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Inégalités et compétitivité : quelques considérations

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  • Jean-Paul Fitoussi

    (ECON - Département d'économie (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Francesco Saraceno

    (OFCE - Observatoire français des conjonctures économiques (Sciences Po) - Sciences Po - Sciences Po)

Abstract

La montée des inégalités depuis les années soixante-dix s'est encore aggravée sous l'effet de la crise de 2008. S'il y a parmi les économistes consensus quant à la nécessité de contrarier cette tendance, peu d'entre eux perçoivent la contradiction qui existe entre une politique de réduction des inégalités et l'exigence de réformes structurelles, surtout sur le marché du travail, aux fins d'accroître la compétitivité. Cet article analyse cette contradiction, en soulignant que la simple observation des faits stylisés montre que plus d'inégalité n'a pas les effets que l'on suppose sur l'investissement, les coûts ou la compétitivité. Le cas allemand montre que la compétitivité ne se réduit pas à la compétitivité-prix. La lutte contre les inégalités devrait être préférée aux politiques de modération salariale et de réduction de la protection sociale.

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  • Jean-Paul Fitoussi & Francesco Saraceno, 2017. "Inégalités et compétitivité : quelques considérations," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03391973, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:spmain:hal-03391973
    DOI: 10.3917/ecofi.128.0077
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    Keywords

    Inégalités; Finance;

    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E64 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Incomes Policy; Price Policy

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