Britain, the United States, Germany, and France) and covers more than a century, starting in 1880. We explain that all these …

developed countries for its impact on employment, wages and the welfare state, is not an issue at stake in Thailand for the … leads us to define what we mean exactly by “knowledge” (part 1). We will then turn to the consequences on employment and …

Phelps (1994) presented the case for a low-wage subsidy policy. Since the mid-1990s, France has experimented with this … strategy. This paper evaluates the e®ect of this policy on employment and also on output and welfare. We construct an … of both wages and productivity are endogenous. We estimate this model using French data. Numerical simulations show that …

This paper studies the effect of changes in the employment rate on labour productivity per hour, taking an empirical … changes in the employment rate structure from those of changes in the qualification structure. With the results obtained, we … practice with respect to employment rate structure and qualification level. It appears that the two effects are more or less of …

Finland and France share some common characteristics regarding the labour market situation and trends : a high level of … unemployment (respectively 8.4% and 9.5%), a low rate of employment among the 55-65 and the 15-24 age groups (for the latter mainly … employment policy as well as for education and training policies. This paper will first outline some common trends and …

understanding the employment models. In this paper we will try to show how these approaches must be adapted to the new labour market … phenomena in France and what their impact on the French professional relations is. In the first part of this paper, we will show … primary market models. In the new flexible economy and the atypical employment age, the external and the transitional markets …

Scientifiques de France) amongst the engineering graduates, whatever their age and experience. Usually, around 40,000 engineers …

This chapter examines the relations between training, skills, credentials and the wage in France, Spain and the United …