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Hystérésis du chômage : Faits, théories et politiques

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  • Phaneuf, Louis

    (Département des sciences économiques, Université du Québec à Montréal)

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This paper first presents facts about the problem of high and persistent unemployment rates in many industrialized countries. It gives an overview and provides an evaluation of the different approaches to the problem of unemployment hysteresis. These approaches rely (1) on excessive real wages; (2) on the excessive power of insiders and (3) on the asynchronization of wage contracts and other types of wage rigidities. It discusses the policy implications of these approaches and suggests that contractionary demand policies have been a major cause of the unemployment problem. Ce texte fait d’abord le point sur le problème du chômage élevé et persistant dans plusieurs grands pays industrialisés. Il présente et évalue ensuite les grandes approches qui ont été développées pour expliquer le problème d’hystérésis du chômage. Ces approches s’appuient (1) sur un salaire réel trop élevé; (2) sur le pouvoir abusif des « membres » ou de ceux qui détiennent un emploi et (3) sur la non-synchronisation des contrats de salaire et d’autres formes de rigidités de salaire. Il discute ensuite des conséquences de politique économique qui découlent de ces approches et suggère enfin que les politiques de demande globale très restrictives ont pu être une cause majeure du problème.

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  • Phaneuf, Louis, 1988. "Hystérésis du chômage : Faits, théories et politiques," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 64(4), pages 509-531, décembre.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:actuec:v:64:y:1988:i:4:p:509-531
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    2. Felteau, Claude, 1989. "Commentaire sur le texte de Bernard Fortin," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 65(4), pages 508-514, décembre.

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