This study investigates job polarization in the United States and in France. In the data, the dynamics of employment … France until the mid-1990s, and then rebounded until 2007. The evolution of US routine employment went in opposite directions … skilled labor are the main drivers of polarization in a context of growing employment levels. In France, in contrast …

-paid service jobs, as non-wage labour costs are minimised. In France, fixed-term contracts are a flexible and also cheaper …