Profits versus wages: is a rebalancing possible?

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In 2021, 137 billion euros in profit were made by CAC 40 companies in France. It’s a record. Half of this sum should be paid to shareholders in the form of a dividend.

A situation which is explained by the economic recovery that state aid has enabled following a pandemic and catastrophic year 2020. But what redistribution for employees? While purchasing power is a major theme of the presidential campaign, how to change the system? What model abroad should we draw inspiration from?

To discuss it :

– Patricia Crifo, economist, professor at Polytechnique, co-author of the book Employee participation: from information sharing to co-determination (Sciences Po Press, 2019)

– Quentin Parrinellotax justice and inequality advocacy manager at Oxfam France, author of the report in 2020, CAC40: short-lived profits and contributed to the report CAC 40: profits without sharing in 2018

– Jean-Charles Simoneconomist and president of Stacian

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