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La distribution des salaires en Suisse : quelques observations sur la récession des années 90

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  • Enrico BOLZANI
  • Ramses H. ABUL NAGA

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Nous amenons certains compléments aux travaux de Küng Gugler et Blank (2000) portant sur l'évolution de l'inégalité des salaires entre 1992 et 1997. Notamment, nous incluons dans nos données les travailleurs indépendants. Nous apportons également une dimension inférentielle à la comparaison des courbes de Lorenz. Finalement, nous examinons les changements intervenus dans la distribution des salaires dans l'optique du critère de Lorenz généralisé vu l'importante détérioration des rémunérations observée durant cette période. Nos résultats révèlent certaines différences par rapport aux travaux de Küng Gugler et Blank. Notamment, nous observons de 1992 à 1997 un déplacement de la courbe de Lorenz vers le haut. De plus, ce changement s'avère statistiquement significatif. En revanche, il émerge de la comparaison de courbes de Lorenz généralisées que cette diminution des inégalités n'a pas été suffisante, dans une perspective de bien-être social, pour compenser la détérioration intervenue dans le niveau moyen des salaires.

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  • Enrico BOLZANI & Ramses H. ABUL NAGA, 2001. "La distribution des salaires en Suisse : quelques observations sur la récession des années 90," Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie 01.04, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie.
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    Keywords

    distribution des salaires; Suisse; courbe de Lorenz; courbe de Lorenz généralisée;
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    JEL classification:

    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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