BETA (CNRS) and University of Lorraine, France
IZA World of Labor role
Author
Current position
Full Professor in Economics
Research interest
Law and economics; labor economics; personal economics
Past positions
Associate Professor in Economics, Besancon (France)
Qualifications
PhD in Economics, University of Lorraine, 2008
Selected publications
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"Employment protection legislation and job incentives." European Journal of Law and Economics (Forthcoming) (with Y. Gabuthy).
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"Is Leniency Plus more Successful in Fighting Multi-market Cartels? Results from an Experiment." Review of Industrial Organization 63 (2023): 211 - 237 (with K. Brisset and F. Cochard).
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"Information disclosure under liability: an experiment on public bads." Social Choice and Welfare, 61 (2023): 155-197 (with J. Jacob, M. Lefebvre, and S. Van Driessche).
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"Labor Disputes, Investment Decisions, and the Judiciary." Labour Economics 17:2 (2010): 424 -433 (with B. Deffains and Y. Gabuthy).
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"Pretrial Settlement and Coercion: An Experiment." International Review of Law and Economics 60 (2019) (with E. Peterle and J.-C. Tisserand)
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Promoting internal whistleblowing in organizations
Internal whistleblowing results in reduced fraud, a better brand image, and a higher overall performance
Eve-Angeline LambertYannick Gabuthy, November 2024Internal whistleblowing refers to the decision of an employee observing a misconduct in a firm to report it through an internal channel, i.e. via a hotline or directly to an identified ombudsman. Whistleblowing is highly beneficial to firms in various ways. However, employees may be reluctant to blow the whistle, both for moral reasons and due to a fear of retaliation. Consequently, a firm aiming at encouraging whistleblowing in order to save judicial or reputation costs, fines, and to spare its reputation should consider a wide range of possible measures in addition to developing a global ethical culture.MoreLess