This paper attempts to analyze a technical change at the industry level by rendering explicit the investment behavior of the firms. The authors develop a model based on the assumption that production technology can be either modern or traditional. The probability that a firm modernizes is...

In many developed countries, the share of wage employment out of the total agricultural labour force has been increasing for the last ten years. Using data from French agricultural censuses, we present an analysis of the factors that influence households' decisions about whether to work on the...

In many developed countries, the share of permanent hired labour in the total agricultural labour force has been increasing in recent years. Using data from the 1988 and 2000 agricultural censuses in France, we analyse the factors that influence households' decisions regarding the use of hired...

[ger] Die Theorie des Leistungslohns und die von der erbrachten Leistung unabhängigen Ungleichheiten : eine Schätzung auf der Grundlage der Untersuchung zur beruflichen Ausbildung . und Qualifikation, . von Jean-Michel Plassard, Gabriel Tahar.. . Dieser Artikel zielt darauf ab, die...