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Discrimination statistique et marché du travail

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2016

Jean-Michel Plassard
Jean-Michel Plassard*
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Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse
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Les différences de salaires pour des travailleurs dont les aptitudes paraissaient identiques ont retenu depuis longtemps l’attention des économistes. En revanche, l’analyse de la discrimination en terme de discrimination statistique est une approche qui ne s’est développée que relativement récemment à la suite des travaux sur l’économie de l’information. L’article propose un survol de la littérature pour examiner les effets, tant au plan de la répartition des revenus que de l’efficience, de l’usage de stéréotypes sur le marché du travail.

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Summary

Statistical discrimination is the last attempt by economists to explain discrimination in the labor market. Models of statistical discrimination seek to explain discrimination which does not ressort to an assumption of prejudice. By reviewing the literature, the purpose of this article is to precise some potential effects of stereotypes used by employers. We attempt to explain the consequences of this behavior on the allocation of ressources and on the distribution of income on the labor market.

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Recherches Économiques de Louvain/ Louvain Economic Review , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , 1989 , pp. 177 - 202
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Copyright © Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherches économiques et sociales 1989 

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