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RESERVATION SALARY [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
DEF

The minimum wage at which a worker wil accept work.

CONT

Unemployed workers are shown to be responsive to wage expectations and costs related to job search. Their asking wages (reservation wages) are not set arbitrarily but respond to changing economic circumstances. They are positively related to wage expectations and decrease as the cost of unemployment increases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
CONT

Pour maximiser ses revenus, le chercheur d'emploi doit ajuster le gain qu'il escompte obtenir au coût de la recherche additionnelle. L'offre salariale qui marque ce point d'équilibre se définit sous le nom de taux de salaire d'acceptation.

OBS

«Salaire minimum accepté» : OCDE, Glossaire des termes de la main d'œuvre, des affaires sociales et de l'éducation. «Salaire d'intégration» : Affaires extérieures, CIFE.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
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