estimation bias is less pronounced for secondary than for primary earners. The reason is that, in households with two earners and … to borrow than wage-rate changes of the primary earner. We illustrate the differential estimation bias in the framework …

ambiguous reactions. An empirical analysis for Germany shows that minimum wages would affect total labor supply only weakly. Yet …In Germany, there is a vivid political debate on introducing a general statutory minimum wage. In this paper, we study … the effects of minimum wages on labor supply using a structural household model where we distinguish between married and …