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Les disparités de salaires. Présentation théorique

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[fre] L'étude des disparités de salaires et le test de l'hypothèse de la formation du prix du travail sur un marché de concurrence posent un même problème théorique : il s'agit de vérifier s'il existe un lien étroit entre le niveau des salaires et les caractéristiques des emplois occupés. Cette hypothèse peut être testée par deux méthodes. . Une première méthode où l'on confronte directement le salaire payé et les caractéristiques des emplois. . Une deuxième méthode où l'on recherche les relations entre le niveau des salaires et certaines variables d'entreprises, ou d'industries, indépendantes des caractéristiques individuelles des salariés. . Les résultats obtenus par l'application de ces deux méthodes ne permettent pas de donner une réponse claire au problème posé. Cette lacune a des conséquences pour la cohérence de la théorie du salaire et les études appliquées dans le domaine de la dynamique des salaires. [eng] The study of wages' discrepancies and the testing of the assumption of the formation of labor prices, with a perfect competitive market, are leading to the same theoretical problem. It is necessary to check the existence of a tight relation between the level of wages and the characteristics of employed jobs. This assumption can be tested in two ways. . As a first method, we can directly compare the wage which is payed with the characteristics of the jobs. . As a second method, we can research the relations between the level of wages and some variables attached to the firms or industries, which are indépendant of the individual characteristics of the workers. . The results we get by applying these two methods do not allow for a clear answer to the problem which was set. This will have some consequencies on the consistency of wage theory and on the empirical studies within the field of wage dynamics.

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  • Jean-Jacques Silvestre, 1971. "Les disparités de salaires. Présentation théorique," Revue Économique, Programme National Persée, vol. 22(2), pages 193-213.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:reveco:reco_0035-2764_1971_num_22_2_407963
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