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Re:French Developers can earn double in Silicon Valley by ramblerman on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @05:21AM (#8256542)
Not taking into consideration

- rent

- cost of living

- More Paid leave and shorter work weeks (in france)

- Included health/pension/social benefits

Makes this a very one sided comparison. I could also imagine a brain drain effect might be at play like with India, where the average talent of the French developer who relocated is somewhat higher than the average of the developers in the original country.

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Re:French Developers can earn double in Silicon Valley by illumen on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @06:07AM (#8256727)
Also you get to live 2 years longer... 79.4 for males in France, and 77.4 for males in the USA. Women about 6 years longer in France, and 5 years longer in the USA. You get almost 2 years extra holiday over the working lifetime too.
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Re:French Developers can earn double in Silicon Valley by xinkr on Tuesday September 02, 2014 @06:04AM (#8256712)
Right. We definetly need a wider cost-benefit analysis.
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