in industries and regions with low barriers to entry. This is particularly the case in East Germany, where the perceived … Dienstleistungsbereich in Deutschland abdeckt. Wir finden Hinweise darauf, dass Arbeitgeber mit hoher Produktivität Mindestlöhne unterstützen …

well as the underlying labour market flows, at the establishment level. The fact that minimum wages in Germany are sector … accessions and separations rise in East Germany as a result of the minimum wage introduction. The evidence on detailed worker …-to-job transitions in East Germany, which can be explained by a more compressed wage distribution making on-the-job search less …

This paper estimates the employment effects of industry-specific, collectively-bargained minimum wages in Germany for … significantly negative employment effect, even though the minimum wage is binding in (East) Germany. This result can be explained by …, obwohl der Mindestlohn in (Ost-)Deutschland bindend ist. Dieses Ergebnis kann durch Substitutionseffekte, Umgehungsstrategien …