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The Short-Run Employment Effects of the German Minimum Wage Reform
Caliendo, Marco - 2018
We assess the short-term employment effects of the introduction of a national statutory minimum wage in Germany in 2015 … with administrative information on regional employment. Moreover, using the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we are able to … pronounced significant effect on regular (full- and part-time) employment in most specifications, although some estimations yield …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012929738
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Equality of Opportunity : East vs. West Germany
Peichl, Andreas - 2015
The case of German reunification has been subject to extensive research on earnings inequality and labor market integration. however, little is known about the development of equality of opportunity (EOp) in East and West Germany after 1990. Using German micro data, we empirically analyze how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013010910
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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas - 2013
increasing while, second, the average household size has been declining dramatically. The analysis of income distribution relies … on equivalence-weighted incomes which take into account household size. Therefore, there is an obvious link between these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094941
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Der Kölner Kombilohn für den Niedriglohnsektor
Fuest, Clemens; Mitschke, Joachim; Peichl, Andreas; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 60 (2007) 11, pp. 25-29
Clemens Fuest, Andreas Peichl und Thilo Schaefer, Universität zu Köln, sowie Joachim Mitschke stellen in diesem Beitrag das von ihnen entwickelte Kombilohnmodell, den »Kölner-Kombilohn«, vor und berechnen Beschäftigungs- sowie Aufkommenswirkungen ihres Vorschlags, bei dem gering entlohnte,...
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Comparing Labor Supply Elasticities in Europe and the US : New Results
Bargain, Olivier - 2013
the US, separately by gender and marital status. Measurement differences are netted out by using a harmonized empirical … regions, consistent with complementarity in spouses' leisure in the US versus substitution in spouses' household production in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088891
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The Politicians’ Wage Gap : Insights from German Members of Parliament
Peichl, Andreas - 2011
Using a unique dataset of German members of parliament with information on total earnings including outside income, this paper analyzes the politicians' wage gap (PWG). After controlling for observable characteristics as well as accounting for selection into politics, we find a positive PWG...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128098
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The Short-Term Distributional Effects of the German Minimum Wage Reform
Caliendo, Marco - 2018
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012929750