This study investigates the impact of minimum wage (SMIC) increases on the average wage in France. We use two series of average wage: the average hourly blue-collar wage rate (SHBO) and the average wage per capita (SMPT). We combine these series with aggregate data for the overall economy over...

In this paper, we consider a theoritical model helping to provide a new insights into the functioning of moroccan labor market. The model examines the impact of imperfect competition among firms with access to specific technologies on the emergence of the new modern economy.The The emergence of...

By attracting the attention on the possibility of an inverse relationship between wages and unemployment, the model recently developed by Blanchflower and Oswald seems to provide an interesting explanation of the efficiency wage. Although this analysis is especially appropriated to the context...

In this article, we study the impact of payroll tax subsidies for low-wage workers on various outcomes of the firms, including employment, in particular that of young and less skilled workers. We concentrate on the effects of the 1995 and 1996 tax cuts policies, which permit large decreases in...

The General Labor Inspectorate (IGT) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plays a crucial role in regulating working conditions and protecting workers' rights. This article examines the structures and functions of the IGT, highlighting key challenges it faces, such as compliance with...

The General Labor Inspectorate in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces multidimensional challenges in the enforcement of labor standards, exacerbated by a combination of economic, political, and institutional factors. This article explores the duality in the application of labor...

The goal of this paper is to determine the impact of the settings of labour standards on the level of dualism, employment and wages. Contrary to the "conventional wisdom", we show that the reinforcement of dualism due to the improvement of labour standards is not automatic. Under certain...

Cet article propose une investigation empirique des liens qu’entretiennent normes sociales et inégalité de revenus. Dans un premier temps, un indice de normes sociales du travail (travail des enfants, travail forcé, discrimination, liberté syndicale, conventions OIT) est déterminé. Aucun...

Dans le cadre de l’Europe actuelle, les femmes bulgares et roumaines vivent des situations nouvelles, conséquence des mutations profondes que subissent leurs pays respectifs depuis 1989. Dans ces conditions inconnues jusqu’alors, elles sont amenées à modifier leur comportement et adoptent...