This text presents a duopolistic North/South model where the Southern firm can choose to produce ethically or not and to lie or not about the real social quality of its production. The goods from the South are assumed to be ethically unsound (i.e. dubious social content) while those from the...

[fre] Salaires relatifs, commerce Nord-Sud et progrès technique. Un modèle stylisé d'équilibre général. . Afin d'expliquer les inégalités salariales croissantes dans la plupart des pays industrialisés, nous proposons dans cet article un modèle stylisé qui permet d'appréhender les...

This text develops a duopolistic North/South model where both firms compete in price. The good from the South is assumed to be ethically unsound (i.e. dubious social content) while those from the North ethically sound. We then study the consequences of monitoring ethics depending on the aims of...