Working in large food retailers in France and the USA
The Key Role of Institutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2373636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Askenazy (0000-0003-1447-9668, Paris School of Economics-CNRS, France and Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Germany), Jean-Baptiste Berry (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), France), Françoise Carré (University of Massachusetts Boston), Sophie Prunier-Poulmaire (Université Paris Nanterre), Sophie Prunier‐poulmaire (Université Paris Nanterre), Chris Tilly (0000-0003-0332-1849, University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 588-605 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0950017012445105 |
| OpenAlex | W2084483563 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 13 |
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
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Key (lock · Labour economics · Position (finance · Productivity · Wage · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |