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Salaires et taux de chômage local

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[fre] L’objet de cet article est d’examiner comment la formation des salaires est influencée par la situation du marché du travail local, en estimant une courbe de salaire (“ Wage Curve”). Une relation négative et convexe entre le salaire réel d’un individu et le taux de chômage de son bassin d’emploi est ainsi mise en évidence. Cette corrélation, conforme aux conclusions des travaux de Blanchflower et Oswald (1994), est cependant plus faible que dans d’autres pays et fluctue entre 0,02 et 0,05 selon les spécifications retenues. Enfin, des estimations en coupe transversale aboutissent à des élasticités nettement supérieures en moyenne mais décroissantes au cours du temps, possible signe d’un changement structurel de la relation salariale ou encore d’un accroissement de la mobilité salariale. [eng] Wages and Local Unemployment Rates. . The purpose of this article is to examine how the formation of wages is influenced by the situation of the local labour market. Wedo this by estimating the wage curve. This highlights a negative and convex relation between someone's real wage and the unemployment rate in his employment catchment area. Although in line with the conclusions of Blanchflower and Oswald (1994), the correlation is weaker in France than in other countries, fluctuating between 0.02 and 0.05 (depending on the chosen specifications). Lastly, cross-sectional estimates reveal elasticities that are significantly higher than average but decrease over time, which may signal a structural change in wage relations or an increase in wage mobility.

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  • Christian Gianella, 2002. "Salaires et taux de chômage local," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 155(4), pages 1-12.
    • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecoprv:ecop_0249-4744_2002_num_155_4_6866
    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2002.6866
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