oligopolistic export sector and a competitive import-competing sector. When there is a minimum wage, an outsourcing tax might be … desirable and the usual profit-shifting objectives of an export subsidy are mitigated, perhaps completely, because it might lead … outsourcing. Further, if export subsidies are not possible due to WTO regulations, it is optimal to subsidize rather than to tax …

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 …

approach regarding the introduction of additional minimum wages in Germany and more generous in-work benefits combined with an … unchanged level of social assistance. -- in-work benefits ; minimum wages ; subsidized employment ; Germany …

policy issue in Germany. We analyze the distributional effects of a nationwide legal minimum wage of 7.50 € per hour on the …. The ineffectiveness of a minimum wage in Germany is mainly due to the existing system of means-tested income support and …

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 …

France and Germany are two polar cases in the European debate about rising youth unemployment. Similar to what can be … been on continuous decline in Germany for many years, hardly affected by the Great Recession. This paper analyzes the …