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Endogenous monopsony and the perverse effect of the minimum wage in small firms
Danziger, Leif - 2009
The minimum wage rate has been introduced in many countries as a means of alleviating the poverty of the working poor. This paper shows, however, that an imperfectly enforced minimum wage rate causes small firms to face an upward-sloping labor supply schedule. Since this turns these firms into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003879354
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Endogenous monopsony and the perverse effect of the minimum wage in small firms
Danziger, Leif - 2009
The minimum wage rate has been introduced in many countries as a means of alleviating the poverty of the working poor. This paper shows, however, that an imperfectly enforced minimum wage rate causes small firms to face an upward-sloping labor supply schedule. Since this turns these firms into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872293
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Endogenous monopsony and the perverse effect of the minimum wage in small firms
Danziger, Leif - In: Labour economics : official journal of the European … 17 (2010) 1, pp. 224-229
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003955105
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Endogenous Monopsony and the Perverse Effect of the Minimum Wage in Small Firms
Danziger, Leif - 2009
The minimum wage rate has been introduced in many countries as a means of alleviating the poverty of the working poor. This paper shows, however, that an imperfectly enforced minimum wage rate causes small firms to face an upward-sloping labor supply schedule. Since this turns these firms into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157531
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Endogenous Monopsony and the Perverse Effect of the Minimum Wage in Small Firms
Danziger, Leif - 2021
The minimum wage rate has been introduced in many countries as a means of alleviating the poverty of the working poor. This paper shows, however, that an imperfectly enforced minimum wage rate causes small firms to face an upward-sloping labor supply schedule. Since this turns these firms into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316334
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The empirical relevance of minimum wages for the low-wage sector
Ragnitz, Joachim; Thum, Marcel - In: CESifo Forum 08 (2007) 2, pp. 35-37
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011695869
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Would a legal minimum wage reduce poverty? : a microsimulation study for Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe (contributor); Steiner, Viktor (contributor) - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726086
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The empirical relevance of minimum wages for the low-wage sector in Germany (Special)
Ragnitz, Joachim; Thum, Marcel - In: CESifo forum : a bi-monthly journal on European … 8 (2007) 2, pp. 35-37
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003511563
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Labor market and income effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962149
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Labor market and income effects of a legal minimum wage in Germany
Müller, Kai-Uwe; Steiner, Viktor - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962265