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How robust are simulated employment effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany? A comparison of different data sources and assumptions
Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2009
Several empirical minimum wage studies have recently been published that simulate employment effects of a federal minimum wage in Germany. We disentangle various factors that explain the variation in previous simulation results. Based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel and the newly...
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Employment effects of a sectoral minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe - 2010
In this paper employment effects of a sectoral minimum wage in the German construction sector are estimated from a single cross-sectional wage distribution using parametric and semi-parametric models. Parametric functional form assumptions seem too restrictive and lead to implausible results. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285736
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Umfang und Kompensation von Überstunden : eine vergleichende Analyse für Westdeutschland und Großbritannien
Wagner, Gert G.; Pannenberg, Markus - 2000
Die Studie analysiert die Determinanten der Inzidenz, des Umfangs und der Kompensation von Überstunden in Westdeutschland und Großbritannien in den Jahren 1991 bis 1998. Ist die Inzidenz von Überstunden in beiden Ländern noch durchaus vergleichbar, so arbeiten britische Arbeitnehmer im...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260756
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Long-term absenteeism and moral hazard: evidence from a natural experiment
Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2009
percent. We show theoretically that the net reform effects on long-term absenteeism can be disentangled into a direct and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271106
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Entry regulation and entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence from a German natural experiment
Rostam-Afschar, Davud - 2010
this reform on the probabilities of being self-employed and transition into and out of self-employment, using cross …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285731
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Beschäftigungsförderung und Einkommenssicherung im Niedriglohnbereich: Wege und Irrwege
Steiner, Viktor - 2007
reichen, haben die weiterführende Reform des Niedriglohnsektors in Deutschland zum Ziel. In diesem Beitrag werden die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264985
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Work Incentives and Labor Supply Effects of the 'Mini-Jobs Reform' in Germany
Steiner, Viktor; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2004
We analyze the work incentives and labor supply effects of the so-called mini- jobs reform (subsidies of social …-Economic Panel (GSOEP). Our simulation results show that the likely employment effects of the mini-jobs reform will be small. The … effects of the reform are also likely to be negative. We conclude that the analyzed mini-job reform is not an effective policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010324225
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The family working time model: Toward more gender equality in work and care
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Neumann, Michael; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2016
Since the millennium, the labor market participation of women and mothers is increasing across European countries. Several work/care policy measures underlie this evolution. At the same time, the labor market behavior of men and fathers, as well as their involvement in care work, is relatively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011527247
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Labor market and income effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
In view of rising wage and income inequality, the introduction of a legal minimum wage has recently become an important policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the basis of a microsimulation model which accounts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271359
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The role of aggregate preferences for labor supply - evidence from low-paid employment
Haywood, Luke; Neumann, Michael - 2017
Labor supply in the market for low-paid jobs in Germany is strongly influenced by tax exemptions - even for individuals to whom these exemptions do not apply. We present compelling evidence that an individual's choice set depends on other workers' preferences because firms cater their job offers...
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