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The Great Compression of the French Wage Structure, 1969-2008
Verdugo, Gregory - 2014
Wage inequality decreased continuously in France from 1969 to 2008. In contrast to the US and the UK, this period was … upper tail wage inequality in France relative to other countries. Using a model with imperfect substitution between … wage inequality at the top of the distribution in France during this period is explained by the increase in the educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352311
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Minimum Wage and the Average Wage in France: A Circular Relationship?
Cette, Gilbert; Chouard, Valérie; Verdugo, Gregory - 2013
This paper investigates whether increases in the minimum wage in France have the same impact on the average wage when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319574
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The Great Compression of the French Wage Structure, 1969-2008
Verdugo, Gregory - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Wage inequality decreased continuously in France from 1969 to 2008. In contrast to the US and the UK, this period was … upper tail wage inequality in France relative to other countries. Using a model with imperfect substitution between … wage inequality at the top of the distribution in France during this period is explained by the increase in the educational …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884084
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Minimum Wage and the Average Wage in France: A Circular Relationship?
Cette, Gilbert; Chouard, Valérie; Verdugo, Gregory - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper investigates whether increases in the minimum wage in France have the same impact on the average wage when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884290
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National Origin Wage Differentials in France: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data
Aeberhardt, Romain; Pouget, Julien - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper attempts to explain national origin wage differentials in France. Our data come from a matched employer … according to the parents’ birthplace (France, North Africa and Southern Europe). We perform a switching regression model of wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822501
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Immigrant Adjustment in France and Impacts on the Natives
Constant, Amelie - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2003
The purpose of this paper is to study the immigrant performance in France and the impacts on the natives by drawing on …. In France of 2000, there remains a significant gap between policy goals and outcomes, indicating that integration through … market. Lastly, there is substantial need for further studies on immigrants in France. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763913
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The insider-outsider theory: a survey
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 2002
This article is an idiosyncratic survey of the insider-outsider theory, describing the vision underlying the theory, and evaluating salient contributions to the literature in the light of this vision. We also indicate what appear to have been dead-ends and red herrings in past research. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010292491
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Job search channels, neighborhood effects and wages inequality in developing countries: The Colombian case
García, Gustavo; Nicodemo, Catia - 2013
This paper analyses the relationship between social networks and the job search behaviour of individuals. Networking is not only based on friends and relatives but also on neighbourhood. The geographic closeness is associated to social interactions. Individuals who are in physical and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293099
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Population average gender effects
Słoczyński, Tymon - 2013
In this paper I develop a consistent estimator of the population average treatment effect (PATE) which is based on a nonstandard version of the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. As a result, I extend the recent literature which has utilized the treatment effects framework to reinterpret this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293103
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Default options and training participation
Borghans, Lex; Golsteyn, Bart H. H. - 2013
This paper analyzes whether defaults affect the choice for courses followed at work. In addition, we analyze whether the size of the default effect varies with employees' personality and skill-deficiencies. We perform an experiment in which workers are hypothetically offered three courses which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293121