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Croissance économique et bien être matériel

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  • Gerard Cornilleau

    (OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

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La mesure du bien-être matériel d'une société et de son évolution est une question qui reste ouverte. On propose ici un indicateur nouveau fondé sur la prise en compte du caractère " relatif " du niveau de bien-être d'une génération et de l'impact " absolu " de la croissance du revenu en cours de vie. L'hypothèse de base retenue considère que chaque individu est doté, à la naissance, d'un niveau de bien-être initial proportionnel au revenu relatif dont dispose sa famille. Par la suite le bien-être de chaque individu évolue comme le revenu réel dont il dispose. À long terme, cet indicateur dépend de la répartition du revenu (une réduction des inégalités augmente le bien-être social) et du taux de croissance de l'économie, la hausse du revenu par habitant conduisant à une augmentation durable du bien-être, puisque les générations en cours de vie bénéficient d'un bien-être plus élevé. Il évolue également positivement en fonction de la durée de la vie et du vieillissement car la part des générations ayant bénéficié d'une hausse du bien-être au cours de la vie augmente. Le calcul de cet indicateur pour quatre pays, France, Italie, États-Unis et Grande-Bretagne de 1950 à 2000, montre que le bien-être a très fortement augmenté en France et en Italie dans les années cinquante à soixante-dix avant de stagner depuis les années quatre-vingt. Aux États-Unis et en Grande Bretagne l'évolution du bien-être aurait été nettement plus régulière. Si le taux de croissance du revenu par tête se maintenait au niveau actuel en France et en Italie, le niveau de bien-être y diminuerait de 20 à 40 % en 2050 alors qu'il se stabiliserait au niveau actuel en Grande-Bretagne et aux États-Unis. Dans les quatre pays une croissance économique de 2 % par an permettrait juste de stabiliser le niveau de bien-être à long terme. Ces résultats montrent que pour garantir le maintien d'un niveau élevé de bien-être social la politique économique doit viser dans le long terme à la fois un taux de croissance économique élevé et la réduction des inégalités.

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  • Gerard Cornilleau, 2005. "Croissance économique et bien être matériel," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-00972883, HAL.
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