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Did the minimum wage reduce the gender wage gap in Germany?

Caliendo, Marco; Wittbrodt, Linda - 2021

particularly. Following this notion, we analyse the impact of the German minimum wage introduction in 2015 on the gender wage gap …. Germany poses an interesting case study in this context, since it has a rather high gender wage gap and set the minimum wage … minimum wage on the regional gender wage gap. Between 2014 and 2018, the gap at the 10th percentile of the wage distribution …

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The short-term distributional effects of the german minimum wage reform

Caliendo, Marco; Fedorets, Alexandra; Preuß, Malte; … - 2017

This study quantifies the short-term distributional effects of the new statutory minimum wage in Germany. Using detailed survey data (German Socio-Economic Panel), we assess changes in the distributions of hourly wages, contractual and actual working hours, and monthly earnings. Our descriptive...

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Fat chance! : obesity and the transition from unemployment to employment

Caliendo, Marco; Lee, Wang-Sheng - 2011

This paper focuses on estimating the magnitude of any potential weight discrimination by examining whether obese job applicants in Germany get treated or behave differently from non-obese applicants. Based on two waves of rich survey data from the IZA Evaluation dataset, which includes measures...

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Works councils and the anatomy of wages

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2006

This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated with higher earnings. The wage premium is around 11 percent (and is higher under...

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Changes in bargaining status and intra-plant wage dispersion in Germany : a case of (almost) plus ça change?

Addison, John T.; Kölling, Arnd; Teixeira, Paulino - 2014

union representation. Using linked employer-employee data, our estimation strategy hinges upon the identification of …

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Union decline and the coverage wage gap in Germany

Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino; Stephani, Jens; … - 2014

Using linked employer-employee data, this paper estimates the effect of collective bargaining coverage on wages over an interval of continuing decline in unionism. Unobserved firm and worker heterogeneity is dealt with using two establishment sub-samples, comprising collective bargaining joiners...

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The effect of active labor market programs on not-yet treated unemployed individuals

Berg, Gerard J. van den (contributor); … - 2008

Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects are hard to identify without model assumptions. We develop a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job-search behavioral outcomes, like the reservation wage,...

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Works councils, labor productivity and plant heterogeneity : evidence from quantile regressions

Wagner, Joachim; Addison, John T.; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

Using quantile regressions and a rich cross section data set for German manufacturing plants, this paper reports that the impact of works councils on labor productivity varies along the conditional distribution of value added per employee. It emerges that the positive and statistically...

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The effect of worker representation on employment behavior in Germany : another case of -2.5%

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Does atypical work help the jobless? : Evidence from a CAEAS/CPS cohort analysis

Addison, John T. (contributor); … - 2006

Atypical employment, such as temporary, on-call, and contract work, has been found disproportionately to attract the jobless. But there is no consensus in the literature as to the labour market consequences of such job choice by unemployed individuals. Using data from the Current Population...

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