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Part salariale et emploi

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  • Jacques Le Cacheux
  • Daniel Szpiro

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[fre] Des études récentes d'organismes internationaux, tels que la Communauté européenne et l'OCDE, présentent l'accroissement de la part des salaires dans la valeur ajoutée comme un facteur déterminant de la dégradation de la situation de l'emploi au cours des années 1970 dans les principaux pays industrialisés. L'objet de cet article est de placer les concepts de part salariale ou d'écart de salaires réels dans un cadre théorique approprié et d'en examiner la pertinence empirique. Les équations testées pour les États-Unis, la France, le Japon, la RFA et le Royaume-Uni, sur la période 1960-1981, ne font apparaître aucune corrélation significative entre l'écart de salaire réel et l'emploi, contrairement aux résultats des études précédentes. Ce résultat négatif provient probablement de la difficulté d'isoler les effets d'un facteur dans un phénomène dont les déterminants sont multiples. [eng] Recent studies by international organizations, such as the EC and the OECD, point to the increase in the share of wages in value added as a prominent factor in the worsening of the employment situation in major industrialized countries during the 70's. This article attempts to set the concepts of wage share and real wage gap in their appropriate theoretical framework and to examine their empirical relevance. In contrast with previous studies, the equations tested for the United States, France, Japan, West Germany and the United Kingdom over the period 1960-1981 show no significant correlation between the real wage gap and employment. This negative conclusion is probably due to the difficulty of isolating the effects of one factor in a phenomenon with multiple determinants.

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  • Jacques Le Cacheux & Daniel Szpiro, 1984. "Part salariale et emploi," Revue de l'OFCE, Programme National Persée, vol. 8(1), pages 121-140.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:rvofce:ofce_0751-6614_1984_num_8_1_994
    DOI: 10.3406/ofce.1984.994
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    1. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Jacques Le Cacheux & François Lecointe & Christian Vasseur, 1986. "Taux d'intérêt réels et activité économique," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03393176, HAL.
    2. Jérôme Henry & Jacques Le Cacheux, 1988. "Deux partages du revenu national des grands pays de l'OCDE," Revue de l'OFCE, Programme National Persée, vol. 24(1), pages 103-124.
    3. Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Jacques Le Cacheux & François Lecointe & Christian Vasseur, 1986. "Taux d'intérêt réels et activité économique. Un essai d'interprétation théorique et de mesure empirique," Revue de l'OFCE, Programme National Persée, vol. 15(1), pages 145-173.
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    6. Patrick Artus, 1987. "Salaire réel et emploi," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 38(3), pages 625-660.

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