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Croissance, innovations organisationnelles et progrès technique biaisé

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  • Bertrand Wigniolle

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[fre] Cet article propose une interprétation du progrès technique biaisé, observé dans les pays occidentaux ces vingt dernières années, comme la conséquence d''innovations organisationnelles. Pour ce faire, on développe un modèle de croissance endogène dans lequel les entreprises disposent d''une technologie de production de type O-ring. A chaque période, l'on suppose que des innovations organisationnelles peuvent apparaître. Ces nouvelles technologies sont adoptées uniquement par les entreprises qui utilisent les travailleurs les plus qualifiés et elles induisent un progrès technique biaisé en faveur des plus qualifiés. Lorsque le marché du travail est non-concurrentiel, les innovations peuvent entraîner une augmentation du chômage chez les travailleurs les moins qualifiés. Dans tous les cas, elles augmentent le taux de croissance de l'économie. [eng] Growth, Organisational Innovations and Biased Technical Progress. . This article suggests that the biased technical progress observed in the Western world during the last twenty years is due to organisational innovations. To show this, we explore an endogenous growth model in which businesses use an O-ring type production technology. It is assumed that organisational innovations may appear during every period. These new technologies are adopted only by businesses using highly skilled labour and bring about technical progress slanted in favour of workers with the best skills. When the labour market is non-competitive, innovations may worsen unemployment among the least skilled workers. But they always increase the economic growth rate.

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  • Bertrand Wigniolle, 2001. "Croissance, innovations organisationnelles et progrès technique biaisé," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 150(4), pages 159-170.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:ecoprv:ecop_0249-4744_2001_num_150_4_6357
    DOI: 10.3406/ecop.2001.6357
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