exhibits some disadvantages. We compare the employment effects of industry-level and firm-level wage bargaining in a … results with respect to the employment consequences of different wage bargaining regimes. As a consequence, we argue that …This paper examines critically the system of industry-level wage bargaining in Germany. More specifically, it shows …

In this contribution employment effects of wage subsidies and a minimum wage are analyzed for Germany. Existing studies … for the construction sector and simulations of a statutory minimum wage unanimously point to employment losses of a … general minimum wage for Germany. The magnitude of the negative employment effects depends on the minimum wage level …

In this paper, we analyse the influence of firm characteristics and the regional environment on employment growth of … employment growth found in various studies for several developed economies. An additional negative effect far firms which have … employment. Furthermore. the regional wage rate influences the growth rate in the expected way. …