By disaggregating the Midi-Pyrenees region into 18 different local labour markets, we have highlighted wage differentials which can be completely explained neither by structural effects related to the sectoral distribution of the firms nor by the individual characteristics of the local manpower....

In many developed countries, the share of wage employment out of the total agricultural labour force has been increasing for the last ten years. Using data from French agricultural censuses, we present an analysis of the factors that influence households' decisions about whether to work on the...

In many developed countries, the share of permanent hired labour in the total agricultural labour force has been increasing in recent years. Using data from the 1988 and 2000 agricultural censuses in France, we analyse the factors that influence households' decisions regarding the use of hired...

We analyse the impact of density on labour markets when firms and workers are heterogeneous. Using the results of a survey carried out in the French Midi-Pyrénées region, we show that, for comparable sizes and sectors, recruiting firms in low-density areas experience more difficulties in...

In many developed countries, the share of permanent hired labour in the total agricultural labour force has been increasing in recent years. Using data from the 1988 and 2000 agricultural censuses in France, we analyse the factors that influence households' decisions regarding the use of hired...

The larger the labour market, the more likely firms are to find on this market an individual meeting precisely the requirements of a vacancy and the more likely a job seeker is to find a job offer matching his skills. As a consequence, everything being held equal (in particular, firm size and...

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