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Imports from low-wage countries: what gains for households?
[Importations des pays à bas salaire : quels gains pour les ménages ?]

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  • Juan Carluccio
  • Erwan Gautier
  • Sophie Guilloux-Nefussi

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The share of imports from low-wage countries in French households’ consumption increased threefold from 1994 to 2014. These less expensive imports lowered inflation in France by 0.17 pp per year on average. This direct effect of imports since 1994 represented a gain of about EUR 1,000 in terms of average household consumption in 2014. However, the indirect effects of opening up to international trade on households’ purchasing power, via wages and employment, were not taken into account. La part des importations des pays à bas salaire dans la consommation des ménages français a triplé de 1994 à 2014. Moins chères, ces importations ont exercé des pressions à la baisse sur l’inflation en France de 0,17 pp par an en moyenne. Cet effet direct des importations depuis 1994 représenterait un gain d’environ 1000 euros sur la consommation moyenne par ménage en 2014. Ne sont toutefois pas pris en compte ici les effets indirects de l’ouverture au commerce international sur le pouvoir d’achat, via les salaires et l’emploi.

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  • Juan Carluccio & Erwan Gautier & Sophie Guilloux-Nefussi, 2018. "Imports from low-wage countries: what gains for households? [Importations des pays à bas salaire : quels gains pour les ménages ?]," Eco Notepad (in progress) 61, Banque de France.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:61
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