dastani and S. Vouillaume (1997), A Simple Test of the Effiency Wage Hypothesis Revisted, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-23, Mannheim. Download
Laisney, François, I. Crawford and I. Preston (1997), Estimation of Household Demand Systems Using Unit Value Data, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 97-06, Mannheim, published in: erscheint demnächst in Journal of Econometrics. Download
Laisney, François, M. Lechner, M. Staat and G. Wagenhals (1993), Labour Force and Welfare Participation of Lone Mothers in West Germany, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-26, Mannheim, published in: Économie Publique: Études et Recherches, 3-4, 1999/1-2, 111-144.
Laisney, François and M. Lechner (1993), Combining Panel Data and Macro Information: An Application to the Estimation of a Participation Model, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-23, Mannheim, published in: Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften 116 (1996) 339-358. Download
König, Heinz, François Laisney, M. Lechner and W. Pohlmeier (1993), Do Married Women Base Their Labour Supply Decisions on Gross or Marginal Wages?, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-09, Mannheim, published in: Kyklos, Vol. 48, 1995, 347-368. Download
König, Heinz, François Laisney, M. Lechner and W. Pohlmeier (1993), On the Dynamics of Process Innovative Activity: An Empirical Investigation using Panel Data, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-08, Mannheim, published in: The Explanatory Power of Business Cycle Surveys, K.H. Oppenländer und G. Poser (eds.), 243-262. Aldershot:Avebury, 1994.. Download
Laisney, François, M. Lechner, A. van Soest and G. Wagenhals (1993), A Life Cycle Labour Supply Model with Taxes Estimated on German Panel Data: The Case of Parallel Preferences, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 93-01, Mannheim, published in: The Economic and Social Review, 24, 1993, 335-368. Download
Laisney, François, M. Mühleisen, M. Staat and S. Vögele (1992), Simulation of Reforms of Direct and Indirect Taxation for France, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 92-07, Mannheim, published in: Economie et Prévision, 110-111, 1993, 129-150. Download
Laisney, François, W. Pohlmeier and M. Staat (1991), Estimation of Labour Supply Functions Using Panel Data: A Survey, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 91-05, Mannheim, published in: The Econometrics of Panel Data: Handbook of Theory and Applications, Matyas and Sevestre, eds, Kluwer, 1992, 1996 (2nd ed.). Download
Laisney, François, C. Blackorby and R. Schmachtenberg (1991), Reference-Price Independent Welfare Prescriptions, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 91-04, Mannheim, published in: Journal of Public Economics 50 (1),1993, 63-76. Download
Laisney, François (1991), Mikroökonometrische Untersuchungen von Aggregationsproblemen: Eine partielle Übersicht, ZEW Discussion Paper No. 91-03, Mannheim, published in: Ifo-Studien 37(3-4) 1991, 315-348 . Download
Blundell, R., François Laisney and M. Lechner (1991), Alternative Interpretations of Hours Information in an Econometric of Model Labour Supply , ZEW Discussion Paper No. 91-01, Mannheim, published in: Empirical Economics 18 (1993) 393-415. Download
Expertises
Beblo, Miriam, Denis Beninger, Anja Heinze and François Laisney (2003), Methodological issues related to the analysis of gender gaps in employment, earnings and career progression, Final report, Project carried out for the European Commission, Employment and Social Affairs DG, Mannheim.
Projects
Finished Projects
- Project Duration 01.04.2013 - 30.09.2014SEEK-Project 2013: The Effects of Family Policy on Education, Labour Supply, and Fertility Decisions
- Project Duration 01.04.2009 - 18.08.2010Time-use, domestic production and public goods in the intra-household decision process: Theoretical, empirical and experimental approaches
- Project Duration 13.12.2002 - 13.08.2003Methodological issues related to the analysis of gender gaps in employment, earnings and career progression
Department
Labour Markets and Human Resources
Function
Research Associate
