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L’impact du commerce international sur l'élasticité-prix de la demande de travail

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[eng] This paper studies the impact of international trade on the price-elasticity of aggregate demand for labour, based on the idea that a variation in the cost of (a given type of) labour has an effect on an economy's sectoral specialisation to the detriment of the most labour-intensive domestic output, even when the trade balance is assumed to balance. As this effect is greater the more open the economy, open trade leads to an increase in the price-elasticity of demand for labour, at least if the country has a comparative disadvantage in the industries making intensive use of the type of labour considered. This argument is illustrated by a simple model using the Armington hypothesis, with an empirical assessment for France. [fre] Cet article analyse l'impact du commerce international sur l'élasticité-prix de la demande agrégée de travail. L'idée soutenue est qu'une variation du coût du (ou d'une catégorie de) travail modifie la spécialisation sectorielle d'une économie, au détriment des productions domestiques les plus intensives dans ce facteur de production, même lorsque la balance commerciale est supposée équilibrée. Cet effet étant d'autant plus important que l'économie est ouverte aux échanges, l'ouverture commerciale induit une augmentation de l'élasticité-prix de la demande de travail, du moins si l'économie possède un désavantage comparatif dans les secteurs utilisant intensivement le type de travail considéré. Cet argument est illustré par un modèle simple, utilisant l'hypothèse d'Armington, avec une application empirique pour la France.

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  • Sébastien Jean, 2002. "L’impact du commerce international sur l'élasticité-prix de la demande de travail," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 152(1), pages 17-28.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecoprv:ecop_0249-4744_2002_num_152_1_6363
    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2002.6363
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