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The empirical relevance of minimum wages for the low-wage sector
Ragnitz, Joachim; Thum, Marcel - In: CESifo Forum 08 (2007) 2, pp. 35-37
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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? : a microsimulation study for Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008
an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of the introduction of a nationwide legal … and had no negative employment effects. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing …
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Fiscal effects of minimum wages : an analysis for Germany
Bauer, Thomas K.; Kluve, Jochen; Schaffner, Sandra; … - 2008
Against the background of the current discussion on the introduction of statutory minimum wages in Germany, this paper … from a structural labor demand model, the empirical results imply that the introduction of minimum wages in Germany will be …
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Basic income reform in Germany : better gradualism than cold turkey
Spermann, Alexander (contributor) - 2006
This paper advocates the cautious and constitutional evolution of existing basic income schemes ("unemployment benefit II") and Targeted Negative Income Tax (TNIT = "Einstiegsgeld") into a means-tested combi-wage model for the future long-term unemployed (gradualism strategy). The paper argues...
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A comparative analysis of the nativity wealth gap
Bauer, Thomas K.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Hildebrand, … - 2007
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Das Mannheimer Grundsicherungsmodell - der Weg zu einer effizienteren und gerechteren Grundsicherung ohne Absenkung des Arbeitslosengelden II-Niveaus
Genz, Hermann (contributor); Spermann, Alexander (contributor) - 2007
Wie lässt sich die Grundsicherung in Deutschland effizienter und gerechter ausgestalten, wenn das Arbeitslosengeld II … Unternehmen durch Kostenentlastungen für gering qualifizierte Arbeit. …
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Transferability of human capital and immigrant assimilation : an analysis for Germany
Basilio, Leilanie; Bauer, Thomas K. - 2010
capital portability to the explanation of the immigrant-native wage gap. Using data for West Germany, our results reveal that … returns than human capital obtained in Germany. We further find evidence for heterogeneity in the returns to human capital of …
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Labor market entry conditions, wages and job mobility
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; David, Peggy - 2010
Economic conditions at the time of labour market entry can induce wage differentials between workers entering the labour market at different points in time. While the existence and persistence of these entry wage differentials are well documented, little is known about their interaction with...
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Labour market entry conditions, wages and job mobility
Bachmann, Ronald; Bauer, Thomas K.; David, Peggy - 2010
Deutschland. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Arbeitnehmer, die bei Arbeitsmarkteintritt weniger als den durchschnittlichen …
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Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und Mindestlöhnen : zur Reform des Niedriglohnsektors in Deutschland
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2011
In diesem Beitrag werden die Beschäftigungswirkungen von Lohnsubventionen und eines Mindestlohnes für Deutschland …In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies … general minimum wage for Germany. The magnitude of the negative employment effects depends on the minimum wage level …
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