We use longitudinal individual wage and employement data in France and the United States to investigate the effect of changes to real minimum wage on an individual's employment status.

Using individual data on compensation, matched with establishment and firm data on performance and inputs, we compare the French and American pay systems.

The aim of this paper is to analyse individuals' feelings of justice concerning their wages conducting a survey of opinions. First of all, we wonder if these feelins are due to fairness norms or if they reflect a mere desire to maximize their incomes. If we can identify these norms, we wonder in...