Working in large food retailers in France and the USA: The key role of institutions
Philippe Askenazy
(1, 2, 3)
,
Jean-Baptiste Berry
(4)
,
Françoise Carré
(5)
,
Sophie Prunier-Poulmaire
(6, 7)
,
Chris Tilly
(8)
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
2 PSE - Paris School of Economics
3 IZA - Institute for the Study of Labor
4 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
5 UMass Amherst - University of Massachusetts [Amherst]
6 UPN - Université Paris Nanterre
7 LAPPS - Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale
8 UCLA - University of California [Los Angeles]
2 PSE - Paris School of Economics
3 IZA - Institute for the Study of Labor
4 Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
5 UMass Amherst - University of Massachusetts [Amherst]
6 UPN - Université Paris Nanterre
7 LAPPS - Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale
8 UCLA - University of California [Los Angeles]
Philippe Askenazy
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Sophie Prunier-Poulmaire
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Résumé
Despite numerous similarities between the food retail sectors of France and the USA, there are significant contrasts in the jobs, and in particular the modal job, cashier. Notably, there are differences in pay, productivity and physical working position. Using the concept of 'national-sectoral models' of employment practices, this research draws on in-depth, interview-based case studies of food retailers in France and the USA, as well as standard data sources, to probe the reasons for these differences. Cross-national differences in wage-setting institutions, along with other institutional differences linked to family roles and disparate shopping cultures in the two countries, are key causes. These differences play out in interaction with distinct labour supply patterns, themselves based in part on differing institutions regarding reproduction of the labour force.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Working in large food retailers in France and the USA: The key role of institutions
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Résumé |
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Despite numerous similarities between the food retail sectors of France and the USA, there are significant contrasts in the jobs, and in particular the modal job, cashier. Notably, there are differences in pay, productivity and physical working position. Using the concept of 'national-sectoral models' of employment practices, this research draws on in-depth, interview-based case studies of food retailers in France and the USA, as well as standard data sources, to probe the reasons for these differences. Cross-national differences in wage-setting institutions, along with other institutional differences linked to family roles and disparate shopping cultures in the two countries, are key causes. These differences play out in interaction with distinct labour supply patterns, themselves based in part on differing institutions regarding reproduction of the labour force.
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Auteur(s) |
Philippe Askenazy
1, 2, 3
, Jean-Baptiste Berry
4
, Françoise Carré
5
, Sophie Prunier-Poulmaire
6, 7
, Chris Tilly
8
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
IZA -
Institute for the Study of Labor
( 142142 )
- Allemagne
4
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
( 301953 )
-
- France
5
UMass Amherst -
University of Massachusetts [Amherst]
( 91189 )
- 300 Massachusetts Ave, Amherst, MA 01003
- États-Unis
6
UPN -
Université Paris Nanterre
( 116205 )
- 200 avenue de la République - 92001 Nanterre cedex
- France
7
LAPPS -
Laboratoire Parisien de Psychologie Sociale
( 103953 )
- Université Paris Nanterre, Département de psychologie, 200 avenue de la République, 92000 NANTERRE - Université Paris 8, UFR de Psychologie, 2 rue de la Liberté, 93526 Saint-Denis cedex
- France
8
UCLA -
University of California [Los Angeles]
( 72398 )
- Los Angeles, Californie 90095
- États-Unis
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2012
|
Volume |
26
|
Numéro |
4
|
Page/Identifiant |
588-605
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Domaine(s) |
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Financement |
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Mots-clés |
en
Cashiers, Entry level jobs, Job quality, Labour market, Labour process, Retail, Sector, Societal effect, Wages
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DOI | 10.1177/0950017012445105 |
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